Emily Senior

Mar 28, 2025 | houseandgarden.co.uk | Emily Senior

In the flat's large central sitting room a chimneypiece in Brescia Violette marble is flanked by 1960s studio speakers. On the mantlepiece is an antique Suzani and wooden Indian puppets. To the left an antique Howard sofa is upholstered in Fortuny silk damask with cushions made from antique Indian textiles. To the right is an armchair in a fabric designed by Adam. Mark Anthony FoxThe antiques dealer and interior designer Adam Bray describes himself as ‘very much a creature of central London’.

Mar 20, 2025 | houseandgarden.co.uk | Emily Senior

The book is published as the company celebrates its 10th anniversary, a decade that has seen Studio Ashby cement its place as one of the UK’s most exciting interior design studios. Aside from interiors projects – which are impressive in their variety and scope – Sophie has launched the shoppable Sister by Studio Ashby website, offering fabrics, furniture, art and accessories.

Mar 14, 2025 | houseandgarden.co.uk | Emily Senior

Woodwork in a custom blue sets off a sofa in Cathy Nordström's ‘Marianne’. An antique table is partnered by a stool made to Meta's design. Its seat, in maize, 'Pondicherry' from Howe at 36 Bourne Street and Josef Frank's 'Notturno', lifts up to provide storage. Dean HearneTaste, as tribal and self-conscious as it can be, is in its purest form a palimpsest of memories. Impressions gathered over the course of a lifetime, re-trodden and adapted, but still bearing an imprint of their original form.

Mar 3, 2025 | houseandgarden.co.uk | Emily Senior

Do consider colour carefullyPeople often ask me for dos and don’ts when it comes to choosing colour. Our process involves researching the location and getting to know the vision of the client. We use mood boards and physical samples in the relevant rooms. We play around with colour, and the different way light reflects off it. Our vision is to use colour to enhance the lives of people at home, affecting the way you feel in a room and producing luminous interior atmospheres.

Feb 21, 2025 | houseandgarden.co.uk | Emily Senior

Rachel Chudley stands in front of walls in the sitting room decorated by the specialist painter Queenie Ingrams. A white plaster 'Wonky Column' by Joe Sweeney bears a yellow recycled paper lamp by Jonathan Bocca. Faye Wei Wei's painting And Lover There by Lover be at Peace (Red III), to the left of the doors, inspired the design of the curtain pelmets in James Hare's 'Orissa' silk, the velvet-covered sofa by Black Barn Sofas and the bespoke rug.