THE JOURNAL
STUDIO GEORGE
Located in the Vanguard Court community in Camberwell, Anglo-Australian George Townsin previously worked as a designer in Melbourne and with Suzy Hoodless in London. She launched her boutique practice Studio George in 2021 and loves using bold colours and elements of surprise.
Describe your style in three words Cool, calm, collected.
Is there any business advice you wish you’d known when you started out? Time spent doesn’t equal value – some of the best ideas only take five minutes to come up with but they can have a huge positive impact and solve lots of problems for your clients.
What projects are you working on at the moment? We’re working on the full renovation of a large family home in Stoke Newington, which is focusing on sustainable practices as much as possible. We’re also about to complete phase two of a family home in Herne Hill that’s heavily influenced by design from across the pond in the US.
What projects have you got coming up? We are about to start the concept phase for the renovation of a very cool 1970s property on a famous mews in Camden. Enrica Rocca Cookery School – a repeat client – is planning to open a new kitchen studio and we’re also about to start talks about the new space.
What are the details that matter the most to you in your work? Anything that is personal to the client specifically – we often add little bespoke elements here and there that are subtle but are totally unique to the client.
What’s your latest discovery at the Design Centre? We love the new August+Co space and everything that Iolanda is doing there. The showroom represents lots of great brands we either love already, or didn’t know about but love now.
STUDIO SHAN
Since setting up her Weybridge-based studio in 2021, Lishan Tham has never looked back. The former Studio Ashby FF&E designer has worked on many projects across London including a penthouse in Holborn.
Do you have a specific starting point for a project? People and heritage. Our studio really focuses on what makes clients’ homes feel like home – in their own way, but with our fresh take on it. Nostalgia plays a large part in what people are drawn to, and it can create something original as a starting point for our projects.
What’s the thread that runs through every scheme, regardless of the aesthetic? Calm spaces that are also evocative through vintage pieces, art and texture. Being influenced by the modernist approach to design, and growing up in Southeast Asia, has created a warm and layered aesthetic.
What projects are you working on at the moment? Residential apartments in East Finchley, 11 luxury apartments in Baker Street, a family home in Surrey and a whisky bar in Hackney.
What project are you most proud of? Our Holborn penthouse residential project: its light background palette was set, due to potential resale of the property, but we brought through lots of colour and texture with the furniture. We also recently completed a family home in Surrey, which is filled with lots of colour in a calming way.
What are the details that matter the most to you in your work? Calm colours, natural wood and stone, and modernist antiques.
What’s your latest discovery at the Design Centre? ABI Interiors’ chunky, contemporary brassware.
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