Aspire Design and Home: Designer Friday with Elizabeth Valkovics
Aspire Design and Home sat down with Elizabeth Valkovics of Batten Court Design for its Designer Friday series, tracing her path from an unplanned first job in the industry to a design career spanning five continents, from Nashville to Cape Town, London, Bangkok, and Dubai.
Asked what matters most in her process, Valkovics points to listening over instinct: every material, layout, and finish should tie back to a client’s story rather than personal taste. She also shares her dream project, an adaptive reuse boutique hotel built around wellness and community, a concept close to Batten Court’s own founding philosophy.
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“Listening and curiosity. There is nothing more important than really understanding the people who will use the space.”

