The Best 20 Modern Interior Designers 2 3 the Best 20 Modern Interior Designers

THE BEST 20 MODERN INTERIOR DESIGNERS 2 3 THE BEST 20 MODERN INTERIOR DESIGNERS

011508 02ATELIER 03CARLISLE 04ERIC KUSTER 13MOEM 14O2 DESIGN 15RETROUVIUS 16ROTTET LONDON BIAGETTI DESIGN PAG. 16 STUDIO MOSCOW PAG. 40 STUDIO PAG. 10 PAG. 12 STUDIOS PAG. 36 PAG. 38 PAG. 42 PAG. 14

05FERNANDA 06GILLES & 07JEAN MARIE- 08KATHARINE 17SARA FOLCH 18SARAH STORY 19SYBILLE DE 20VICTORIA MARQUES BOISSIER MASSOUD POOLEY PAG. 44 PAG. 46 MARGERIE HAGAN PAG. 18 PAG. 22 PAG. 24 PAG. 26 PAG. 48 PAG. 50

09KELLY 10KRIS 11MARCEL 12MARMOL HOPPEN TURNBULL WANDERS RADZINER PAG. 28 PAG. 30 PAG.32 PAG. 34 MODERN DESIGNERS

Often confused with the Contemporary Style, today’s Modern Style is based on a design movement that was birthed around the turn of the 20th century. All modern style furnishings and decor celebrate natural materials, neutral or earthy colors, and the elimination of unnecessary detailing. All in all, we can use Modern Style to define a broad design term that typically refers to a home with clean, crisp lines, a simple colour palette and the use of materials that can include metal, glass and steel. It employs a sense of simplicity in every element, including furniture.

There are many interior designers that are known for working with this amazing design style. In this ebook, we’ll feature 20 of those amazing designers that are considered top creators and, most of all, top ambassadors of this particular and prolific style.

8 UK 1508 LONDON

“As design professionals we respond to each project with a considered and holistic approach, sensitive to location and context, driven by the opportunities afforded within each project brief.” – 1508 Team

1508 London is an interior and architecture design studio based in London that creates exceptional spaces worldwide. Established in 2010, 1508 London specialize in private residential, hospitality and multi-unit developments and although their main offices are located in the United Kingdom, they also have several representations in other countries of Europe, Africa or Asia.

The designs this amazing studio produce are not formulaic or style driven but derived from measured principles, inspired by history, geography and the architectural vernacular, creating designs of incomparable value. 1508 London prides themselves of having “ an expertise that extends across all stages of design and construction; from feasibility studies, planning applications, conceptual and detailed design through to monitoring construction on-site, procurement, dressing and hand-over, ensuring each project is finished to the highest level of quality”.

Their vast and skilled team of interior designers reform spaces to suit the intricate requirements of each client – no matter how unique or challenging. From the cut of a stone, to the handles on the doors, everything is considered. That’s why 1508 London are known for delivering sophisticated design on a superior level, ensuring it is functionality is optimised and the end result is truly timeless.

We can see examples of the refined design approach in all of this studio’s projects, but we can highlight a few that showcase their powerful modern and clean approach to design. For instance, one of 1508 latest projects is the The Lanesborough Club, World’s Best Hotel Spa in London, where this studio promoted a stunning design based on the principles of bespoke, intuitive, discrete and intimate design.

Credits by 1508 London Website - https://1508london.com/ Address - 7 Howick Pl, Westminster, SW1P 1BB London, United Kingdom

10 11 ATELIER BIAGETTI

“Biagetti and Baldassari draw their inspiration from the world around them, ITALY from human behaviour and contemporary society’s greatest obsessions!”

Atelier Biagetti is a company that consists of the culmination of the work of both Alberto Biagetti and Laura Baldassari. These two are used to challenging the boundaries between disciplines, while at the same time drawing inspiration from the world around them.

The two founders of Atelier Biagetti have drawn inspiration from all over the world, specifically in regards to “human behaviour and contemporary society’s greatest obsessions”. Through their work, they aim to construct an immersive environment filled with clues and hints in which the objects become characters in the amazing design scenes.

Both Alberto Biagetti and Laura Baldassari currently live and work in Milan, and both have had an extensive career before fate eventually brought them together to create Atelier Biagetti. Laura Baldassari started her collaboration with Alberto Biagetti in 2013 with the exhibition “One Minute Ago” (curated by Gabi Scardi at Galleria Riccardo Crespi). This partnership resulted in a series of exhibitions and projects that are very varied, being either very classical or very modern. Among their projects we can find: GOD (an immersive installation that explores many of contemporary society’s greatest obsessions), Body Building (seen as “a playful take on familiar gym shapes”), and NO SEX (an ambiguous take on the concept of sex and beauty with soft colours such as pink and white dominating the scenes).

Atelier Biagetti has also had a series of collaborations in prestige design collections, one of which is Louis Vuitton for Objets Nomades. Their Anemona table created by both designers comes off as an amazing “domestic symbol” of an element that alludes to freedom: the sea. They were also involved in the collection Disco Gufram, being the creators of the modular sofas that were the highlight of this amazing collection.

The work of Atelier Biagetti is varied within the design area. It includes a series of actions such as installations, objects and performances. Their projects have been applied to public institutions, private spaces, museums and galleries in Italy and all over the world. Not to mention the fact that their work has already been featured in top design events and places.

Credits by Delfino Sisto Legnani Website - https://atelierbiagetti.com/ Address - Piazza 20143, Piazza Arcole, 4, 20143 Milan, Italy

12 UK CARLISLE DESIGN STUDIOS

“Carlisle Design Studio adopts a tailored and highly artistic approach to every project, delivering luxurious yet live-able environments across the globe.”

Carlisle Design Studio is an internationally acclaimed and Award-Winning design practice, offering Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Design Management and Procurement services. Based in London’s Belgravia, the studio employs a breadth of expertise with Architects, Interior Designers, Lighting and Product Designers from ten nationalities, reflecting its ability to offer design services on a truly international stage. The team is united by its core values of ‘integrity’, ‘trust’ and ‘transparency’ and it is these values that they bring to every aspect of every commission they undertake.

Working across all business sectors, they offer a holistic turnkey service, marrying creative ingenuity with rigorous management their aim is to exceed their clients’ aspirations be it a private residence, development, for Hospitality or as an investment. Carlisle Design Studio is, in fact, part of a larger family of design specialists. They are a part of Phoenix Prime, a multi-disciplinary collective of property and design experts in Development Management, Architecture, Interior Design and Brokerage, who offer a holistic turnkey service for the world’s most exclusive real estate.

One of this studio’s latest projects is a luxury apartment located in Knightsbridge in London that is the embodiment of true modern elegance. The brief for the studio was to create the finest project with the finest service at the most exclusive address in the world and they fully achieve that by presenting a stunning project filled with modern inspirations.

Credits by Carlisle Design Studios | One Hyde Park - Sikora Photography Website - http://www.carlisledesignstudio.com Address - 1 Grosvenor Pl, Belgravia, SW1X 7HH London, United Kingdom

14 15 ERIC KUSTER

“Details and accessories, furniture and additions, everything needs to pass under his supervision, replying to a high standard of craftsmanship: the quality and durability of a project are very close to his hearth and a fundamental prerequisite under his standards.” NETHERLANDS

Known for creating a perfect balance between classic and modern, Eric Kuster is a successful Dutch interior designer with International and European acclaim who dedicates his work to metropolitan luxury and modern luxury!

Eric Custer’s ability to strike the perfect balance between classical and modern has won him a place on the list of top international interior designers. He began his career in 1989 as the Creative and Commercial Director at Chivasso, the Dutch textile manufacturer. His perfect feel for colour and natural tones was quickly spotted by other style connoisseurs, and this enabled him quite soon to open his first shop in the fashionable town of Laren on Holland’s ‘Gold Coast’.

Since then, his collections of fabrics, furniture and interiors are to be found not only in Holland but also in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and particularly around the Mediterranean. Other than his luxurious residential projects, Eric Kuster is renowned all over the world for his hotel projects, yacht interior designs and the astonishingly famous commercial projects, such as the Amsterdam club Jimmy Woo’s and Barcelona’s Camp Nou Stadium.

Having grown so fast, the Eric Kuster brand not only deals with huge interior design projects, but he is also capable of captivating every client’s attention with his tendency to take care of every single aspect, thus envisioning an entire world in which every glamorous component has a specific stylish purpose. All of his projects express his feeling for ‘Metropolitan Luxury’ – a fitting title for his iconic brand which encompasses glamour, comfort and sophistication.

Building a brand is not an easy feat, but Dutch interior designer Eric Kuster managed to always provide to the world the best his design creativity can muster, with his captivating Metropolitan and Modern luxury style.

Credits by Eric Kuster Website - https://erickuster.com/ Address - Sparrenlaan 11, 1272RN Huizen, The Netherlands

16 17 FERNANDA MARQUES

“The projects conceived in her practice combine Architecture, Interiors and Product Design, all mix with the essence of her style - clean and modern - and the BRAZIL best in the world’s art and design.”

Fernanda Marques´s career is marked by the same conceptual thread that characterized her formative at the University of São Paulo’s School of Architecture and Urbanism. The projects conceived in her practice combine Architecture, Interiors and Product Design, all mix with the essence of her style - clean and modern- and the best in the world’s art and design.

This amazing design approach can be seen in the Malibu and Barbizon residences, in São Paulo and New York, as well as in the many ongoing projects in Miami, London and Lisbon. From paradisiacal homes by the sea to real estate developments in major Brazilian cities, to well-established commercial spaces, such as the ones for Ermenegildo Zegna, John John, Le Lis Blanc, L’Occitane and Rosa Chá. More than designed rooms, these are spaces where Fernanda has expressed her concepts in a cohesive manner, thus becoming a reference for a whole generation of young professionals.

It is this multidisciplinary attitude, combined with a renewed appetite for the new that makes her an unmatched contender in the domestic scenario. Praised both by the critics and the public, her participation in design exhibitions such as CasaCor and in the three editions of MostraBlack are fitting illustrations for her trajectory that has a global recognition of her work by the specialized media in several countries.

Credits by Fernanda Marques Website - https://www.fernandamarques.com.br/ Address - Rua Ramos Batista, 198 – Cobertura, CEP 04552-020 Sao Paulo, Brazil

18 19 20 21 GILLES & BOISSIER

“Gilles & Boissier goal is to represent the art of living à la Franceise through an intricate and engaging creative collaboration, together, as a couple.” FRANCE

Gilles & Boissier is an architecture, decoration and graphic design agency. It came to life in 2004 from Dorothée Boissier and Patrick Gilles desire to put forth their vision and idea of space and the art of living. They are responsible for the interior design of the Italian luxury brand Moncler shops, having also designed many private projects for the owner of this prestigious brand. They were also entrusted of creating a spectacular design for Baccarat Hotels, where Gilles & Boissier showed their talent in the amazing city of New York, at the forefront of the innovation.

The Baccarat Hotel project in New York was the initial spark. It was a matter of time before brands such as Six Senses, the Four Seasons group as well as the Mandarin Oriental Group called on Gilles & Boissier for their projects.

Despite being an international and multipurpose design corporation, Dorothée and Patrick have a true desire to keep a human-sized company, in order to offer a tailored service to their clients. That’s why that from the conception to the finished product, each venture requires minute to minute strategic reflection on the brand, their concept, the choice of material and the design of furniture.

Credits by Gilles & Boissier Website - https://www.gillesetboissier.com/ Address - 10 Rue Portalis, 75008 Paris, France

22 23 JEAN-MARIE MASSAUD

“The way I try to practice it is, of course, by giving people the context of the means to free them from the matter. To give the right opportunities and to live FRANCE the right experiences.” – Jean-Marie Massaud

The world of design works in mysterious ways concerning the experiences and meanings it provides. It is a detailed art form that requires an abundant amount of willpower and passion from its resourceful professionals. French designer and architect, Jean-Marie Massaud who best describes himself as a perfectionist and generous person, embodies this reality perfectly.

In 2000, Massaud founded his own studio and since then he has collaborated collaborated with numerous prominent brands, such as Poliform, B&B Italia, Poltrona Frau and Dior. Following a philosophy of improving something for the better and giving great importance to context, Massaud has a quest of focusing on the essentials in regards to the means and experiences that his creations convey to the public.

For the designer, a project becomes more than what meets the eye, for instance, when designing a football stadium, a submarine or a car, one must always have the perception of the surroundings. On the other hand, when undertaking a residential project, Massaud contests the idea of decoration or statement and purely concentrates on matters like offering a sense of intimacy, freedom and comfort, hence creating the right ambience and an incredible design.

Formerly, Massaud would frequently do projects all over the world, from Europe to Japan, to California and México in the pursuit of betterments and understandings. Nowadays he doesn’t travel as much in far countries as a personal choice. Another aspect that the French inventor never neglects is directing towards qualitative values instead of quantitative. It serves as a state of mind for Massaud, as he views that in any kind of society, it is more imperative to grow than to produce an absurd number of things, after all, the essence of living registers in the former rather than the latter. He believes being awarded a distinction from peers is important because one can receive feedback and be recognised for their professional work. Furthermore, he finds it absolutely fundamental that in the world of architecture or design, one must fortify vital relationships as well as actually experiencing and attempting new perspectives more than to observing.

Credits by Jean-Marie Massoud / Cassina Website - https://www.massaud.com/ Address: 7 Rue Tolain 75020 Paris, France

24 UK KATHARINE POOLEY

“Statement single piece upholstery–especially in jewel colors–will be out this year. Finishes should completely envelop the space and generally be textural rather than patterned for a chic modern look.” – Katharine Pooley

Katharine Pooley design studio was established over fourteen years ago and has succeeded to create bespoke luxury interior designs for the most discerning clients. The companies refined yet eclectic aesthetic has earned a position as one of the most sought-after interior design studios globally. The Katharine Pooley design studio continues to win commissions for landmark commercial and residential projects in London and worldwide.

Katharine Pooley was briefed with the complete renovation of Mayfair Townhouse, an 11,000 square ft Grade II listed property in the heart of London’s Mayfair from former office block to a complete family residence. In particular, the client wanted the restoration and reinstatement of the architectural detailing, achieved sensitively, but with a contemporary finish.

Being a Grade II listed property, the brief stated that it was important for the design to respect the classic, period detailing but to also be workable as a family residence. Katharine Pooley was therefore inspired to use a fresh, light palette with contemporary furniture and accessories in order to complement the traditional detailing.

The British designer creates incredible luxurious and awe- inspiring residential and commercial projects for the most discerning clientele. Her signature style is rather eclectic yet refined, leading to her being one of the most sought-after interior designers in London and worldwide. Pooley’s adventure sense has shaped not only her life but also her design philosophy.

Credits by Katharine Pooley Website - https://katharinepooley.com/ Address -37 Ixworth Place, SW3 3QH London, United Kingdom

26 27 UK KELLY HOPPEN

“Besides being one of the most inspiring women that have ever lived, she’s also a true symbol of modern and luxury design.”

Based in London, Kelly Hoppen MBA is clearly an icon and one of the most celebrated interior designers in the world. With a differentiating signature style and over 40 years of experience, the interior designer is known for the idea of giving the most personalized and proper interiors for the client’s lifestyle. Hoppen is an author, entrepreneur and proprietor of her own design company, Kelly Hoppen Interiors.

Her inspiring career began when she was 16-year-old and was challenged to design a family friend’s kitchen. This modest commission not only created a teenage entrepreneur but it also kick-started one of the most celebrated and extraordinary careers in the design industry. The proudest point in her career was in 2009 when she was made an MBE for her services to interior design.

There’s a sense of a timeless feeling of delight and peace of mind when we look at her decor ambiances and it doesn’t matter if she’s working with residential or hospitality projects – the end result will always be mind-blowing. Her style stays faithful to neutral tones, clean lines and a fusion of East meets West. She tries to tell us stories with nothing but lighting, furniture and other decor elements. Just like a movie or a song that makes you feel special, the renowned interior designer is able to do the same with her projects.

From apartments, houses, and yachts, to commercial design projects including hotels, restaurants, office spaces and aircraft interiors, Kelly has worked for multiple international private clients. The world-renowned British designer who has pioneered a simple yet opulent style that has permeated interior design at every level has received multiple awards and has been featured in numerous publications and collaborated with several selected brands.

Credits by Kelly Hoppen Website: https://kellyhoppeninteriors.com/ Address: Unit 5, 3 Vencourt Place, W6 9NU London, United Kingdom

28 29 UK KRIS TURNBULL

“Every project we design reflects our clients personality and signature style. The combination of fabrics and furnishings is determined by their lifestyle and ultimately the ambience we create is a reflection of their individuality. The diversity of our clients tastes and desires and the projects we work on is just so exciting & why we love what we do!” – Kris Turnbull on Website

Kris Turnbull Studios is the best at giving a modern approach to a luxury interior design project, and that’s exactly why his design firm is so highly sought after. With a creative team that offers the best interior design, architecture, interior architecture and styling services, Kris Turnbull is definitely a reference to all the contemporary interior design community.

Kris Turnbull established his company in 2007 and, since then, a lot has changed – for the better! Kris Turnbull Studios is now an award-winning and leading interior architectural practice that creates unique and inspirational residential, super-prime development and hospitality projects worldwide. It is a globally-recognized brand and an expert in contemporary luxury and design.

Kris Turnbull is always looking for ways to warm up space through textures, colours and shapes. He has a very natural gift to mix trendy elements with traditional concepts, great attention to detail and a wonderful collection of furnishings and fabrics. From the UK to the whole wide world, Kris Turnbull will always have the ultimate solution for your future projects.

Each design and project is individually tailored to each client, be it a penthouse, townhouse, apartments, holiday villa, country estate, city pad or private yacht. All projects are characterised by an unrivalled combination of detailing, diverse design, cutting edge technology and the exclusivity synonymous with individual projects.

The holistic design approach of studio translates into proposals and designs that combine the hopes, dreams and desires of clients for their luxury home, holiday retreat or even simply that special room. They are a team of highly creative and dedicated architects driven by the pursuit of perfection and extreme attention to detail working on the finest properties in terms of location, quality and design.

Credits by Kris Turnbull Website: http://www.kristurnbull.com/ Address: 135 Lisburn Rd, BT9 7AP Belfast, United Kingdom

30 31 MARCEL WANDERS

“I am a proud designer, and as interior designers we are lucky we can do the things we love every day” – Marcel Wanders NETHERLANDS

Marcel Wanders is one of the leading product and interior designers of the world with thousands of iconic projects under his name. After working with numerous luxury brands like Baccarat and Louis Vuitton, Marcel Wanders’ most recent collaborative project was with Barovier & Toso, announced during the latest edition of Salone del Mobile.

Marcel Wanders is quite a versatile designer, with projects ranging from architecture, interior or industrial design. With several exquisite Hospitality and Residential Projects all around the world, Wanders stands out as a renown designer known for mixing color, art, passion, craftsmanship and glass designs.

His modern approach reflects his extravagant style that boosts creative approaches and luxury designs in all of his works! That’s why that according to the designer itself, the best thing about his work is being able to do something unique and new every day.

When asked about what makes him happy, the designer compared the design process to a puzzle, where you have all the pieces and you have to make them fit whilst finding the beauty in it. However, his favourite part of the process are the difficulties and obstacles you may find along the way, saying that fixing those issues makes him “eternally happy”.

Marcel Wanders and Barovier & Toso have been working together for the past seven years, creating one-of-a-kind, eccentric pieces like rotating chandeliers or glass puppets. But Wanders felt they should create something incredible that went beyond the idea of a simple lamp, thus creating the ‘Adonis’ chandelier.

The designer saw his creation for the first time at Salone del Mobile 2019 and was blown away. ‘Adonis’ is a modular chandelier, with several shapes and sizes, as well as different materials and decorations. “We are really looking forward to develop this chandelier to be an eternal icon for the world”, said the designer.

Credits by Marcel Wanders Website - https://www.marcelwanders.com/ Address - Nieuwe Herengracht 119, 1011 SB Amsterdam, The Netherlands

32 33 MARMOL RADZINER USA “We draw inspiration for each project from the unique characteristics of the site, especially any natural surroundings.” – Ron Radziner

Marmol Radziner is based in Los Angels and was founded in 1989 from the partnership between Leo Marmol and Ron Radziner. The firm offers a full range of design services, including architectural design, programming, master planning, historic restoration, landscape design, interior design, and furniture design. Marmol Radziner specializes in residential, restoration, multifamily, commercial, retail, hospitality, educational, and community projects.

The story of how they got here from there is a familiar one: Two young idealists meet at school (California Polytechnic at San Luis Obispo), toil at separate firms, and then join forces in 1989. But there the script veers off into the unfamiliar, unglamorous territory of design/build. According to Marmol and Radziner, their choice was obvious. “We realized the loss of control we had from not building our own projects,” says Marmol, who worked on construction sites in the San Francisco Bay area as a teenager. “Design/build is a historic process,” adds L.A. native Radziner. “Before the early 1900s, the two disciplines used to be more intertwined. We’re going back to the old style.” So Marmol obtained his contractor’s license, and the pair amassed a portfolio of small remodels and additions. They took care to market themselves as architects who could also build, so potential clients wouldn’t confuse them with the “builder offering design services” model that’s more typical of design/build.

Following the “master builder” tradition, Marmol Radziner integrates design services with a variety of construction capabilities. The firm houses a wide range of in-house skills, including architects, metal fabricators, carpenters, cabinet- makers and construction crew. With Marmol Radziner Shops the firm frequently designs and fabricates original furnishings specific to each project through its in-house cabinet and metal shops. In addition, the firm also designs and produces several Marmol Radziner furniture available for custom order. The firm is also licensed to reproduce R.M. Schindler’s line of furnishings designed for his seminal 1921-22 Kings Road Schindler House in West Hollywood.

Credits by Roger Davis Website: www.marmol-radziner.com Address: 401 Park Avenue South, Suite 818, 10016 New York, United States of America

34 35 MOEM STUDIO

“Everything arrives on time for your project because we do not stop thinking SPAIN about it. We design, carry out measurements, search for suppliers and take care of budgets, so there are no surprises. We love being on the construction site and we have a hard time getting out of there. ontse Garrigós and Emma Redondo.”

MOEM Studio is one of the most famous design studios in Spain thanks to its unique interior design projects in the luxury hospitality industry. From the conceptual design of any project, up to its execution, the MOEM Studio designers are concerned about the environment and energy efficiency. This highly proficient team of designers is led by the two founders of the studio: Montse Garrigós and Emma Redondo.

Passionate about designing the perfect interior design project, this amazing Spanish design duo and their Team are also focused on different areas, such as product and lighting design, where MOEM Studio has been developing new products and working together with the industrial factory to test prototypes until they find the ideal design for space.

Based in Barcelona, MOEM Studio has many of its luxury design projects in this vibrant Spanish city, but since we are talking about one of the most prolific and important design studios of Spain, it isn’t surprising we can also find projects designed by MOEM Studio in all corners of the planet. Some of their latest projects include the stunning Zag Hotel, whose design is inspired by the stale of the design legend Gio Ponti. Another amazing project is the Hotel Sofia in Barcelona, where MOEM Studio created an inspired Art Deco and Modern environment that’s simply stunning!

Credits by MOEM Studio Website - https://moemstudio.com/ Address: Barcelona, Spain

36 37 O2 DESIGN MOSCOW

“With a passion for a more Mid-Century vibe, but by never losing touch with a Contemporary Vibe that’s so in fashion in Moscow right now, Salberg – Vachnadze RUSSIA includes in all of her amazing designs the best options.” – Oksana Salberg

Oksana Salberg – Vachnadze is an amazing Russian interior designer and founder of the O2 Design Moscow studio, one of the most prolific Design Studios of Moscow and the Russian Federation.

With a passion for a more Mid-Century vibe, but by never losing touch with a Contemporary Vibe that’s so in fashion in Moscow right now, Salberg – Vachnadze includes in all of her amazing designs the best options and pieces options and pieces. That’s why we can find luxury pieces from top brands slike DelightFULL or Jonathan Adler in her stunning projects.

As we stated, Salberg – Vachnadze is indeed one of the most well-known Russian interior designers! In 2003 she started her degree in the Stroganov Moscow State University of Industrial and Applied Arts, which she ended six years later. From that moment she began her professional career as an interior designer with a great success.

In 2005, Oksana Salberg – Vachnadze founded her own design studio in Moscow that we know as O2 Design. Till this day she has done several high end residential projects in many cities, like Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nigniy Novgorod.

Credits by Oksana Salberg Website: http://o2designmoscow.com/ Address: Novodanilovskaya Naberezhnaya, 6, 117105 Moscow, Russia

38 39 UK RETROUVIUS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN “Photographs only tell part of the story: beneath the inventively applied wood and stone, the lovingly hand-dyed and reclaimed textiles, lie larger tales of transformation, and relationships with clients that stretch over multiple projects.” - Maria Speake

Retrouvius is driven by the belief that good materials and well-made things are precious. Founded 25 years ago in 1993 by Adam Hills and Maria Speake, the destination salvage company and its acclaimed design studio are based across two buildings in Kensal Green, London.

Overseen by Adam, the changing stock in the Harrow Road warehouse ranges from tropical hardwoods, architectural elements, eye-catching one-offs, rugs and lighting. The Retrouvius Design studio, lead by Maria, applies the Retrouvius ethos to select interior and architectural projects, both domestic and commercial.

One of the studio’s missions is sharing their experience of informed handling and salvaged material they’ve gathered over the years. They aim to demystify the re-use process and inspire the use of specific materials in your own project.

Retrouvius turns respectfully re-used materials into distinctive, contemporary ends. Taking only a few projects each year, in properties ranging from contemporary penthouse to medieval priory, yacht to boutique, each is attentively tailored to the evolving needs of the client as well as the demands of the site.

Photographs only tell part of the story: beneath the inventively applied wood and stone, the lovingly hand-dyed and reclaimed textiles, lie larger tales of transformation, and relationships with clients that stretch over multiple projects.

Credits by Retrouvius Architectural Reclamation & Design Website: https://www.retrouvius.com/ Address: 1016 Harrow Rd, Kensal Green, NW10 5NS London, United Kingdom

40 41 ROTTET STUDIO USA “Through thoughtful design, we deliver environments that not only satisfy their clients’ needs, but allow them to achieve a level of enjoyment and success beyond their expectations because they create more efficient, less expensive, healthier, and in the long run, much better investments through timeless sustainable design.” – Lauren Rottet

Founded by Lauren Rottet, Rottet Studio is an international architecture and design firm with an extensive portfolio of corporate and hospitality projects for the world’s leading companies and brands.

Rottet Studio is known in the marketplace as innovators, not followers. Reflecting a desire to improve the human experience through the built environment, Rottet Studio provides innovative architectural solutions characterized by precise detail and direct response to the client’s goals.

As Lauran Rottet once said “Through thoughtful design, we deliver environments that not only satisfy their clients’ needs, but allow them to achieve a level of enjoyment and success beyond their expectations because they create more efficient, less expensive, healthier, and in the long run, much better investments through timeless sustainable design.”

Rottet Studio is one of the finest interior design practices in the United States, which is consistently ranked among the corporate and hospitality Top 100 Design Giants by Interior Design magazine and was recently recognized as one of the Top 3 Most Admired Design Firms in the World.

With best-of-class design professionals in Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Shanghai, Rottet Studio is ideally positioned to exceed clients’ expectations.

Credits by Rottet Studio Website - https://www.rottetstudio.com Address - 555 Flower St #700, 90071 Los Angeles, United States of America

42 43 SARA FOLCH

“I have achieved a lot, but every day I gain more dreams. Because life is meant SPAIN for dreaming and you work so that dreams are fulfilled. One of my pending dreams, on which I am working, is to create a foundation related to interior design.” – Sarah Folch

Sara Folch is one of the most known interior designers in Barcelona. For more than 25 years, the interior design studio has designed hundreds of works, being recognized not only by what she’s doing right now but the previous impactful projects for her customers. Each work is completely exclusive to the client, each project is seen as a new opportunity to innovate, to try something new in response to their needs, always considering every detail and the position of the customer, no matter the design the perspective is fresh.

Throughout the years, Sara Folch Interior Design has been widely recognized as one of the best interior design studios in Spain. The studio has been proven to be able to take on a variety of elements such as apartment design as well as urban building designing. Among Sarah Folch’s greatest accomplishments we can point to her team’s take on projects from several places. Among them is a luxurious restaurant for Hotel Arts in Barcelona, the expansion and refurbishing of an old 1,000 m2 chalet to a modern mansion in the heart of Paris and their involvement in the construction of a business complex of more than 15,000 m2. You can find this company as well in Colombia and México interior design studios.

Right now Sara Folch Interior Design is working on a series of interior design projects in different countries. One of the measures she usually takes in different jobs is studying every culture and adapt her work to its way of living. Recently, at Casadecor 2020, JUNG and Sara Folch Interior Design have created a space whose roots stem from the first rooms of the palatial courts. Those small rooms showcased a feeling of comfort, harmony and with a touch of new technologies that made us be reborn in a sensitive explosion where great stories begin, and those rooms were just one more showcase of Folch´s amazing creativity and grandiose design approach.

Credits by Sara Folch Website - https://sarafolch.com/ Address - Avinguda Diagonal, 491, 08029 Barcelona, Spain

44 45 SARA STORY USA “Since founding her eponymous design firm, Sara Story has forged a reputation for imparting to all her projects an ineffable style she can truly call her own.” – Sara Story

Since founding her eponymous and luxury design firm based in New York, Sara Story has forged a reputation for imparting to all her projects an ineffable style she can truly call her own. Drawing inspiration from extensive travels, an active interest in contemporary art and fashion, and a rigorous lifestyle, Sara wields a keen eye to exact her aesthetic vision.

Sara earned a B.F.A. from the University of San Diego and a degree in Interior Architecture from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. After graduating she started to make her name for herself with a series of top design projects that caught the eye of some amazing publications like Elle Decor Magazine, that named Sara one of the “Top 5 to Watch.” NY Spaces also named her to the Top 50 Designers in New York. Since then her projects have appeared in Architectural Digest, Interior Design, Wall Street Journal and The New York Times just to name a few.

Sara is also passionate about arts and philanthropy. She’s a Board Member of Ballroom Marfa, a contemporary art space in Marfa, Texas, with a focus on allowing freedom of artistic expression through culturally impactful art Always dynamic, Sara and her firm continue to work to this day on residential and commercial projects worldwide. But in 2012, Sara expanded her commercial portfolio and launched a wallpaper collection that transforms traditional Asian motifs for a contemporary audience with both classic and edgier tastes. She launched a second wallpaper collection in 2015, inspired by a love of travel, launched in the spring of 2015.

With the help of some high-end artistic luxury brands like Boca do Lobo, Sara Story created some amazing and powerful house projects where in each room would happen something surprising. She also usually favors neutral palette, but she’s also known for introducing elements to add some fun, color and bring the owner’s personality into every room. As you’ve learned by now, Sara is passionate about the arts, so in all of her projects she tries to include some amazing artwork pieces that create a perfect design pair with another stunning piece of furniture art. In this way, Sara insights some artistical coherence and, most of all, insights some powerful design debates.

Credits by Sara Story Website - http://www.sarastorydesign.com/ Address: 601 W 26th St, Suite 1320, 10001 New York, United States of America

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“Our story is made of encounters, clients, projects and partners. Together we give meaning to our action through the values that drive us.” – Sybille de Margerie FRANCE

With more than 25 years of experience, Sybille De Margerie is one of the most renowned interior designers in France, thanks to her natural and cultural predilections and tailored projects. The interior architect is famous for its luxurious hospitality designs that are spread across the world, however, she is also the perfect inspiration source for any luxury design project. When creating her inspiring luxury interior designs, Sybelle De Margerie is moved by excellence and an invaluable savoir-faire in order to modernize the traditional, and design a project that is harmonious and comfortable.

With an exceptional path in the interior architecture industry, Sybille de Margerie became recognized as the “lady who dresses up the palaces” with elegance. One of their most recent hospitality designs was Dubai’s Royal Atlantis Hotel, a luxurious project with “haute couture” vision enhanced by the refined accomplishments of five women artists’ craftsmanship techniques: ceramics, leather, embroidery, and enamel.

Be creative with simplicity, make technology attractive and colors elegant, is the main addition of Sybille de Margerie interior architecture studio, where creativity is stimulated by creation. Her impressive counts with some of the world’s best luxury design hotels such as the Mandarin Oriental in Paris, Old and New Cataract in Aswan, the D Hotel in Strasbourg, The Grand in Amsterdam, among other private hospitality projects.

Credits by Sybille De Margerie Website - https://www.sybilledemargerie.com/ Address - 52 Avenue Victor Hugo, 75116 Paris, France

48 49 VICTORIA HAGAN USA “Victoria Hagan is an award-winning designer whose work reflects the New American Classic — a modern sense of luxury that is fresh, restrained and iconic.”

Since founding her firm over 20 years ago, Victoria has designed an extensive number of versatile projects throughout the country, from the most elegant urban residences to casual weekend retreats, noted residential developments, and innovative corporate interiors.

Soon after Victoria began her career, The New York Times described her work as “the most cerebral, the one bound to be influential,” and she continues to be a major force in the design community. She is continually featured in such publications as Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, W, Town & Country, Harper’s Bazaar, Traditional Home, In Style and Interior Design. Vogue exclaimed that she defies the old school implications of the term ‘lady decorator.’

A graduate of Parsons School of Design, Victoria currently serves on the school’s Board of Governors. She recently endowed a scholarship for the newly formed MFA program in Interior Design. Victoria is a frequent guest speaker on design issues throughout the country, and Rizzoli recently published her first book, Victoria Hagan: Interior Portraits.

Featuring a wide range of projects, from sophisticated urban residences to casual seaside retreats, the book highlights the hallmarks of Hagan’s design aesthetic: her artful integration of architectural elements, refined color palette, bold silhouettes, strong sense of scale and proportion, and unerring attention to every detail. In VICTORIA HAGAN: Interior Portraits reader are also given insight into what inspires Hagan – be it sunlight streaming through a paned window, the ocean, a glimpse of Central Park, a favorite painting, or a historical reference – for a better understanding of what shapes the timeless interiors she creates.

Hagan has been awarded many of the country’s top design honors, including Architectural Digest’s “Top 100,” and her work has been featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine, Elle Decor, Vogue, W, Town & Country, Harper’s Bazaar, and House Beautiful. A frequent speaker on design topics. Hagan has also made television appearances on Martha Stewart and Oprah. In 2004, she was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame.

Credits by Victoria Hagan Website - https://www.victoriahagan.com/ Address - 5 Columbus Circle, 10019 New York, United States of America

50 51 ALL THE CONTACTS ON THIS BOOK

1508 London Marmol Radziner Website: https://1508london.com/ Website - http://www.marmol-radziner.com/ Address: 7 Howick Pl, Westminster, SW1P 1BB London, Address – 401 Park Avenue South, Suite 818, 10016 New United Kingdom York, United States of America

Atelier Biagetti Website: https://atelierbiagetti.com/ MOEM Studio Address: Piazza 20143, Piazza Arcole, 4, 20143 Milan, Italy Website: https://moemstudio.com/ Address: Barcelona, Spain Carlisle Design Studios Website: http://www.carlisledesignstudio.com/ O2 Design Moscow Address: 1 Grosvenor Pl, Belgravia, SW1X 7HH London, Website: http://o2designmoscow.com/ United Kingdom Address: Novodanilovskaya Naberezhnaya, 6, 117105 Moscow, Russia Eric Kuster Website: https://erickuster.com/ Retrouvius Address: Sparrenlaan 11, 1272RN Huizen, The Netherlands Website: https://www.retrouvius.com/ Address: 1016 Harrow Rd, Kensal Green, NW10 5NS Lon- Fernanda Marques don, United Kingdom Website: https://www.fernandamarques.com.br/ Address: Rua Ramos Batista, 198 – Cobertura, CEP 04552- Rottet Studio 020 Sao Paulo, Brazil Website – https://rottetstudio.com/ Address - 555 Flower St #700, 90071 Los Angeles, United Gilles & Boissier States of America Website: https://www.gillesetboissier.com/ Address: 10 Rue Portalis, 75008 Paris, France Sara Folch Website: https://sarafolch.com/ Jean Marie-Massoud Address: Avinguda Diagonal, 491, 08029 Barcelona, Spain Website: https://www.massaud.com/ Address: 7 Rue Tolain 75020 Paris, France Sarah Story Website - http://www.sarastorydesign.com/ Katharine Pooley Address: 601 W 26th St, Suite 1320, 10001 New York, Website: https://katharinepooley.com/ United States of America Address; 37 Ixworth Place, SW3 3QH London, United Kingdom Sybille de Margerie Website: https://www.sybilledemargerie.com/ Kelly Hoppen Address: 52 Avenue Victor Hugo, 75116 Paris, France Website: https://kellyhoppeninteriors.com/ Address: Unit 5, 3 Vencourt Place, W6 9NU London, United Victoria Hagan Kingdom Website: https://www.victoriahagan.com/ Address: 5 Columbus Circle, 10019 New York, United States Kris Turnbull of America Website: http://www.kristurnbull.com/ Address: 135 Lisburn Rd, BT9 7AP Belfast, United Kingdom

Marcel Wanders Website: https://www.marcelwanders.com/ Address: Nieuwe Herengracht 119, 1011 SB Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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