It was 7 years ago that I met my co‐founder, Tash Hamilton Dick. We started working on residential
and commercial developments for an investment company in Sloane Square, she as the designer and me as the project manager. We decided we worked so well as a team and enjoyed our work so much that we would set up on our own. This was in 2012 and saw the beginning of Compass and Rose. At the time we had nothing to lose by setting up our own company and the nature of the business required little investment. Any investment put into the company was put in by us, there are no 3rd party investors and we are 50:50 partners.
Nearly four years has passed since its inception and this time has been spent developing and nurturing the company and working out what is integral to us and the designs we do. All of our work to date has been via word of mouth which we feel is a strong reflection of the relationships we have built with our clients.
Our most recently completed project is also our favourite, the Georgian Townhouse which features on our website. Style wise we would describe it as effortlessly cool, inspiration coming from Scandinavian living/London designers (House of Hackney,) with a touch of Soho House incorporating an eclectic mix of old and new furniture and using interesting materials with a neutral but dynamic colour palette.
Compass&Rose
We are in the throes of setting up another company, called CRiB which will be a furniture hire company. We want to tap into the furniture rental market for developers and estate agents to help sellers dress and style their properties, creating an eclectic, elegant look people can see themselves living in. Another goal for this year is to buy our own property and develop it ourselves. This is our long term goal, to do developments ourselves.
I have always been a people person, and Mayfield was great for that. Everyone was so approachable, teachers encouraged and listened, taught passionately which gave me the hunger to achieve. I wasn’t the most academic of students but I always tried hard. It was ok to get things wrong and keep trying. I think this is so important to highlight to children now - some of the most successful people I know to date, are not the most academic. Learning life skills, understanding how to negotiate, listen, communicate with people is vital for anyone’s career. Having small classes at Mayfield and enthusiastic teachers, meant we all received a lot of attention and help from the teachers. They gave us time and allowed us to develop into our own characters. The variety of classes (cooking, Pottery, Art, CDT, Drama) also encouraged those less academically able that were still very able students. I also loved the nurturing environment, the cosiness of Lower School and the warmth felt throughout the School.
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GabrielleColes (Class of 2006)
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The Old Cornelian SUMMER 2016
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