The Difference Isn't Taste

After working for many years,
I've come to see that clients tend to fall into two types.

One is the person who clearly knows what they don't know.

They are able to trust decisions.

As a result, the space is completed as a cohesive concept,
and the flow becomes clear.

The outcome feels natural and satisfying.

The other is the person who enjoys design
and believes they have a sense for aesthetics.

In this case,
decisions are constantly interrupted.

It may look like collaboration,
but in reality, spontaneous judgments keep entering the process,
disrupting the flow of a single concept.

A small detail,
a placement,
a color.

Each one may not seem like a problem at first.

But as the whole comes together,
the misalignment becomes clear.

At that point,
the space does not feel complete.
It remains in a compromised state.

The result is clear.

It may look acceptable on the surface,
but the experience of being in the space does not feel stable.

This is not a matter of taste.

The moment partial understanding is treated as a whole,
or when someone intervenes without grasping the overall structure,
the space loses its direction.

A space is far more complex
than what can be handled with a moderate level of knowledge or taste.

Like an orchestra,
where many different instruments keep their own sound
while forming a single piece of music.