I’m a star! Or a rising star at least according to House & Garden. So so excited to be part of this list of 25 talents to watch in 2025. Look at my little wire balloon bowl on the pages of the magazines! Thank you so much @christabelchubb and @houseandgardenuk
You know this only means one thing right? You should hire me now before you can’t afford me anymore.
Photo by @studio__hahn
The lower ground floor of this East London terrace was left a bit cold after a previous renovation. Lining the space in oak panelling brought it back to life and connected it to the rest of the house. It was a stressful process handpicking the veneers together with @_eastjr , but worth the result. A long cabinet spans the length of the space. Like in many Victorian houses, we added a picture rail detail on top so Stacy can endlessly hang and rehang art. I was thrilled when I found out we both love the work of @k0hlsen . She bought this landscape of his, brightening up the space.
It needed to be a space to bring people together, so I designed this custom deep wine red dining table, crafted by @craftworks_productions . Above a beautiful light by @santacole and black oak dining chairs by @gemlafabrikersab .
Together with @7upholstery , we revived an existing daybed by covering it in a soft silver leather and adding a backrest. The daybed is the perfect boundary between dining space and lounge.
Ah and can’t forget the big Ariette paper light by @flos behind the sofa, I love that thing.
Read all about the project on @theworldofinteriors
Photography by @studio__hahn
Standen house was everything that I hoped the Red House would be. I suppose it really is seeing the progress between someone’s early and later work.
The house designed by Philip Webb is one of the prime examples of the Arts & Crafts movement. Where the Red House was his first building and felt a bit clumsy at times, Standen feels very different, a lot more confident. It’s so well detailled with very clear house rules on all the joinery. Some of the profiles of shelves and fireplaces are really beautiful. It all feels very balanced. Anyways, it makes me excited for what my progress will look like.
Some of my favourite Kyoto bits for main, obviously starting with the Face house.
Other beautiful bits are Kawai Kanjiro’s house, Katsura Imperial Villa, Saiho-ji, Sanjusangen-do, Tofuku-ji and Komyo-in temple, Books & Things and the mossy velvet subway cars. Hope you enjoy, we did x
Loved the Edo-Tokyo open air architectural museum, a park where they collect and restore buildings of historical and architectural significance that would otherwise be demolished. A beautiful way of seeing different parts of old Japan all together.
This weekend I found the book ‘The Science of Beauty’ by D. R. Hay. I’ve been on a bit of a journey trying to find rule books for classical proportions. Not that I’m trying to become a neo-classicist, but I’d like to understand. This one felt very exciting, it explains a pretty clear mathematical system for ‘harmonious’ proportions. It also links the structure of music to visual art, claiming their beauty is governed by the same rules. I didn’t include his full explanation, just some bits l liked.
Let me know if you have some other books to recommend!
Went to the Turner and Constable show at Tate Britain, because I like them but also to learn from their use of colour.
I like to turn to artists for their expertise in colour, cause I believe no one knows it better than them.
For a house I’m working on in East London I took a John Everett Millais painting as my guide (last slide). He’s the guy who painted Ophelia. Because he’s from the same era as the house it feels sensible. Like he can show me what the house needs you know.
