Julia has a refreshing and unique way of looking at the world. She loves difference and sees opportunity and surprise in the everyday items that others may miss. A keen collector and lover of wine she is interested in fashion and growing herbs and spices which her partner translates into beautiful compositions on a plate.
She graduated from Manchester University with a Bachelor of Science and has a wealth of business experience having worked for many years in the pharmaceutical industry managing product launches and pack designs for flagship brands and major business investment projects. Recognised over multiple years with the global CEO “high achiever” award. Life in the corporate world has reached a natural conclusion for Julia and she has decided it is time for her to take up a new challenge. Having always had a love of colour and how it can positively impact “place” plus studying art has inspired her to do something to make a difference in the field of interior design. Julia will soon complete a Diploma in Interior Design and is eager to use the skills learnt to make a real difference to the “first, second and third” places people cherish.
Her mission is to bring colour and vibrancy to everything she touches. “The world is too rich in flavour to allow it to be vanilla”
A storyboard helps to clarify the space and solidify what it needs to achieve. It helps to resolve the sensory experience for the place.
Bathsheba Hotel, bold and daring for that risque experience
Preliminary Ground Floor Plan
Inspiration for Mimic Moth Suite
The Mimic Moth Suite
The Muse Bar
To the uninitiated the punctuation of the exterior is a mystery
Exploration of concepts for a commercial showroom reception and cafe. Shortlisted were "Ripple" "White Space" and "Show Off" with "White Space" chosen for its architectural monolithic sense of interiority and protection that can be exploited in the cavernous space.
Reception & Vertical Circulation
Waiting Space
Aerial image of Cafe Space
The Cafe
A PopUp cabaret space created as a brand experience for the Bathsheba Hotel
Threads of purpose intertwined creating a composition through a distorted lense-concept Disruptive Bazaar
PRIVATE COMMISSIONS
A sample of some of the private commission work I have undertaken over the last few years.