Inspiration Archives - Sensus Design Studio

Garden Walls & Masonry Details

OUR INSPIRATION:GARDEN WALLS & MASONRY DETAILS Masonry walls, steps, and gate columns are often details Jesse romanticizes when touring the grounds of a grand estate, manor, or country home. They add charm that almost always goes unnoticed, fading into the background

Stanway House

OUR TRAVELS:STANWAY HOUSE We visited Stanway House in Gloucestershire in the fall of 2025, and I wanted to share a few photos we took throughout the grounds. Jesse has spoken about this manor for almost as long as he has been

Charming English Settings

OUR TRAVELS: CHARMING ENGLISH SETTINGS Given the Cotswold inspiration in Jesse's work in recent months, it felt appropriate to share some of what informed it. Staying with the theme of environment design, which is the real product of Jesse's multi-disciplinary process,

Facades Of Verona

OUR TRAVELS: FACADES OF VERONA Walking the streets of Verona is a treat from an architectural and historical perspective, with even the most unassuming street offering a great example of the “historic patina” millions of tourists have fallen in love with

English Masonry Details

OUR INSPIRATION:ENGLISH MASONRY DETAILS Whenever we travel, we make a point of keeping an eye out for unique environments, proportions, and masonry details, among the many other things you see us collect images of. Today, I wanted to share a few

Structured Hedges

OUR INSPIRATION: STRUCTURED HEDGES A big part of the classic English character of historic manors that we find so intriguing is often the gardens. Both the variety of species commonly found and the vast variation of structure, patterns, shapes, and styles

The Stone Balconies Of Italy

OUR INSPIRATION:THE STONE BALCONIES OF ITALY Earlier in the fall, we had the chance to explore Switzerland and Italy with our families. While we made incredible memories together, more importantly (lol), we took some great photos of masonry details I loved

Sculpture Gardens

OUR INSPIRATION:SCULPTURE GARDENS INSPIRATION FOUND IN SCULPTURAL FORM Sculpture has always held a special appeal for us because of the unique artistic sentiment it brings into a space. There is something about introducing a distinct form into a room that achieves

The coliseum and roman forum

OUR VISIT TOTHE COLOSSEUM & ROMAN FORUM A HUMBLING EXPERIENCE WORTH SHARING Our visit to the Colosseum and the Roman Forum were spectacular experiences for Jesse and me. From a design perspective, we were inspired; from a complexity and scale perspective,

Our stay at La Borde

OUR STAY ATLA BORDE A 17th CENTURY MANOR TURNED AWARD WINNING BOUTIQUE HOTEL Earlier this year we had the opportunity to stay at La Borde, a boutique hotel in the Burgundy region of France. The compound was originally a 17th century

The Iconic Louis Vuitton Trunk: A Design Frozen in Time

The Iconic Louis Vuitton Trunk: A Design Frozen in Time Our Inspiration: Transcendence of Design Categories The Louis Vuitton trunk undoubtedly offers timeless style, but there are a lot of elements of a product like this that can be applied to