Rory Macpherson studied interior design at the Inchbald School in Knightsbridge, winning Principal’s Prize when he graduated and, at aged just 23, went on to work for a well-established design company designing super-high-end homes and yachts in the UK and Italy. He founded Play Associates in 2011.

Having now completed a dozen homes, offices and bars in and around London, Play’s current projects include a large family home in Primrose Hill town house and a mansion flat in Maida Vale.

Born in Paris to an American mother and Spanish father, Blanca Sanchez came to England at the age of six. It was while accompanying her mother to antiques auctions that Blanca’s love for interior design was borne. After training at the Chelsea College of Art and Design her career began when she joined an established interior design business in surrey, leaving after 11 years to start her own interior design company, Halo Design Interiors.

Halo is an award-winning business, working on prestigious residential homes on private and Royal estates with projects ranging in the value from one to over twenty million pounds.

Founded by Rebecca James, Interior Desires is an award winning studio that specialises in luxury interior design projects around the world. Their holistic, multidisciplinary approach to design ensures that each project is completely unique; tailor made for each client. Fashion and art play an important role in the work they do and they say they “design for the future, by drawing inspiration from the past and the present”. Each project is treated with a meticulous attention to detail to ensure a unique final product. Their work is often described as bold and thought provoking and regardless of the nature of the project, the ultimate goal is to create refined, balanced and harmonious spaces.

Almas Shamsee is the founder and creative director at Maisha Design. She originally trained as an economist, but after almost ten years in the financial services industry she decided to pursue her passion for interior design. Almas formalised her training at the prestigious Chelsea College of Art and Design and formed Maisha Design in 2008.

Maisha (named after the Swahili word for life) Design is a London-based design practice specialising in bespoke interior and spatial design. They aim to create timeless interiors that are both functional and beautiful. Projects including private apartments and houses in London and the South of France.

Since 2000, Clare Pascoe has offered a comprehensive interior design service from her design studio in Oving, West Sussex. Specialising in her signature vintage contemporary interior design style, Clare sources and imports original Mid Century furniture from the UK and Europe, which is then sympathetically restored & reupholstered in Oving, giving a unique and highly desirable interior style. Championing British suppliers and makers, ranging from traditionally handmade sofas, fabrics woven in mills across the UK and paints innovatively recycled in West Sussex, Clare offers a sustainable interior design solution, celebrating the best of British skilled industries, without incurring the over inflated price tag usually associated with Eco Design solutions.

Rebekah founded her design practice, Rebekah Caudwell Design, in 2009. She is based in London & NYC, with projects running simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic. Her design work is mainly residential, a primary focus being Greenwich Village Townhouses, and she has also refurbished a super yacht and a Cap d’Antibes villa.

Rebekah believes in creating something personal, warm and dramatic. She has an inherent understanding of space and how to maximize its potential. Unafraid of risks, she has a bold and exciting aesthetic which she achieves with graphic patterning and strong colour use.