Given that launching her eponymous exercise in London a decade ago, designer Tiffany Duggan has founded herself as a powerhouse creative with a track record for tactile, timeless interiors that champion colour.
Fresh from launching new retail place Trove in Notting Hill (the physical anchor for her vary of homewares and produced-to-buy home furnishings line) the Household & Garden Prime 100 Interior Designer shares some of the lessons gleaned via her multi-faceted exercise.
‘I enjoy to mix a selection of old and new pieces on our style and design initiatives – not only is it a wonderful way to generate distinctive and ground breaking areas but “mixing it up” outcomes in a significantly extra timeless look’, she says.
In this article, Tiffany Duggan shares her leading tips on building abundant interiors imbued with character.
Pembridge Area, 2020. Photography: Mariell Lind Hansen
Pembridge Place, 2020. Pictures: Mariell Lind Hansen
Flower Lane, 2020. Photography: Mariell Lind Hansen
Hillgate Location, 2017. Images: Alex James
Pembridge Put, 2020. Photography: Mariell Lind Hansen
Flower Lane, 2020. Pictures: Mariell Lind Hansen
Flower Lane, 2020. Photography: Mariell Lind Hansen
Kensington Sq., 2017. Photography: Alex James
Hillgate Area, 2017. Photography: Alex James
Spaces that refuse to be pigeon-holed into a specific style or era have a longevity to them which is extremely hard to accomplish by purchasing the showroom set–up from your regional, modern day furnishings retailer. The trick to getting it right is all in the curation or blend.
Think about the period of your property – midcentury present day pieces operate brilliantly in present-day homes. I adore 1970s coffee tables by the likes of Willy Rizzo or Brutalist pieces in travertine, again-painted glass, and brass. Staff these with a Turkish or Persian rug and a Belgian slipcovered sofa for an eclectic nonetheless in some way harmonious mix. If you want to incorporate a minimal glamour, channel your internal Dorothy Draper (regarded as by numerous as the to start with skilled inside designer), and throw in the odd Hollywood Regency piece, but really don’t overdo it.
It is important to combine the understated with bold assertion items – the rough with the sleek – just as it is to blend outdated with new. Finally, to develop a little something really own and unpredicted even though nevertheless attaining stability, it is all about the mix and curation.
“Lighting is the jewellery of a room and doesn’t have to have to match into the exact same vernacular”
The excellent issue about developing in this way is that you build a home that appears to have advanced in excess of time, anything with authenticity and provenance. There are refined ways to realize this for all those of a anxious disposition, a piece of fashionable artwork in a conventional home or reupholstering a Bergere chair in a hanging new cloth. Nevertheless, the least complicated way to develop the mix is typically with lights – from swirly Murano mushroom lamps and Artwork Deco sculptural flooring lamps to rewired old clay pots and Empire design and style chandeliers, a lot of lighting genuinely can healthy into any area with the correct surroundings. Lighting is the jewellery of a space and doesn’t will need to fit into the same vernacular.
The modern-day prospective pitfall of striving for perfection that doesn’t exist is only amplified by endless metres of slick, glossy worktops, buffed concrete, and white sofas, which are all too easy to stain and damage with the unavoidable mess of day-to-day daily life. We can all advantage from a much more peaceful mind-set by selecting pre-liked items with a little tarnish here and there and a lovingly worn patina.
“Our households are extensions of ourselves and should replicate our varied and multi–faceted personalities”
For all the positive aspects of obtaining classic and antique items (not to mention the environmental rewards), there are instances when new factors are vital – each as a foil to the aged but also to make the most of the space on offer you, notably when maximising smaller city apartments.
Bespoke furniture can be a game-changer a window seat, for case in point, is a incredible way to make a instant out of a humble window and a large space normally needs a suitably proportioned couch or rug.
The art is in the curation and in our capability to transcend design and style and eras in new and ingenious strategies and generate splendidly particular person spaces. Most critical is to have faith in your instinct, obtain what you like and prevent as well several traits. Our residences are extensions of ourselves and really should replicate our various and multi-faceted personalities.
