Fawn Interiors Studio

CHAPTER FOUR

INSPIRERS

INSPIRERS

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Natural luxe interiors

Interior designer story

Fawn Interiors Studio

interview by Karolina Barnes and photography by Black Ash Studio

Before FAWN INTERIORS STUDIO was founded by husband and wife duo Robert and Tamsin Allen in 2014, they both had successful careers in creative industries. While Robert was a professional photographer, Tamsin was an accomplished art director and designer in London, with a passion for arranging things of beauty whether on a page or in a room. When they decided to leave the busy London life behind and move to the countryside, they not only changed their lifestyle but also joined forces to start Fawn. With already a few projects under their belt, and in combination of shared love for elegant, modern yet practical interior design, they brought their strengths together, creating truly distinctive and highly-finished spaces. Whether it's a private home, hotel, spa or office, the duo aims to always achieve a premium finish with bespoke elements and in their trademark Natural Luxe style.

Here we chat to them about their design journey, projects and how nature inspires their work everyday.

What has been your journey so far - how and why did you start Fawn Interiors Studio?

We moved to the countryside in 2014, in pursuit of a better quality of life. In London, we had completed quite a few successful property projects (alongside our creative careers) for ourselves and for family and friends so we thought it would be great if we could combine our creative backgrounds and practical knowledge gained over the years, and fill the gap in the market for country properties with a designer twist.!

What is different about your interiors studio? How are you solving your clients problems?

We like to mix and match styles (modern with traditional, masculine with feminine) - I think having a husband/wife team as creative directors really helps us understand and solve the issues that our residential clients have. Very often whoever is commissioning the interiors (husband or wife) tends to lead the project and the other partner's needs can sometimes get forgotten; it's never out of meanness, it's just that the commissioner is very focused on getting the job done. Or, even if both are fully-involved, their styles/tastes/requirements can be quite different. We help to find the balance between the two and create spaces that everyone loves.

You have relocated to the countryside. How does nature inspire your design work?

We really love to incorporate organic colours and textures into our designs. Whether the project is modern or traditional, we always try to have elements that feel natural and authentic, rather than overly-glitzy.

How do you deal with challenges especially now during the pandemic?

Covid has been a challenge for everyone, and for us the biggest challenge has been finding the trades to do the work on our renovation projects. This has led to us expanding and taking on employees (rather than always using contractors) to get the work done. Many other moving elements in the business are just out of our control (supplier delays as one example), and for that, we employ deep-breathing techniques!

Can you tell us a bit more about your bespoke joinery arm of your studio?

Our joinery arm produces all the joinery for our interior design projects and we currently have a wide range of jobs in the schedule: wardrobes for awkward spaces, bespoke doors, a room divider and a couple of kitchens. To each project, we try to bring our design ethos - beautiful items, well-designed and traditionally-made, from quality materials that will last the test of time.

What has been your favourite project or client and why?

Oooo, it would be very difficult to choose but if we had to, our Winchester project was a perfect balance of lovely design features, innovative space-planning, bespoke joinery and a great relationship with the clients.

What are you currently working on?

We have lots of lovely projects in the pipeline which are a mixture of full renovation projects, and projects that are serviced remotely and design-only. Altogether they span around 400 years of architectural examples! We are also working on concepts for a few commercial projects (which have unfortunately been delayed due to the pandemic) and we are hoping to work on more commercial projects as the business develops. E

Please visit Fawn Interiors Studio website: fawninteriors.co

Email: projects@fawninteriors.co

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