An optician’s salon has been created in Łomża, which teaches you to look more carefully instead of epitomising form. The interior of the Oko salon, designed by Paulina Benadrczyk of the GlamPdesign studio, is built from silence and light: from undulating lines, soft tones and curves that form a story of function, comfort and mature restraint. It is a space where aesthetics do not dominate – they serve.
Plastered walls in sandy beiges bring outside noise beyond the threshold, while the natural tones of the oak wood lend warmth and a tactile, close-to-the-body materiality to the whole. Minimalism here is not a fashionable gesture, but an ordering one: it limits the means of expression to enhance the legibility of the experience. The undulating wall finishes tie the perspectives together, soften the corners and guide the eye with soft lines that emphasise the idea of the interior – to create a coherent, muted place, ready to welcome people rather than overwhelm them.
Soft curves and light
The motif of rounded shapes consistently recurs in the built-ins, details and lighting. The lamps by Arturo Alvarez seem to levitate above the central living room area like delicate sculptures that model the space not only by their brightness, but also by their presence. Light here does not accentuate decorativeness – it builds rhythm and depth, brings out the textures of the plaster, warms the oak, and unifies the view. In this way, the rich assortment of eyeglass frames gets a neutral, noble background that does not compete with the display, but clearly organises it.
A dialogue with the existing architecture
The eye lives in a natural balance between the new design and the existing layout. The central structural pillar – usually a problem – becomes the axis of the composition and an integral element of the exhibition. Symmetrical furniture developments, organised in the form of pillars and islands, organise the plan and introduce a clear order of movement. Their arrangement leads intuitively into the depths of the showroom, towards the specialised treatment area, separating the selection area from the diagnostic area without aggressive divisions.
In an area of 120 square metres, it has been possible to design a place that does not need to prove its uniqueness. The tranquillity comes from the logic of the function: from smooth transitions, from soft lines, from an economical language of materials. The customer enters and knows where to stop, where to look, where to talk. Minimalism here has an emphatic dimension – it reduces stimuli to support the decision, allows the focus to be on what is important: quality of vision, comfort of use, aesthetics of the frames matched to the face. It is an interior that invites you to pause and be attentive.
A design full of subtle solutions responds to real needs. Rather than exuding effects, it creates a frame for the meeting between salesperson, optometrist and client. Every element – from the undulation of the walls to the rounded edges of the furniture and the light fixtures suspended above them – reinforces a sense of safety and fluidity. The eye does not impose a narrative; it gives space for the user and their choices to play the first role.
design: Paulina Bednarczyk GlamPdesign
photography: Mikołaj Dąbrowski
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