ABOUT
THE STUDIO
Atelier Harich specializes in atmospheric design.
Founded by Maike Kristina Harich in Bremen, with projects and clients throughout Germany and Europe.
"With everything I do, I want to make people's surroundings more beautiful and pleasant. Whether through the design of gardens and outdoor spaces , through handmade products made from natural materials, or through inspiration on my blog WIRKUNGSRAUM .
I've often experienced firsthand how much the quality of life improves when we surround ourselves more with nature and live in harmony with it. With plants around our house that welcome us when we come home and that we look at from within. With natural and healthy materials like wood, natural stone, or clay paints, and with interiors designed to meet our needs that offer us peace. This is healing, sustainable, and simultaneously of great aesthetic value.
With my studio, Harich, I want to share my knowledge and the joy that nature gives us!
Maike Kristina Harich
ABOUT MAIKE KRISTINA HARICH
Atmosphere Design is the connection between nature, space, and people. The background to this unique combination of garden design, interior design, and communication is the biography of founder Maike Kristina Harich.
For over 20 years, she has worked as a communications consultant advising national and international companies, particularly in the interior design and tourism sectors, on communication and has learned a great deal about the effect of environments on people - because communication not only takes place in rooms, but rooms also communicate through their atmosphere.
After years in a hectic job as an agency head, she decided to step away from the "higher, faster, further" mentality, sell her agency, and establish her own studio. Throughout her life, she has maintained a close connection to nature, something for which there was little room in her daily agency routine. Whether it was gardening, walks on the dike, socializing with animals, or pursuing a lifestyle that is as ecological and natural as possible.
She has completed various international qualifications and advanced training courses in garden design – specifically focusing on natural gardens and English and Dutch garden design – as well as in architectural psychology and a certificate program in interior design. This awakened her passion for the connection between nature, architecture, and people, particularly in urban areas with little nature. Giving nature more freedom and combining this with modern design aesthetics and aspects of architectural psychology.
Today, she advises private and business clients on the potential of their gardens and designs natural yet modern outdoor spaces.
Maike has also released her own collection of art prints and high-quality stationery featuring nature motifs drawn by her, and in June 2025 she will launch a blog, WIRKUNGSRAUM Journal , in which she returns to her journalistic roots and writes about places, ideas, and people who already beautifully blend space and nature.
SHOP
Minimalist, Nordic, calm – that best describes the style of Maike Kristina Harich’s illustrations and paintings.
Her motifs are always inspired by nature. These result in paintings, textiles, and—a particular favorite—exclusive greeting cards—sometimes handmade by her, sometimes printed in small batches on fine paper.
Combining art with craftsmanship, they create unique pieces that have been featured in magazines such as Homes & Gardens, Landlust, and Wohnen & Garten. And so they have found and continue to find a loyal clientele in a wide variety of European countries.
We also occasionally include special pieces from other artisans and small manufacturers in our online shop – sometimes from their collections and sometimes designed by Maike and produced in external factories.
Everything is made from natural materials such as handmade paper, linen, clay, wool, or wood. Sometimes for hanging, sometimes for use, but always with the desire to create a sense of well-being and joy.
You can find the currently available objects in the online shop.
Selection from our shop
SPACE OF IMPACT Journal
From June 2025 there will be a new blog called WIRKUNGSRAUM Journal.
In it, Maike writes about places, ideas, and people who connect nature and space. This will gradually create a collection of tips, inspiration, and stories that bring joy and motivate us to bring more nature into our spaces.
We only work with people who share our values. Above all, decency, respect, tolerance, friendly and peaceful interaction in word and deed, and always a sense of humor.
