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Five Minutes With: Jessica Cox ~ Jessica Cox Design Jacqui Priestley, owner and editor of Wokingham Local spends 5 minutes with Jessica Cox, entrepreneur and owner of Jessica Cox Design, a residential and commercial interior design company based in the South of England. WL: What inspired you to become an interior designer? Talk to us about the journey from starting out to becoming an awardwinning designer. JC: From a young age I was very interested in design, and it was after receiving a secondhand dolls house one birthday - I then spent all the time that I could redecorating and renovating the rooms and then rearranging the furniture constantly! This grew into a passion and after studying and lots of years of hard work it became my career, one which I absolutely love and feel very grateful to be able to do every day. WL: Were you artistic as a child? JC: I was always drawing, taking photos, and WOKINGHAM LOCAL • SEPTEMBER 2022
experimenting with crafting as a child (although I imagine some of the ‘projects’ are a bit questionable now) but it was all part of being creative and developing skills. Sketching and taking photos are a big part of what I do now, as well as occasionally painting artwork for clients if I struggle to find the right piece for a space. And crafting fancy dress costumes with objects from around the house is a challenge I’ll always gladly accept. WL: Tell us about a project or two from your portfolio that you’re most proud of and why? JC: I recently designed the space for the ‘Fiona Parry Boutique’ which is in Wokingham and part of the new development in Elms Walk. Being able to get to 37
