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TOP DESIGNERS 2018
KATHERINE NEATHERCOAT – HEAD OF INTERIOR DESIGN, SCOTT BROWNRIGG
Katherine Neathercoat joined Scott Brownrigg’s award-winning interior design team in 2017 as
director / head of UK interior design. Based in the Endell Street offi ce, Neathercoat
leads the creative design direction of the interior design service for the brand.
Working closely with the team, she is responsible for growing the interiors
business, expanding its client base and developing the studio’s multi-sector
offering, together with supporting Scott Brownrigg’s wider international
growth initiatives.
As the head of interior design, she is integral to ensuring the success and
high calibre of every project and has worked on numerous notable schemes
for clients as diverse as Hard Rock, Expedia, Berkeley Homes, Thomson
Reuters, glh Hotels, Canary Wharf Group and Lendlease.
KIM PARTRIDGE – FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, KIM PARTRIDGE INTERIORS
Kim Partridge Interiors creates high-end hospitality and residential spaces with a
personal touch. New to hotel design, Partridge has made a statement entrance
having just completed the award-winning Neo-Gothic fl avour interiors for
Adare Manor.
“There is much that I fi nd rewarding about my work, but essentially, I
get the most thrill out of sourcing those fi nal pieces that make a space
personal,” Partridge said on her website. “I absolutely love books and
libraries, so often aim to fi nd something unusual relating to the project that
will tell a story.”
MARIA VAFIADIS – MANAGING DIRECTOR, MKV DESIGN
The founder and managing director of MKV Design, Maria Vafi adis is an
established thought-leader within the interior design world. With her body
of work expanding more than two decades, Vafi adis’ ‘every project is one-
off’ approach refl ects her constant quest for new ideas.
Her ability to celebrate location is at the heart of the new Bürgenstock
Hotel, which is located 500m above Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.
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