A House of Silent Words
Inspiration comes with change, says author Tao Lixia. Her interior design draws inspiration from various places. She discovered USM at the Zurich airport.
Tao Lixia has been writing for a long time: first as a fashion editor for a travel magazine. Then she became an author. Her first bestseller gave her the time and financial freedom to continue her creative work.
“As soon as the USM furniture’s in, the vibe of the room changes.”
She has never had a fixed concept of “home”; she seeks out places where her words “can quietly take root,” she says. “The changes in my surroundings bring a lot of inspiration.” An old house that once belonged to a church. An apartment in Shanghai. Airbnbs in Paris. An unfurnished room in a Bauhaus-style dormitory in London. Places that sparked her interest in architecture, design, and furniture and laid the foundation for her understanding of what “home” can mean.
On a trip to Switzerland, she discovered USM at Zurich Airport. It was a mobile check-in counter. “Although it had been in use for many years, it looked just as sturdy as ever—practical and versatile at the same time,” she recalls. “It has the ability to meet many needs at once. That’s rare. USM manages to meet a wide variety of requirements”.
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