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[Interior Design](/home/interior-design)

 /  18 July 2022  

#  Interiors Little Black Book: Kate Marlow  


Kate Marlow isn’t just an award-winning designer – she’s the co-founder and creative partner at Here Design, a studio made up of writers, designers and makers with a client list including LVMH, Hauser &amp; Wirth and Fortnum &amp; Mason. No wonder we jumped at the chance to take a look at her interiors little black book…  


ByGeorgina Blaskey

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 ![Merci, Paris](https://media.sheerluxe.com/mq7LHOLZyVuL5un7AhUP9ayMBPg=/800x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fsheerluxe.com%2Fsites%2Fsheerluxe%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2022%2F07%2Fsl180722-lbb-kate-marlow-contentmain-1.png?itok=4PnRihCp)

 

 

 Merci, Paris 

 



 

 

 

 

 

**If I could only buy homeware from one place, it would be** [Merci, Paris](https://merci-merci.com/en)**.** The shop itself has been curated with such skill and finesse. I love the understated luxury of all the linens. You know you’re going to love them until they wear out.

**The most interesting interiors shop is** [LASSCO](https://www.lassco.co.uk/). Everything there is unique – it’s a real hive of architectural antiques and curiosities. It never fails to excite and inspire.

**The coolest interiors shop I’ve found on my travels is** [ABC Home](https://www.abchome.com/). A New York institution for more than a hundred years, it started out selling carpets. Housed in a loft building on Broadway, the immense ground floor feels like a grand bazaar. It’s also home to three restaurants, all of which buzz with New York energy – and each one is filled with an eclectic mix of homewares.

**The best department store in the world for homeware is** [The Conran Shop](https://www.conranshop.co.uk/). I grew up on Habitat, which was very cool in the 80s, so I’ve always felt The Conran Shop was the aspirational version of that. Conran to me is a safe and trustworthy choice – safe because I know the design is good and because I know it has the playfulness and irreverence I love.

**The coolest independent interiors brand is** [The New Craftsman](https://www.thenewcraftsmen.com/stories) because it champions British makers. The philosophy is to showcase their work in honest and compelling ways. I’d be proud to own anything from The New Craftsman.

 **The best destination for independent designers and makers is** Instagram. It’s such a democratic platform for designers and makers – if the work is good, it will shine.

**The coolest under-the-radar brand is** [Anemone](https://www.anemoneinteriors.co.uk/collections/furniture), which specialises in vintage interiors. Its ranges are always wild and exciting. It’s the opposite of mundane – no flat pack here!

**My perfect shopping day would include** meeting my best and most interiors-obsessed friend Bianca from [French For Pineapple](https://www.instagram.com/frenchforpineapple/?hl=en) at the [Parker Palm Springs](https://www.parkerpalmsprings.com/) for breakfast to plan a day trawling the modernist vintage stores in Palm Canyon like [Christopher Anthony](http://www.christopheranthonyltd.com/select), [Alamo DPS](http://alamodps.com/newListings) and [Flow Modern](https://www.flowmodern.com/). We’d have lunch at [Workshop](https://workshopkitchenbar.com/) before browsing the vintage clothes on offer at [The Fine Art of Design](https://www.thefineartofdesign.com/).

**The best vintage stores** really depend on the era you want to dive into. For example, Palm Springs is famous for modernist pieces, but [Galerie du Passage](https://www.galeriedupassage.com/) in Paris is also so special. In the UK, I love the collections put together by Charlotte Freemantle and Will Fisher at [Jamb](https://www.jamb.co.uk/).

 

 

 

 I love the UNDERSTATED LUXURY OF LINEN. You know you’re going to love it until it wears out.  
 

 



 

 

**My favourite vintage piece is** my HMV Stereomaster from the 1960s. It’s a large walnut cabinet with an articulated wooden slatted door, which reveals a turntable and space for records. It’s got internal speakers, too. I inherited it from my great, great aunt in my 20s and it’s followed me everywhere.

**The best sustainable brand is** [ReWeave](https://www.kirstymcdougall.co.uk/re-weave). Its mission is to change the way the textiles industry treats waste by creating fashion and interior designs with beautiful weaves. It’s so encouraging to see how many fabric brands out there are pioneering more sustainable methods.

 

 

 

 ![Jamb](https://media.sheerluxe.com/kCfjfJ6-97lV09rj5zlKVl2p6xM=/800x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fsheerluxe.com%2Fsites%2Fsheerluxe%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2022%2F07%2Fsl180722-lbb-kate-marlow-contentmain-2.jpg?itok=N8fX28At)

 

 

 Jamb 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 ![Sam Marks](https://media.sheerluxe.com/nAs_yYMAr6IDJYVzQDaB-R9RvO0=/800x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fsheerluxe.com%2Fsites%2Fsheerluxe%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2022%2F07%2Fsl180722-lbb-kate-marlow-contentmain-3.jpg?itok=aSS4RB1f)

 

 

 Sam Marks 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**The best interiors gift I’ve ever given was** a [Rose de Borman](https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RosedeBorman) silk flag.

**The best interiors gift I’ve ever received was** the [Eames Occasional Table in Gold Leaf](https://www.heals.com/eames-occasional-table-ltr-chrome-legs.html?istCompanyId=dbea74c7-03f8-4f08-adfe-5f18fd6f4b7e&istFeedId=bfcdebec-5d59-4d03-ae82-17a7c111bb82&istItemId=pirmxrwlx&istBid=t&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&keyword=&ftcategory=genericshopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhqPOtJiR9gIVB-7tCh2IMQojEAQYASABEgJxjfD_BwE).

**The most recent item I bought for my home was** an [Eero Saarinin Tulip Oval dining table](https://www.twentytwentyone.com/products/knoll-eero-saarinen-tulip-oval-dining-table#&gid=1&pid=1).

**The most expensive investment I have made for my home was** the modular [Suita Sofa](https://www.vitra.com/en-gb/living/product/details/suita-sofa-3-seater-classic) by Antonio Citterio for Vitra.

 

 

 

 ![The New Craftsman](https://media.sheerluxe.com/joFDLmjxn-wuRqcpZfySqH0vy9s=/1920x0/smart/filters:no_upscale()/https%3A%2F%2Fsheerluxe.com%2Fsites%2Fsheerluxe%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2022%2F07%2Fsl180722-lbb-kate-marlow-contentmain-4.jpg?itok=SohXBWn7)

 

 

 The New Craftsman 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

**Over** **the years I’ve collected a large amount of** blue [Poole](https://www.chinasearch.co.uk/poole/) pottery tableware. I was born in Poole and feel very emotionally linked to it. I also like to buy from contemporary independent ceramicists like [Sam Marks](https://sammarksceramics.co.uk/shop). It’s nice to use tableware that’s been made with care.

**For bedlinen I love** [Caravane](https://www.caravane.co.uk/)’s padded throws and the Zara linens for kids are really good – I often buy the kids’ bed throws and use them horizontally as a layer on a larger bed.

**For glassware I always check out** [eBay](https://www.ebay.co.uk/) for vintage glassware sets and [HAY](https://hay.dk/en-gb) or [Ferm Living](https://fermliving.com/). I’ll always scour car boot sales or second-hand stores for vintage branded glassware, too. My set of 1950s Pernod glasses have a chiseled rectangular profile and are so chic – and totally indestructible.

**For interesting art inspiration I follow** [Blue Farrier](https://www.instagram.com/bluefarrier/?hl=en), [The Ashmolean Museum](https://www.instagram.com/ashmoleanmuseum/) and [The Sarabande Foundation](https://www.instagram.com/sarabandefoundation/?hl=en) on Instagram.

**For soft furnishings I like** to mix unique handmade pieces and a lot of painted silk with plain classic cushions in bouclé fabrics and linens. The children’s rooms have lots of wool and velvet in them to make them feel cosy.

**I tend to buy a real mix of modern, antique and utilitarian furniture.** I keep an eye on [Retrouvius](https://retrouvius.com/)  and I also have a wish list of pieces from [TwentyTwentyOne](https://www.twentytwentyone.com/) and [Vitra](https://www.vitra.com/en-gb/home). While I wait for that day to come, I always manages to find well-chosen solid furniture from [Another Country](https://www.anothercountry.com/) or [Until This Last](https://www.untothislast.co.uk/).

**For lighting I love [Pure White Lines](https://www.purewhitelines.com/) and** [**Vinterior**](https://www.vinterior.co/)**.** We always end up with a piece of Flos lighting somewhere, but for big-time drama vintage Murano or good reproduction chandeliers and pendants are key.

**The item I regret not buying is** a pair of paintings I saw in Palm Springs. I didn’t know the artist but I really loved them both. It seemed rash to buy them and ship them home, but I think about them all the time.

**If my house was burning down, I’d save** a sketchbook of my mum’s drawings and the first box I could grab of pictures of my children. I’m not a hoarder but I did keep all their early writing and drawings.

**Next on my shopping list are** four [Vitra DSR Eames fibreglass chairs](https://www.vitra.com/en-gb/living/product/details/eames-fiberglass-side-chair-dsr) in the sea foam colour, to go around my new oval dining table.

Visit [HereDesign.com](https://www.heredesign.com/)

 

 

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