9 design    is     the     spiderweb of        projects        involving ariana courtney carrera, realized through a multitude of mediums.

Fascinated by the art of living and speculative domesticity, and reminding us that objects are animate and settings are sets.

My creative practice is considerate of the person-object relationships which shape daily ritual, as well as how environments are designed on the material, social, and emotional axes.

My perspective has been developed through lived experience within alternative architectural and communal environments, including Arcosanti, Earthship Biotecture, CalEarth, and several urban communes throughout the Bay Area. These experiences informed an ongoing interest in self-built and autonomous systems, alternative domesticity, and the transformative possibilities embedded within design.

My background in filmmaking, set design and interior design has further shaped the way I understand atmosphere, narrative, and the psychic impact of interiors. Choosen objects, textures, symbolic clues and spatial composition hold immesne power to mirror our values and stories back at us and subliminally shape our moods.

We must participate in the building of the worlds we wish to inhabit.

My compass points towards radical, cinematic, and stunning spaces of belonging and connection.