LISTED BUILDING & PLANNING CONSENT: AN INTERIOR DESIGN PERSPECTIVE

WOOLF Interior Design & Interior Architecture have years of expertise, sensitively designing every aspect of residential and commercial interiors for traditional and historic buildings. We are acknowledged for our specialist skills designing for Grade I or II Listed buildings, including, Georgian and Victorian interiors.

HISTORIC RESTORATION: GEORGIAN HOUSES TRANSFORMED INTO AWARD-WINNING HOMES WITH A MODERN TWIST

Georgian houses are beautiful and graceful. Woolf Interior Design and Interior Architecture is an accredited Interior Design Practice specialising in Historic, Period and Listed buildings. When redesigning a Georgian home we enhance and retain the aesthetic unique to an historic home that is especially valued, such as wonky floorboards and timber sash windows, fireplaces, panelling, plasterwork, cornices, original doors, shutters and balusters. We aim to make these fabulous heritage assets fit for modern living and offer these grand and unique spaces a new lease of life.

LONDON MEMBERS' CLUBS - DESIGN FOCUS : SERIES 3 'HOME HOUSE'

In our Journal series celebrating the best Member’s Club and Hotel Interior Design in the UK, we take our top three favourite Members’ clubs in London and reveal their unique and distinct design ingredients.

WOOLF Interior Design & Interior Architecture have design ties to a range of Stately Homes, Georgian Residences and Historic Public Buildings. We are Specialist Interior Designers of Period Properties and have an extensive history of curating art work for Residential and Commercial Interiors. It is from this perspective that the Home House with its blend of Period Interior Design, Historic art work and Georgian Architecture, is a particular favourite of WOOLF.

LONDON MEMBERS CLUBS - DESIGN FOCUS: 2 THE ARTS CLUB

At WOOLF Interior Architecture & Design we celebrate the best Hospitality Architecture and Interiors in the UK. Our practice has a plethora of ties to Artists, Gallery Owners, Art Collectors and Art Consultants. We are Specialist Interior Designers for Period Buildings and have an extensive history of curating art work for Interiors. It is from this perspective that the Arts Club, with its blend of Historic Architecture, Art Work and Interior Design, is a particular favourite of WOOLF Interior Design & Architecture.

LONDON MEMBERS' CLUBS - DESIGN FOCUS : SERIES 1 'THE NED'

In our WOOLF Interior Design & Interior Architecture Journal series celebrating the best Hospitality Architecture and Interiors in the UK, we take our top three favourite Members Clubs in London and reveal their unique and distinct design ingredients. The Ned is an epic ‘members club with rooms’; it is one of the 18 members' clubs conceived and owned by the Soho House Group & Co. The Grade I Listed building was designed in 1924 by celebrated British Architect Sir Edwin 'Ned' Lutyens and was completed in 1939.

A Potted History Of Garden Design

The dream of a romantic country garden is an enduring one; the yearning for the effortless drifts of perennials in herbaceous borders and acres of flowers for cutting alongside a manicured sculptural topiary is fairly universal. As both a Bath and London based Interior Design Practice, WOOLF Interior Architecture & Design are endlessly influenced and inspired by garden design and the interface between outdoor and indoor spaces. In this Journal we start from the beginning of what we recognize today as ‘garden design trends’ seen throughout history.

THE MAYFAIR DESIGN DISTRICT

The established heritage of Mayfair is renowned for excellence in a blended form of interior design objects, furniture, lighting and furnishings. As leading Interior Designers, WOOLF Interior Architecture & Design work regularly with the galleries, makers and curators whose showrooms are located in Mayfair. The Mayfair Design District, is also a regular design show event, which invites the trade and the public to exhibitions of work by the very highest level of makers in the area. The work in the Mayfair Design District is equivalent to the fashion runways of London, Paris and New York. It is a showcase of design, material innovation and execution explored at the very top end.

THE MAGIC OF UPHOLSTERY

One of our favourite aspects of Interior Design is the magic created by bringing back to life an old piece of furniture. In many of our projects our clients have pieces of antique furniture that have been well loved and are in need of some help in getting them back to their best. Here at WOOLF Interior Architecture & Design we have many contacts in the upholstery and French polishing business that can work an absolute wonder with a piece of furniture in need of restoration expertise.

CONTEMPORARY & HISTORIC LIGHTING DESIGN EXPOSÉ

At WOOLF Interior Architecture & Design we sculpt each Interior using lighting to form a seamless flow within a Residential or Hotel environment. We compose richly layered, luxurious interiors, individual and beautifully tailored to create complex and practical spaces.

As Interior Designers in both Bath and London, we consider lighting schemes which can adapt to both Historic Listed and Contemporary spaces. Having worked in both the Residential and Hospitality Interior Design sector, we have accumulated a number of key techniques which have evolved over many years of experience.

ART & ARTISTS IN THE SOUTH WEST

At WOOLF Interior Architecture & Design we approach designing interiors like a curator, we have an exceptional depth of knowledge of both historic and contemporary art which very often informs our approach to designing interiors. We are fluid with styles and cultures, high and low art, elegance and edginess, always ensuring that our client’s aesthetic gains expression in carefully curated spaces. In this journal we are looking at a plethora of exciting and vibrant art and artists in the South West.

THE BATH PRESERVATION TRUST & THE HISTORY OF BATH STONE

Bath is a predominately Georgian City with many stunning architectural buildings that need to be preserved. When WOOLF Interior Architecture & Design embark on a project, there are specific rules that need to be adhered to and the Bath Preservation Trust is an organization that will oversee this important work.

A SECRET LIFE OF THE LIVERY HALL – THE CITY OF LONDON

In our view, some of the most outstanding discreet and audacious historic architecture and interiors in The City of London are home to the splendid, sacred and secret world of the livery hall. Informal trade guilds began to form during the early Middle Ages and these associations became the first Livery Companies. Originally charged to act as formal Governance Bodies for their namesake trades, the Companies also offered fraternal, religious and social aspects to their members. The majority of Livery Halls survived the Great Fire of London in 1666 and were then built on or rebuilt for their members during the 1800s.

DESIGN REVIEW - OUR TOP FIVE 5* HOTELS IN SOMERSET

As interior designers based in Bath and London, we review the interior design of our top five 5* Hotels in Somerset. WOOLF Interior Architecture & Design have designed and consulted for a number of prestigious hotels and high-end developments in England (London, Somerset and the Cotswolds), Ireland and Dubai. We take a multi-sensory approach which is carefully considered in every detail, creating intriguing and integrated spaces with a timeless character.

DESIGNING ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS FOR FILM

Prior to qualifying an interior architect and setting up WOOLF Interior Architecture & Design, Verity worked as an art director and later a production designer in the film industry. During this time, she developed a reputation for creating otherworldly spaces in television and film productions, many of which were science fiction or period dramas. There is a huge overlap between film, art, interiors, fashion and architecture. All of these genres influence the way in which we understand the world around us and this is what we tune into on our projects at WOOLF.