Time for a refurbishment? Look no further than our A–Z of the UK’s top 10 interior designers
Looking for the best interior designers in the UK? Look no further; we have found the current top 10 interior designers in the UK, whatever your style.
Here are the pros you need to know…
1. Robinson Van Noort
Robinson Van Noort was founded in 2001 by Ali and Carolyn Robinson.
Robinson Van Noort provides a layered, intertwined and holistic design service. The studio’s emphasis is on space and form, a valuation that oscillates between the interior and exterior’s look, feel and function, according to the designers.
The projects straddle all sectors, designing one off furniture and full architectural services for a new build or prime, central London refurbishment.
Having studied Fine Art at The Ruskin, Oxford University, Alister Robinson continued making art from 1993 until co-founding the studio in 2001. He has recently completed a collection of furniture and concept structures, which are launching this June.
After studying design at The Inchbald, Carolyn Robinson worked for several architects and interior designers from 1995 before co-founding the studio in 2001. She has recently produced a textile collection that will be available in September 2017.
Here, Ali and Carolyn both take the design seat and discuss their design backgrounds and main crafts, as well as the ethos of Robinson Van Noort as a studio.
2. Ben Pentreath
Enlivened in parallel measure by the English nation style of the 70s – and from chronicled insides of each period – Ben Pentreath’s designing plans join traditional points of interest with strong shading and contemporary textures. His experience is in workmanship history (he learned at the University of Edinburgh before going to the Prince of Wales’ Institute of Architecture) and he worked with the Prince’s Foundation before setting up his own structural and inside outline studio in 2004 (from that point forward his imperial associations have proceeded with: the fashioner was enrolled to patch up Will and Kate’s Kensington Palace condo); as of now he is taking a shot at different private houses in the Cotswolds, a focal London loft and a family home in Notting Hill. He is likewise known for Pentreath and Hall, the Lamb’s Conduit Street shop he set up with architect and improving craftsman Bridie Hall which offers furniture, lighting, china and home articles.
3. Broosk Saib
Growing up as a young person in London, Iraqi-conceived Broosk Saib invested his extra energy trawling Portobello Market for collectibles. He contemplated inside plan at the American College, before setting up his showroom in 1985; after eight years he chose that his house was a much better exhibit for his insides and from that point forward, customers needing his bespoke, consultancy benefit visit by arrangement. ‘A room ought to be useful and useful, and there ought to be a component of theater; a phase set planned around the customer and their lives,’ he says. ‘I likewise figure lighting can represent the deciding moment a room.’ He is propelled by great outline and engineering, and regularly veers towards utilizing ‘heaps of reds and blues’ and ‘characteristic materials like wood, semi-valuable stones and metals.’
 4. Carden Cunietti
Audrey Carden and Eleanora Cunietti met 25 years prior at a London collectibles reasonable when they were both exploring for pieces for customers. Their first business wander together was the Carden Cunietti insides shop in Notting Hill; since 2008 they have been focusing exclusively on their inside plan rehearse. ‘Individuals likely think about our insides as finished with sprinkles of shading and highlighting furniture from various periods,’ uncovers Audrey, of the couple’s characterizing factors. ‘We generally stress comfort with regards to couches and eating seats. What’s more, blending light sources, including vintage pieces, is certainly part of our vision.’ Continuing undertakings run from a French chalet to a penthouse in Santa Monica however they have likewise as of late finished their first real business commission: The Apartment at Bicester Village.
5. Charles Bateson
Charles Bateson cites nine years spent working for Ashley Hicks as his greatest design inspiration. Certainly it stood him in good stead when it came to starting his own practice more than two decades ago. Known for his ‘classic contemporary’ tone, Charles’ residential projects range from a turreted house on an estate overlooking Loch Ness in Scotland to a new build in Provence. Convex mirrors are a trademark touch (he has his own collection of mirrors and lamps), as are favourite materials such as Verre Eglomise and other deep-etched decorative glass panels, stone and marble marquetry (lately, he has also started incorporating more wrought-iron). Bespoke, built-in and freestanding furniture is mostly designed in-house. Bateson also goes to a huge effort to ensure that clients enjoy the process – surely one of the reasons why so many return. Â
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6. Dennis Irvine
Previous Fox Linton plan chief Dennis Irvine set up individually in 2015. From that point forward his studio has handled various lavish inns, for example, The Wellesley in Knightsbridge (think emblazoned calfskin divider boards, bespoke lighting and form photography from the Vogue chronicles) and Jumby Bay, a private island off the shore of Antigua where he as of late outlined the eatery and private lounge areas. Whatever remains of his opportunity is spent on top of the line, super prime homes. Every one of his insides are portrayed by a classy tone (Dennis calls it ‘persevering polish’), rich surfaces and erratic household items. His present feature venture is Langley House, a Grade II-recorded Palladian manor in Buckinghamshire which opens this mid year as a nation house inn. ‘The general outline will include present day sensibilities and a downplayed feel,’ says Dennis.
7. DO Design
Helped to establish by couple Sarah Daniels and Jon O’Dwyer eight years back (the match were already the two chiefs at Richard Daniels Design), DO Design has some expertise in inn insides however goes up against a couple of select private commissions as well. ‘It’s so critical for an inn to feel simple and similarly our private customers frequently need their homes to have that sentiment of extravagance you get in a lodging, so the two supplement each other pleasantly,’ remarks Sarah who keeps away from high form drifts for enduring, ageless outlines. The combine chip away at the underlying ideas together, at that point split parts: Jon concentrates more on the inside engineering and ace arranging while Sarah focuses on building up the decorations. ‘We want to consolidate surfaces, for example, wood, metal, stone, cloth and fleece,’ she says. ‘We’re not ones for high sparkle and ostentatious luxury. The materials we utilize are spotless and unpretentious, at the end of the day – simple on the eye.’
8. Douglas Mackie
Set up by couple Sarah Daniels and Jon O’Dwyer eight years back (the match were at that point the two boss at Richard Daniels Design), DO Design has some aptitude in hotel internal parts anyway goes up against a few select private commissions too. ‘It’s so basic for a hotel to feel straightforward and correspondingly our private clients every now and again require their homes to have that conclusion of luxury you get in a cabin, so the two supplement each other charmingly,’ comments Sarah who avoids high frame floats for persevering, ever-enduring frameworks. The consolidate wear down the basic thoughts together, by then split parts: Jon focuses more within designing and pro orchestrating while Sarah centers around working up the beautifications. ‘We need to combine surfaces, for instance, wood, metal, stone, material and wool,’ she says. ‘We’re not ones for high shimmer and pompous extravagance. The materials we use are perfect and straightforward, by the day’s end – basic on the eye.’
9. Ebba Thott (Sigmar)
London-based Swedish originator Ebba Thott is fellow benefactor of Sigmar, a multidisciplinary organization involved a shop that spends significant time in twentieth century configuration (keep running by her business accomplice, Danish furniture master Nina Hertig) and a studio. As you’d expect, present day twentieth century configuration is a staple all through her insides however the genuine target for Ebba is to dependably accomplish attachment. ‘I trust that I can help convey amicability to somebody’s space, by making balance for the faculties; everything matters from light to contact,’ she says. By which she implies making a home vibe integrated, frequently by inconspicuously weaving in resounding examples in specific spots for that difficult to-accomplish lived-in feel. She additionally has her own accumulation of paints, Damo, in view of an expansive dim scale, which are regularly asked for by customers (the tints work especially well with dull woods). The outcome is plans that are considered and ultra quieting.
10. Emma Sims Hilditch
‘A new interpretation of the English nation house look’ is the manner by which Emma Sims Hilditch portrays her plan ethos which bases on making delightfully quiet, exquisite homes. Paint palettes are regularly quieted (the blue-dark tones of Farrow and Ball’s Pigeon and Neptune Moss are top choices), matched with textures by any semblance of de Le Cuona and GP& J Baker. She adores Belgian outline (specifically crafted by Axel Vervoordt) and considers making light and shade as a standout amongst the most critical standards of her plans. After a spell working in film generation with Ridley Scott, she started making window ornaments and delicate furniture from home, before formally propelling her business in 2009. Situated in the Cotswolds, in a reestablished Grade II previous hotel, she is as of now taking a shot at a private bequest outside London which includes reestablishing a previous school building, a woodman’s cabin, a bespoke weapon room and a frozen yogurt parlor.