Designers We Covet: Suzy Hoodless

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Suzy Hoodless takes practicality seriously. Having opened her studio in 2000 and gone on to design homes, private members’ clubs, restaurants, offices and hotels around the world, her style may be subtly luxurious and contemporary, but through a perfect blend of classic and vintage furniture, colour and pattern, it’s a comfort that remains key. ‘My clients always have an aesthetic vision, but equally important is how they want to feel,’ says Hoodless, who works out of her Notting Hill studio.‘If it looks great, but it’s not comfortable or it doesn’t work properly, it’s a fail – form and function go hand in hand.’ CovetED is here to let you know all about the designer, are you ready? Come and find out more about the projects!

‘MY CLIENTS ALWAYS HAVE AN AESTHETIC VISION, BUT EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS HOW THEY WANT TO FEEL’

The designer’s inspiration often comes from the architecture of buildings. She recently worked on the new development at the former BBC Television Centre in White City, designing many of the communal areas as well as its private apartments (below). For the prestigious project, she commissioned carpet specialists Vanderhurd to design textiles based on the photography of Lee Mawdsley, who documented the 1950s site before renovations began – the iconic Atomic Dots that adorned the building are recreated on a rug, while a satellite dish motif is woven into a wallhanging.

It looks as though the next year will be a busy one for Hoodless. She’s currently working on her first ceramics – due to launch in January 2019 – as well as designing the second London branch of the women’s members’ club The AllBright, which opens in 2019. Plus, she’s joining forces with Vanderhurd once again to display the wallhangings and rugs created for the TelevisionCentre project in her studio during the London Design Festival.

Sophisticated Townhouse

Architecture-inspired details and dark colours are teamed with hints of 1970s glamour in this contemporary London home. The boldness of their design for this Notting Hill home is evident from the moment you step inside. What was the original front living room has been transformed into a book-lined, black-painted study, the sidewall replaced with Crittall-style windows that open it up to the rest of the house.