More from the Country Life Top 100:
Eadie & Crole
Known for elegant, understated and harmonious interiors, Eadie & Crole was founded in 2019 in Hampshire by Sophie Eade and Fi Crole. Their ability to pair subtle hues and natural textures with antiques and contemporary art is evident in London townhouses and an impressive portfolio of country-house projects. The pair has also recently launched a debut upholstered-furniture collaboration with Lorfords Contemporary, rugs with Jennifer Manners and their second fabric and wallpaper collection.
01264 738768; www.eadieandcrole.com
Edward Bulmer
Edward Bulmer is an interior designer and architectural historian specialising in the restoration of heritage buildings. As the founder of Edward Bulmer Natural Paint, he is an exponent of environmental sustainability, moving his shop to a new address on London’s Pimlico Road, SW1, in 2025.
Recent work has included the revival of a long-forgotten country mansion, finishing the fitting-out of a ducal room first begun in 1830 and the first phase of the restoration of a great neo-Classical house, which had previously been given a minimalist makeover.
01544 388535; www.edwardbulmerinteriordesign.co.uk
Grenney Greig
Having previously run Veere Grenney Associates, distinguished designer Veere Grenney has partnered with long-time creative director Natasha Greig to form Grenney Greig. Interiors are rooted in the classical tradition, balanced by contemporary elegance and tailored comfort. Recent projects are a Switzerland chalet, a Singapore apartment and a London town-house. Mr Grenney’s debut online video course, A Life in Design, is now on Create Academy.
020–7351 7170; www.grenneygreig.com
Guy Goodfellow
For more than two decades, Guy Goodfellow has been designing timeless interiors, combining his knowledge of heritage architecture and antiques with an expert eye for colour and comfort. Projects include a townhouse in Edinburgh, a new-build classical house in Warwickshire, a riverside townhouse in Chelsea and the careful renovation of an Arts-and-Crafts estate in Surrey. The Guy Goodfellow Collection of fabrics and wallpapers, based on historic textiles reinterpreted in inspired colourways, is available from his shop in Chelsea, SW10.
020–7349 0728; www.guygoodfellow.com
Isabella Worsley
After working for both Guy Goodfellow and Kit Kemp, Isabella Worsley founded her own architectural and interior-design studio in London in 2018 and fast earned a reputation for confident use of colour and pattern and for original interiors that champion the work of British artists and craftspeople. Her Italianate loggia design for the Country Life stand at last year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show was awarded four stars by the judges and became one of the most photographed stands of the event.
Interior designer Isabella Worsley came up with the Italian loggia-inspired 'Outdoor Drawing Room' for Country Life at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025.
Other recent projects include a beach house on the Sussex coast featuring rich colours and natural textures and the first London showroom for Bavarian dress company Annina. The designer also offers a range of fabrics and wallpapers inspired by antique textiles and Italianate block printing.
020–8075 5232; www.isabellaworsley.com
Janine Stone & Co
Established for more than 35 years, with offices in London, Cheshire and New York, this firm is renowned for creating timeless private residences, undertaking everything from sensitive renovations of period town-houses to new-build country homes extending to 30,000sq ft. It offers an unusually integrated approach, with architecture, interior design and construction management under one roof. Projects include a substantial family residence in India, houses on the Wentworth Estate in Surrey and commissions in Regent’s Park and Knightsbridge, London. The firm also offers Clarity, a pre-purchase advisory service that provides guidance on planning, layouts and construction costs.
020–7627 5300; www.janinestone.com
Katharine Pooley
Known for supremely luxurious interiors and for championing the work of British craftspeople, Katharine Pooley heads a team of 49 interior designers and interior architects. Projects span the private residential, hospitality and commercial sectors around the world, recently including an historic château on the Côte d’Azur, France, involving meticulous work by artists and specialists, as well as the transformation of a Victorian villa in London’s Notting Hill and the design of country estates, contemporary homes, luxury spas, beach villas, ski chalets, private jets and yachts. Her boutique on Walton Street, London SW3, offers elegant furniture, lighting and decorative home accessories.
020–7584 3223; katharinepooley.com
Kit Kemp
Kit Kemp, co-founder and creative director of Firmdale Hotels, has long been admired for her colourful, comfortable and highly distinctive interiors. She has completed the design of 12 hotels in London and New York, US, including the recently opened Warren Street Hotel in Tribeca.
As head of her eponymous design studio in London, which she runs with daughters Minnie and Willow, Mrs Kemp brings her magic touch to residential interiors that include homes in the capital and the country, villas in the South of France and properties in Barbados and the US. Her new book, Design Stories (Rizzoli, £45), is being launched this month, as is a new textile collection with G. P. & J. Baker, to add to her 2025 collaborations with Chelsea Textiles and Andrew Martin.
020–3813 6216; www.kitkemp.com
Lonika Chande
Known for her spirited designs, which are backed up by plenty of practicality and technical know-how, Lonika Chande creates warm, inviting interiors that combine a distinctive mix of antiques, textiles and art with a modern edge. Specialising in residential projects in London and the South-East, the London studio is a favourite with young families.
020–7627 0472; www.lonikachande.com
Lucy Cunningham Interiors
Delivering her own fresh take on classic English country-house style, London-based Lucy Cunningham is known for charming, characterful interiors layered with pattern, colour, antiques and contemporary pieces. A favourite for substantial projects across the UK, she is working on a listed Jacobean manor house in Gloucestershire, an apartment in Mayfair and a Cotswold home for a young family moving from London. She is also reviving the interior of a Georgian country house in Yorkshire to prepare it for a new generation of family members.
07740 463306; www.lucycunningham.com
Max Rollitt
Max Rollitt is an interior designer, furniture-maker and antiques dealer whose sought-after style has earned him acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. Distinctive for their layers of colour, texture and history, suffused with comfort, his recent projects include a listed farmhouse in the West Country, adapted and restored for a young family, a historic townhouse in Hampshire and a house in Chelsea, London, with spaces repurposed for multigenerational family life. Each project draws upon antiques from his Hampshire showroom at Yavington Barn, together with his own collection of bespoke furniture, which will be expanded in 2026.
01962 791124; www.maxrollitt.com
Nels Crosthwaite Eyre
Hampshire-based Nels Crosthwaite Eyre offers a lighter take on classic English country-house style, geared to a younger generation. After working for the late, great Robert Kime for several years, she set up her own studio in 2014, expertly combining a skill in creating interiors geared to the practicalities of family life with her eye for unique vintage textiles, art and antique furniture, mixed with joyful detail and sumptuous colour.
07725 818077; www.eyreinteriors.co.uk
Nina Campbell
One of the world’s most respected interior designers, Nina Campbell is admired for elegant, classic English decorating with a distinctively light, witty touch. Current projects include private residences in London, Paris, France, and Monaco, as well as the newly reopened Woolpack Inn in Hampshire and completed KYN Hurlingham care home in London SW6, with two further developments for KYN under way.
Collaborations also continue apace, including fabrics and wallpapers for Osborne & Little and the expanding Nina Campbell Home collection for Next. Nina Campbell Furniture will launch in the US this year. Her delightful shop on Pimlico Road, London SW1, offers tableware, accessories and furniture; her son, Max Konig, and daughter, Alice Deen, work alongside her.
020–7591 5797; shop.ninacampbell.com
Oliver Laws
With the highly experienced Guy Oliver at the helm, this Mayfair, W1-based practice specialises in elegant and timeless interiors that celebrate the beauty of bespoke craftsmanship. Discreet about his work on some of the grandest properties in the land — and some on water, too — among his few pubicised projects is a boutique luxury hotel in the centre of Florence, Italy, which is due to open in the summer.
020–7437 8487; www.oliverlaws.com
Osborn Interiors
Bee Osborn heads an interior architectural design practice based in London and the Cotswolds, tackling both residential and commercial projects. Her restful interiors celebrate the beauty of natural materials, such as stone, reclaimed wood, rattan and linen. Current projects include substantial homes in the UK and continued work on a luxury hotel in St Barths in the Caribbean.
Pippa Paton Design
Pippa Paton heads a studio known for breathing new life into historic Cotswold properties, honouring their heritage and layering each home with modern comfort. Offering a full spectrum of services including interior design, architecture and project management, the Oxfordshire studio recently completed the renovation and extension of a Grade II-listed farmhouse. Ongoing projects include work to a Grade II-listed rectory and the conversion of its former stables to a light-filled apartment and art studio, and a former cart shed into a wellness centre. Mrs Paton’s third book, Twenty First Century Cotswolds Vol. III, is published in May 2026.
01865 595470; www.pippapatondesign.co.uk
Rita Konig
A sought-after talent on both sides of the Atlantic, Rita Konig (‘The goddess of small things’, October 8, 2025) last year opened an office in Palm Beach, Florida, US. This year, she will launch a furniture and accessories collection, Rita Konig Household Goods, and a second collection of fabrics and wallpapers with Schumacher, to accompany her debut collection that came out in 2024.
An eclectic sitting room created by Rita Konig, whose collections now also include fabrics, wallpaper and lacquer furniture.
Recent projects include the home of the 19th-century painter Winslow Homer on the coast of Maine, US, a house for passionate art collectors in London and a Park Avenue apartment in New York, US. A new book, about her own flat in London, will be published in 2027.
020–3735 7280; www.ritakonig.com
Sean Symington
It has been a busy 12 months for Sean Symington, who is based in Tetbury, Gloucestershire. His ability to add character and comfort at a Tudor farmhouse he designed in Suffolk was showcased in Country Life. Other projects include the recent renovation of a home near Paris, France, the transformation of a country cottage in the Cotswolds and the revival of a country manor home in Wiltshire. He also recently collaborated on an award-winning fabric and wallpaper line with G. P. & J. Baker.
07918 080355; www.seansymington.com
Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler
Founded in the 1930s, Britain’s most venerable interior-decorating firm has always been known for quintessentially English style. Led by Emma Burns and Philip Hooper, the group of seven director-decorators, including recently promoted Chloe Willis and Lucy Mayers, undertakes a diverse range of projects. The article ‘Are you sitting sociably?’ offered a window onto Ms Burns’s skill, as demonstrated in her work at The Hurlingham Club, London SW6. Brussels Weave carpets, classic lighting and furniture, including the revival of many pieces from the archive. Partnerships with antique dealer Brownrigg and Jenna Burlingham Art complement the elegant room sets at the showroom on Pimlico Road, London SW1.
020–7493 2231; www.sibylcolefax.com
Sims Hilditch
Founder Emma Sims-Hilditch heads this forward-thinking studio, which is celebrated for its ability to bring a fresh eye to English country-house style. With a timeless aesthetic rooted in its Cotswolds base, this full-service studio of 40 achieved B-Corp accreditation last year, affirming its commitment to using design as a force for good, and was recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025. Her book Beautifully British Interiors (Rizzoli), written with Country Life’s Giles Kime, is out now.
Current projects include the revitalisation of a Grade I-listed Georgian townhouse in London, the pro-bono transformation of a Cotswold farm for charity Jamie’s Farm and homes across the US, Europe and Hong Kong.
020–3701 9578; www.simshilditch.com
Spencer-Churchill Designs
Lecturer, author and designer Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill specialises in grand English country-house style and restoration of period properties, running her interior-design company, Woodstock Designs, close to her ancestral home at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire.
At present, she is working on several projects in Oxfordshire and the Home Counties and one in the US. Her recent book, Blenheim: 300 Years of Life in a Palace (Rizzoli), celebrates the history and restoration of Britain’s most renowned private palace.
01993 811887; www.spencerchurchilldesigns.com
Studio Squire
In 2020, interior designer Angelica Squire joined forces with her husband, Richie, a construction specialist, to form Studio Squire. Today, this small London-based firm focuses on full-scale home renovations, taking on only a handful of projects each year across London and the South-East. ‘We love bringing clients’ aspirations to life, delivering a hands-on service in which we are usually involved from beginning to end,’ says Mrs Squire.
The studio employs textures and paint colours to deliver interiors in a pared-back style with plenty of interest and character. ‘So much comes from layering, often bringing in artwork, antiques and unusual objects,’ Mrs Squire explains.
Currently engaged on several contemporary apartments in the Chelsea Barracks development, London SW1, the studio is also working on a major residential project in Barnes, SW13, which includes a swimming pool, basement night club and pool house with sauna and ice bath, and is updating a large farmhouse in Oxfordshire for a young family moving from London. ‘We will only grow the studio so much, because we always want to be personally involved in every project — it is important to us to maintain that connection,’ she says.
020–3848 7614; www.studiosquire.co.uk
Thorp
This London-based multidisciplinary design studio, headed by founder Philippa Thorp, was established more than 40 years ago and now works across a discreet international portfolio of private residences, estates and selected commercial projects, offering architectural, interior design, landscape and art-curation services under one roof. The studio’s current projects span Monaco, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat on the Cote d’Azur in France, Geneva, Switzerland, and New York, Connecticut and Miami in the US.
020–7235 7808; www.thorp.co.uk
Thurstan
James Thurstan Waterworth heads this London-based interior-design studio, which he founded in 2018, drawing on his experience as the former European design director of Soho House. He is particularly adept at bringing history to life, celebrating the beauty of antique finds and the patina of aged materials to create atmospheric interiors with a pared-back style and modern edge, exemplified by his room scheme for the 2025 WOW!house at the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, SW10, created with lighting specialist Hector Finch. The studio’s client list includes the Duchy of Somerset, founder of Soho House Nick Jones and The Zetter Group of boutique hotels in London.
020–8129 5855; thurstan.co
Todhunter Earle Interiors
Todhunter Earle balances a deep understanding of historic architecture with an instinctive feel for modern life, creating interiors renowned for their warmth, comfort and character. Led by Emily Todhunter and Kate Earle, the London studio undertakes projects in some of Britain’s most significant private homes, thanks to its notable sense of discretion and ability to deliver complex projects to uncompromising standards. Recent work includes a major Georgian shooting estate, a pioneering rammed-earth new-build and private houses in London and abroad.
020–7349 9999; www.todhunterearle.com
Turner Pocock
Ever discreet about their high-profile client list, Bunny Turner and Emma Pocock lead an interior-design studio, founded in 2007, that is admired for its outstanding creativity and confident use of colour and pattern. With offices in London and Geneva, Switzerland, projects include elegant, yet relaxed family homes, in the Alps, on Lake Geneva, in Edinburgh and in Holland Park, London.
The studio has recently collaborated on furniture collections with Chelsea Textiles, Lorfords and Julian Chichester. The two founders also run TP Caring Spaces, a charity that creates relaxation spaces for patients, key workers and the displaced.
020–3463 2390; www.turnerpocock.co.uk
Vanrenen Hanbury
Headed by Sarah Vanrenen and Laura Hanbury, this Berkshire-based studio has a reputation for creative English country-house design — with a modern twist. ‘We enjoy the variety of what we do, never having a set formula,’ says Mrs Hanbury.
Mrs Vanrenen is the daughter of interior designer Penny Morrison and she credits her mother’s skills as having a profound influence on her work. After studying fine art in Florence, Italy, and spending five years working at Christie’s in London, she set up her own interior-design studio. About seven years ago, she was joined in the practice by Mrs Hanbury, who had trained at KLC School of Interior Design and then worked at leading design studio Mlinaric, Henry and Zervudachi (now known as ZRM). In 2025, they became business partners.
Recent projects include the revamp of a Victorian vicarage in London, the overhaul and extension of a Wiltshire manor house and a new riverside flat in London. The studio also offers a boutique collection of fabrics, lighting and furniture, including the Bluey collection of sofas and armchairs as part of a collaboration with Boura & White.
This spring marks the launch of new fabric collections and brass lighting. ‘In all our work, we like to add a pop of the unexpected, which instantly brings a design up to date,’ explains Mrs Vanrenen.
01488 500206; www.vanrenenhanbury.com
VSP Interiors
Henriette von Stockhausen runs a Dorset-based studio renowned for classic country-house interiors informed by a strong understanding of historic architecture, appreciation of antiques and her instinctive eye for beauty. Expect comfortable, layered and characterful spaces that feel as if they have evolved naturally over time, balancing antique and traditional fabrics with contemporary art.
Henrietta von Stockhausen of VSP Interiors brought her distinctive style to this house in Devon, once owned by Sir Walter Raleigh.
Current projects include listed houses and historic properties in the UK, Denmark and the US. This month sees the launch of Ms von Stockhausen’s furniture collection, rooted in classic English design and produced in collaboration with Oficina Inglesa, and later in the year comes a range of runners with Jennifer Manners.
01305 265892; www.vspinteriors.com