insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 23 - January 2017 | Page 77

years ago (gulp), design was a common
passion between us from the beginning and
all of our spare time and holidays were spent
searching out new things in the design world
and increasing our knowledge of design.
Design is everything to us.
What are you working on at the moment?
We have had an incredible 2016 and been
lucky enough to collaborate with lots of
amazing brands as well as our private
residential clients. We launched an amazing
collection of wallpaper for Graham and Brown
all based on our Victorian house in Forest Hill.
We have also worked with carpet masters
Brintons and developed a rug collection for
Floorstory as well as bed linen for Secret Linen
Store. Next year will see more of both! We are

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working on some really exciting collaborations
and it’s all top secret at the moment but will
include furniture and lighting. We also have
three big interiors projects that will be
launching that we will shoot in the New Year
and several more just starting. Lots of our
larger projects take 12-18 months to complete
so it takes lots of forward planning and we
have to schedule our projects so as one
finishes another is starting; it’s like a hamster
wheel!
If you could design for anyone, who would
it be? What would you do?
Every project is different and we love people.
You never know who you are going to meet
next and that keeps the work fresh. We like to
remain open to whatever the next client may
bring and we adapt to each project as it comes,
so we try not to plan for a dream commission.

So, 2017 is here – what are the main design
trends we should be thinking about?
We hate the word trend... For us interiors are
curated and full of stories, it’s not about
pineapples being trendy or cactus that are so
right now. People are all different and to us
each interior should be. So for us this year will
be all about embracing the unusual.
Discovering quirks within each of our clients
and giving them a platform to express
themselves. I could sit here and tell you orange
is going to be huge but if you just don't like
orange you will never want to paint your sitting
room that colour! Be yourself, the best YOU
you can be and enjoy living in your homes.
That’s our big trend for next year... Make living
lovely, one room at a time!
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