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Andrew Martin Founder, AMD Interior Architecture


Can you pinpoint the thought, whether yours or someone else’s that led you to a career in design?


From the age of 10 or so I was interested in art and making things, but it was the careers advice meeting at school that made me determined to do something I enjoyed. I knew I wanted to be creative, and do something with my hands, but all the advice I was given was that I was best doing something using my maths skills (something I was good at) and to forget being creative. Later I realised that maths, architecture and design all go hand-in- hand, of course.


In terms of the design and architecture industry, what do you consider the most radical era or pivotal moment? Te modernist movement. Te ideas and creative thoughts that were completely novel; a new way of looking at proportion and simplicity. Tis was all happening 100 years ago and really started a new chapter in design thinking. People like Le Corbusier, Eileen Gray and Walter Gropius leading the charge and inspiring the industry we know and love today.


Which radical thinkers have been inspirations to you in your career? Te two people who have inspired my career the most are Sir Terence Conran and his sister, Priscilla. Tey have both done a huge amount to influence, inform and give choice to a new generation. Early on in my career, when I was in my 20s, I was tasked with creatively


Left Malcolm Russell’s Mudlark’d tells the compelling stories of forgotten people through objects recovered from the River Thames


Opposite page The Bauhaus art school iconic building designed by architect Walter Gropius in 1925 is a listed masterpiece of modern architecture


overseeing the opening of Te Conran Shop, Paris. I remember fondly Sir Terence Conran cleaning the door handles of the shop just before opening, proclaiming ‘Retail is detail’ – words I have since applied to every project I’ve worked on.


I also worked with John Pawson on Jigsaw’s Bond Street store many years ago, which gave me a new perspective and a new way to look at simplicity within design.


Who are the radical thinkers who inspire you now? (Not necessarily forever or for a lifetime – just now!)


Mumbai Studios


I love the studio’s response to its locality and the integration of craft and architecture. It doesn’t follow the crowd but innovates through its own thought process. A very modern approach using highly skilled craftsmen.


Sebastian Cox


A pioneer in the use of sustainably sourced timber, applying superb design to create truly honest and beautiful furniture for everyday use. His company is committed to not only managing the woodland they own but to double the amount of woodland in England by 2040.


Charlotte Kingsnorth


Creating one-off functional art pieces from existing furniture. An inspiration on how to reuse, mend and make beautiful – a philosophy we apply to all our work at AMD.


Who outside the industry can architects and designers learn from?


I think it’s important that we learn from the day-to-day and everyone around us. In addition, some of those I most admire include the musician Gilles Peterson for his curation, the artist Louisa Bourgeois for her genius and resilience, the athlete Sebastien Loeb for his talent, and the musician-turned-farmer Any Cato for his forward-thinking approach to the survival of our future.


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