Episode 3 of First Light welcomes Mikayla Rose — founder and creative director of Heartly Design — a designer known for creating homes that feel deeply personal, emotionally connected, and quietly refined.
In this conversation, Mikayla opens up about the realities behind running a growing design studio, balancing creativity with motherhood, and the pressure of building spaces that not only look beautiful, but genuinely improve the way people live.
We talk about the importance of intuition in design, the emotional connection clients have to their homes, and why timeless spaces are often the result of restraint, honesty, and feeling rather than trends. Mikayla also shares her journey into the industry, lessons learned through business growth, and what inspires her approach to creating warm, layered interiors that feel both elevated and lived in.
This episode of First Light is an honest and thoughtful conversation about creativity, ambition, family, and the human side of design.
See link in bio!
Versatility meets material honesty.
Whether standard or tailored, our solutions in raw aluminium combine precision, flexibility, and a distinct architectural expression.
@xal_lighting
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Precision light. Designed to go further. Any-Way from @simes_light
Thanks to its high-efficiency asymmetric optics, Any-Way projects light deep along pedestrian and cycle paths, covering wide spacing while maintaining uniform illumination.
The result: fewer fixtures, greater efficiency and cleaner urban design.
A family of bollards and poles designed to illuminate pathways with precision, continuity and visual comfort.
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Every project begins with an idea, but it’s the people behind it who bring it to life.
Welcome to First Light, a podcast exploring the thinking, process, and people shaping the built environment.
In this series, we sit down with architects, designers, builders and creative leaders to unpack how great projects come together. From early concept through to execution.
We talk about design, business, collaboration, and the realities of practice. The wins, the challenges, and the decisions that define outcomes.
Because great spaces don’t happen by accident. They’re considered, tested, and built through experience.
This is First Light.
The Terra collection from @marzdesigns is functional in form and refined in detail. Curated modular designs for customisable, considered lighting.
The Terra 1 Articulating Spot Light is available in a choice of six ceramic tones; Lead, Vanilla Bean, Olive, Clay, Fog and Chartreuse, each colour infused with subtle variations inherent in the handmade process.
Marz is available for projects Australia-wide through Est Lighting.
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@dga.lightaddicted in Milano! Below is the calendar of events at the Fuorisalone:
• Archiproducts Milano Installation: Foco curated by Studiopepe
• Palazzo Bovara Project: Sensory Landscape, curated by Elle Decor and Piero Lissoni
• DGA Showroom (Corso Monforte, 23) Installation: Garden Made of Light.
See link in our bio for more information.
#dgalightaddicted #Fuorisalone2026 #MilanoDesignWeek #LightingDesign
Disclose/Disrupt/Enrich. MDW26. Experience the Rakumba luminaire collection firsthand at 6 locations throughout the city and Fiera Milano, including a new collaboration with @studiopepe_official unveiled for the first time during design week. @rakumba_lighting
Studiopepe - The Intimacy.
Viale Abruzzi 20, 20131 Milano
Valcucine - Crafting Forward
Corso Garibaldi 99, 20121 Milano
Mohd - Interior Reflections
Via Mauro Macchi 82, 20124 Milano
Exteta
Pav 09, F05 F09 GO6
Potocco
Pav 11, C22 C24
Verzelloni
Pav 11, L24 L28
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Exhibition Partners
@potocco_italy@valcucine@mohd_homedesign@verzelloni_official@exteta.official
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#luxuryinteriors #MilanDesignWeek2026 #interiordesign #architecturallighting #designerlighting @studiopepe_official@studiotrulytruly@tom_fereday@aftr.studio@anchorceramics
XAL News 26 now available via link in bio! @xal_lighting
‘Lighting shapes rooms and an energy-efficient future. Sustainable lighting is central to modern architecture. We consistently take on this responsibility and continue to develop our portfolio: through greater efficiency, new materials, innovative production technologies and the responsible use of resources. We think about new luminaires in a holistic and, where possible, circular way – focussing on durability, reuse and recyclability. Many of our products are certified by UL and Title 24 (JA8) conform and fulfil international standards for efficiency and safety. We invite you to discover innovations such as new acoustic solutions, pioneering materials and our first Cradle to Cradle Certified ® product in this catalogue’.
Lighting That Invites
Pairing beautifully with timber, Aurelia from @marzdesigns emits a soft, indirect glow. Its warmth and natural materiality help shape spaces that feel calm, grounded, and considered.
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Konoha by @yabupushelberg for @marsetbcn . One lamp, two lights.
Ambience or focus. Design and function.
Featured at a private residence in Waterway Cascadia, Singapur.
Special thanks to @studiomonolith.smid
#marset #est #estlighting
Elizabeth Bay Residence by @alexandrabrowninteriors featuring the Petra II Pendant from @christopherboots in rose quartz.
‘Designed elements anchor the space - with the dining table and bar integrated into the architecture, and a sculptural light introducing a moment of colour and contrast within an otherwise restrained interior’.
Featured in Vogue Living, Feb/ March issue
Photographer @dave_wheeler
Builder @venariprojects
Editorial stylist @joseph_gardner
#interiordesign #australianinteriors #residentialdesign #materialpalette #estlighting
