Founded in 2013, Simpson & Voyle is an award winning interior design studio based in London. Creating beautiful, inviting and inspiring interiors for a handful of clients each year, Angela & Laura draw on their extensive careers in theatre and fashion to fuse an approach to projects that celebrates both storytelling and design. This blend of creative experience underpins their unique approach to private and commercial properties.

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ao-ft is a London based architecture office dedicated to design, construction and education. Our projects are developed by creating personal experiences that connect individuals with their surroundings through function and material. We design these spaces and objects in relation to the architectural aspects of context, economy, and fabrication with the intent to enhance the well-being of those who inhabit them. As a practice, we pursue architecture that links the cycles of nature with the built environment. ao-ft is a RIBA Chartered Practice

A-Zero Architects is a RIBA chartered practice based in London.

Since 2010, the studio’s work has focused on designing and procuring buildings in a way that doesn’t harm the environment. Working predominantly in the residential sector, the practice enjoys working at a variety of scales from residential retrofits to new build houses, to mixed use developments. They strive to create joyful spaces using a palette of natural materials, whilst targeting low energy performance, including the Passivhaus standard.

A-Zero works collaboratively with clients through all stages of a project, from feasibility, planning, detailed design, and tendering to contract administration during construction, and aim to embed environmental considerations through all of these stages, combining functional, cost-effective architecture with a sense of specificity to the client and the place.

RAW Interiors was founded by Rachel Aisling Walker, an interior architect and designer, with extensive experience running high-end residential, commercial and exhibition projects. She established her own studio after working in-house for Casson Mann, Rolfe Judd Architects, Harriet Anstruther Studio, and, most recently, as a senior interior designer at Rose Uniacke, where she spent six years.

Her aesthetic sensibility is deeply rooted in her upbringing in the lakeside town of Angera, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Countless childhood visits to the historic palaces in the surrounding area were an early source of inspiration: from richly furnished rooms to Renaissance gardens.

Rachel’s approach to interiors fuses architectural, design, and historical elements, resulting in elegant interiors that are serene, timeless, and inviting. Her work is a testament to her skill in mixing antique, modern, and contemporary furniture with her own designs, always with an eye for the unexpected.

Rachel’s expertise extends to all aspects of a project, from design to construction. Her calm, measured and meticulous approach resonates with both clients and contractors.

Do+Co Studio is a Passivhaus-certified architecture studio based in Dulwich, South London. They are open-minded, open-hearted, and devoted to creating work that fosters happy lives and a promising future. Established in 2013 as Darren Oldfield Architects, they collaborate with homeowners, developers, and small businesses to create carefully crafted, sustainable buildings. Director Darren has been working with Passivhaus principles since 2008, when he contributed to the first certified Passivhaus non-domestic retrofit in the UK.

Do+Co Studio co-creates beautiful and intriguing buildings and spaces. They work with clients to design places full of personality that tell a story, induce joy, and lift spirits. Regardless of the project’s scale, their starting point is always light, volume, and space – a trinity of principles that leads to original responses centred on well-being and quality of life.

The studio prides itself on being unpretentious, natural collaborators who understand that the best ideas are those that improve life for everyone. This collaborative spirit extends to working closely with clients, consultants, and communities, resulting in the right solutions and building long-lasting relationships and friendships.

John Cullen Lighting has been enhancing spaces with the power of light for over 40 years, across 45 countries. Their discreet and luxurious architectural luminaires are designed in house, with manufacturing taking place in the UK. Miniaturisation is at the heart of their DNA, ensuring elegant and expertly engineered fittings that endure, designed with the environment in mind. John Cullen Lighting has the ability to transform architecture, interiors and landscapes with an understated sophistication that evokes exceptional effects.

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Founded in 2002, Powell Tuck Associates is an award-winning architecture and interiors practice based in West London. The practice take on both new and existing buildings, weaving their passion for detail and commitment to honest materials into every undertaking. Crafted quality is the key to their elegant spaces, which are developed in constant and inclusive conversation with all stake holders, every step of the way.

Powell Tuck Associates’ current directors, Adrian Lees and Angus Shepherd, have worked with the practice since its founding. As such, they bring the strength of their long association with the studio’s overarching collective experience to execute projects with conviction and creativity, never compromising on function and an effective build. The practice look to use sustainable materials and energy systems wherever possible, ensure the future-proof potential of every project.

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Image credits: London House (cover and 1-2); Camden House (3-4); Barlby Road (5-8); Oxford Gardens (9-10); and Thornhill Road (11-12).

Christopher Farr unite heritage textile craftsmanship with contemporary design to produce handmade custom rugs for leading interior designers and architects. Founded over 30 years ago, they are dedicated to quality and the pursuit of beauty, with a mission to elevate rug making to Fine Art status. Believing that much of a rug’s beauty and tactility is down to the materials used, Christopher Farr carefully and responsibly source fibres using their expert knowledge and well-established networks. They continually push material possibilities in new aesthetic directions, and work with non-profit organisations, such as Label Step, Care & Fair and Turquoise Mountain, in order to play an active role in maintaining fair labour practices and improving welfare throughout the carpet industry.

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Magri Williams is a design studio specialising in residential architecture, bespoke interiors and furniture design. The studio’s work is centered around finding a considered solution to clients’ briefs by taking the big idea and resolving it back to its simplest form, to a point where there is nothing more to add or to take away. They strive to find the delicate balance between craft, materials, functionality, sustainability, light and nature, whilst sensitively considering each detail to create a refined design.

Through this approach, Magri Williams’ projects use a restrained material palette with the aim of elevating the beauty of the natural materials selected. The architecture becomes soft, light and sensitive, creating an environment that is beautiful, peaceful and timeless.

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Suzy Hoodless founded her eponymous studio in 2000, and it has since grown into one of Britain’s most exciting interiors brands. Based in West London, Suzy and her team create characterful spaces that combine contemporary and vintage elements with a distinguished use of colour, whilst remaining mindful to both comfort and function. The studio’s designs feel good to live in, and are inspired around their owners’ personalities in an authentic and thoughtful way.

Suzy herself was part of Wallpaper* magazine’s founding team, acting as Interiors Editor. Her experience art directing shoots for the publication formed the foundations of, what’s now, her unrivalled reputation as an interior designer. Suzy Hoodless regularly appears on House & Garden’s list of the top 100 interior designers. Most recently, the studio won ‘Best Residential Project’ at the Home & Gardens Design Awards 2021, and appeared in By Design: The World’s Best Contemporary Interior Designers (Phaidon, 2021).

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Image credits: A sophisticated townhouse by Anthony Crolla (1-2); A slow-designed home by Paul Massey (3-4); A modernist home by Will Pryce (5-6); A home of bold contrasts by Lucas Allen (7-8); A curated family home by Elsa Young (9-10); and A highland haven by Tom Mannion (11-12).

British architect Adam Richards BA(Hons) BSc(Hons) DipArch(Cantab) RIBA founded his eponymous practice in 2000. Based in London and Sussex, Adam Richards Architects encompass a broad remit, with projects across the arts, cultural, heritage and residential sectors. ARA aim to create engaging, critical, spatial and social environments that transform the deeper cultural themes which contextualise each project.

Despite often being challenged with unusual sites or unique objects, Adam Richards Architects have built a reputation for the quality of their designs. Working collaboratively, their approach combines inspiring, inventive and affordable ways to realise their ideas. The practice has won national and international awards, such as the Royal Institute of British Architects National Award for Walmer Castle and Wallpaper* Magazine Worldwide Best New House 2020 for Nithurst Farm.

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Image credits: Nithurst Farm by Brotherton Lock (1-7); Quinta da Serra (8-11); and Mission Hall (12-14).

Nice Projects is lead by Simone McEwan – former Design Director for Soho House and Project Director at Studioilse – and Sacha Leong, who spent the last 15 years working across the architecture and design industries, most notably for Studioilse and Universal Design Studio, where he designed and delivered London’s Ace Hotel and Singapore’s Odette.

Their combined cross-disciplinary skillset allows them to work holistically across the entire creative process, on a range of projects. The studio focusses on creating spaces that are welcome, enjoyable and inspiring, be them residential homes or commercial environments. Sustainability and longevity act as guiding principles for every brief.

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Image credits: Dairy Farm, Hertfordshire by Tom Mannion (1-8); Highgate House (designed by Michaelis Boyd) by Taran Wilkhu (9-12).