Space design starts with how people stay
Living matters is a space planning consultancy in Taiwan.
Before you buy, build or hire a contractor, we sit down with you, lay your ideas out and look for what is missing.
Living matters is a space planning consultancy in Taiwan.
Before you buy, build or hire a contractor, we sit down with you, lay your ideas out and look for what is missing.
We turn what you imagine into a picture of how furniture, walls and daily life fit together.
We plan soft furnishing, select furniture and design small studios. Custom-made is optional: ready-made pieces from high-street brands such as IKEA and HOLA work too.
For people about to move in, or who want the home they live in to become what they want it to be.
For shops and studios that want to raise the value of their service and their customers' experience. The moment a customer walks in, they have already priced your service.
15 ping (about 50 m²) · rented space · layout untouched · reversible
Renders let you see the finished space before you buy or build.
Translated from Chinese.
Perfect for anyone who wants a comfortable, practical and good-looking space without piecing it together alone. Every single thing I bought was nice, yet together they never felt consistent. Consulting before the space is built saves a lot of unnecessary spending. Worth it!
Using curated pieces to adjust the atmosphere of a home worked remarkably well and was very precise. The renders of the whole space made it easy to picture the result. I loved the final proposal, the suggestions for extra pieces were a pleasant surprise, everything matched the home style I like, and the budget was well controlled.
Thank you for helping with the early planning. We lacked experience and did not know how best to plan, especially the layering, selection and planning of the lighting.
Living vibe is a planning and design service. The design phase takes about 3–4 weeks, depending on your needs and the space.
We can help choose paint and floor colors; the owner finds the contractors.
See the full process for homes and commercial spaces
The whole planning journey written as a small book: why the layout works, renders of the space, dimensions and purchase links for the chosen furniture, the lighting layout and more. You can follow it to buy and carry out the work yourself.
Aria Hsieh, Founder
“First life, then spaces, then buildings.” Jan Gehl, Danish architect and urban designer
Living matters is a space planning consultancy in Taiwan, founded in 2025. Before that, I spent eight years in urban design and public space research. The method is the same at every scale: observe how people move, where they stay and where they feel at ease, then design the space. In 2025 I brought it home, to the scale of everyday life.
Our Chinese name, 生活之間 (shēnghuó zhījiān), means “between living”. Life keeps moving, and so do the spaces that hold it. Only later did I notice that Gehl's best-known book is called Life between Buildings.
We believe taste grows out of daily life, so we start with yours. We find where you and the space get stuck, then work out the answer together.