DESIGN SPHERE BY OLGA

Olga Nichols and the Genesis of Design Sphere by Olga (DSbyOlga)

From an impressionable age, Olga was introduced to studio art and developed an appreciation for artistic expression through the people and environments that surrounded her. Growing up in a family immersed in real estate and entrepreneurship, architecture and interior design became an integral part of her upbringing. She was naturally drawn into the worlds of art, architecture, and the built environment.

Throughout her life's journey, Olga has sought meaningful ways to intersect these disciplines, exploring the relationship between artistic expression, the spaces we inhabit, and the human experience.

With an acute perception of her surroundings and a heightened sensitivity to how spaces feel, Olga recognizes that the character of an environment is often shaped by the personalities, behaviors, and influences of those who occupy it. She draws upon artistic expression as a means of interpreting, processing, and portraying her observations and understanding of life's many manifestations.

Design Sphere by Olga is an exploration of these interconnected worlds—a creative vision that brings together the structural, cerebral, and ethereal dimensions of human existence.

The subject matter of Olga's work spans a broad spectrum of human experience. Her artistic explorations range from lighthearted humor and the aesthetic appreciation of the human form to more complex and weighty subjects, including mental health and social conflict. Olga’s work reflects the intricate relationship between human behavior and the environments—both built and natural—that we create, inhabit, and influence. It is a fusion of art, architecture, psychology, and social observation, offering a distinctive perspective on the complexities of life and the spaces we occupy.

Ultimately, the work of Design Sphere by Olga is a fusion of the innate complexity of human behavior and its manifestation in the structural and natural spaces we occupy.

Three cord strand: There is a strength and reliability that is achieved from a woven three cord strand than a singular lose or double bound rope.

Three cord strand: There is a strength and reliability that is achieved from a woven three cord strand than a singular lose or double bound rope.

CALA I: A surreal ink drawing of the different material components that make up the University of Minnesota’s College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture building (CALA) building.

CALA I: An abstract ink drawing of how Olga experienced the different material components that make up the University of Minnesota’s College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture building (CALA).

CALA II: An illusionary depiction of a stair way in the University of Minnesota’s College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture building (CALA,) Minneapolis.

CALA II: An illusionary depiction of a stair way in the University of Minnesota’s College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture building (CALA,) Minneapolis.