About
Brigitte Filippini Design
I design interiors for people who have chosen Puglia not just as a place, but as a way of living.
Homes shaped by light, space and daily life, where interior and exterior feel naturally connected and where the house supports how you want to live, now and over time.
What's my story
Before working in interior design, I spent many years in HR and life coaching. That background still shapes the way I work today.
I listen carefully, look beyond the obvious and focus on what people truly need from their home. Not just how it looks, but how it feels to live there, day after day.
My work is guided by a strong sensitivity to light, natural materials and the rhythm of daily life. I design with attention to flow, atmosphere and use, creating spaces that feel calm, grounded and intuitive.
Rather than following trends, each design decision is made in relation to the whole, ensuring coherence between space, materials and the way the home is used.
Italy has been part of my life from an early age. Family holidays gradually grew into a deeper connection with the country. Over time, I explored many regions, but it was Puglia that stayed with me.
The landscape, the light and the slower rhythm of life felt instinctively right. What began as a long-held idea eventually became reality.
Today, I live and work in Ostuni with my husband. Designing homes here allows me to combine my experience in interior design with a deep understanding of place, climate and daily life in southern Italy.
I work with private homeowners and second-home owners who value calm, clarity and thoughtful design, and who want their home in Puglia to truly feel like home.
Puglia is the place that quietly shapes how I see, feel and design.
I did not fall in love with Puglia because it was hip and happening. It is now, but it wasn’t then. I fell in love with how I feel when I am here.
Life moves at a different rhythm. You sense it in the light that enters early in the morning, in the warmth of the sun on your skin even outside the high season. In the sound of cicadas during summer and the quiet countryside once evening falls. Days are not led by the clock, but by the changing light.
What touches me is the play of contrast. The freshness of the water in the rocky coves along the Adriatic Sea, clear and at times wonderfully untamed. The rolling hills of the Valle d’Itria, where we live. The openness of the long sandy beaches along the Ionian Sea, where your feet sink into soft sand and the horizon feels endless. And the countless villages where time seems to slow down.
To me, Puglia is a region that invites you to choose what you need that day.
The friendliness of the people feels unforced. A glance, a greeting, a short conversation that unfolds naturally. There is time here. Space to listen. That same simplicity is reflected in the food. Ripe tomatoes tasting of sun. Olive oil that needs nothing added.
Puglia reminds me of what is enough. That richness lies in simplicity and clarity. In calm. In the confidence that nothing needs to be added to make it valuable.
That experience shapes the way I design.
Spaces that calm the senses, with the occasional gentle, stimulating moment. Homes that support rather than overwhelm.
Interiors that are not only beautiful, but aligned with the life lived within them.
The Philosophy of Biophilic Design
Why nature belongs in every home I design
I have always been drawn to spaces where the boundary between inside and outside feels fluid. Where natural light moves through a room throughout the day, where materials age beautifully, and where the presence of nature, in texture, scent or sound, makes a space feel alive.
This is what biophilic design means to me. Not a trend or a checklist of plants and natural materials, but a way of thinking about how people feel in a space. Research confirms what many of us sense intuitively: spaces connected to nature reduce stress, sharpen thinking and support wellbeing. But beyond the research, I simply see it in the projects I work on. Homes designed with this sensitivity feel different, calmer, more grounded, more themselves.
It is one of the reasons I love working in Puglia. The landscape, the light and the architecture here naturally invite this way of designing. Inside and outside are never far apart.