About Shila
The Designer Behind Every Detail
Shila Designs is a designer-led studio built on a simple belief: a home should be beautiful, practical, and unmistakably yours.
Her Story
From Sketchbook to Studio
Shila began the way most good designers do — rearranging rooms nobody asked her to rearrange. Years of study and client work later, the studio now spans complete home transformations, room designs, and an original product collection, all shaped by one hand and one eye.
She works between the drawing board and the workshop: sketching layouts in the morning, checking fabric weaves and timber finishes in the afternoon. That closeness to materials is why her rooms feel made, not assembled.
Design Philosophy
Three Beliefs That Shape Every Project
"Beauty must survive breakfast."
A room that only works in photographs has failed. Every design starts with how you actually live — children, pets, guests, and all.
"Old things keep rooms honest."
An antique mirror or a worn kilim gives a new room memory and weight. Almost every Shila project mixes eras deliberately.
"Coordination is a kindness."
Products are designed to belong together so you never face a thousand unrelated choices. That is the point of this studio.
Craftsmanship & Materials
Made Slowly, With Trusted Hands
Signature Collection pieces are produced in small runs with workshops we have visited and know by name — solid timber, hand-finished brass, and textiles woven to our own drawings. Each piece ships with a note on its materials, its maker, and its care.
Explore the Signature CollectionRecognition
Press, Awards & Collaborations
Selected features and partnerships. Full press kit available on request.
Interior Living
"Homes to Watch" feature, 2025
Regional Design Awards
Residential shortlist, 2024
Maison Textile Co.
Capsule fabric collaboration
Guesthouse Collective
Hospitality furnishing partner