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Sophie Ashby
Sophie Ashby is an Interior Designer based in London. She founded her company Studio Ashby Ltd in February 2014 at the age of 25.

Education
After leaving Millfield School in Somerset, Sophie broadened her design vocabulary through a BA in History of Art (Hons) at Leeds University, going on to study Interior Design at Parsons, The New School in Manhattan, New York. Her strong architectural and design sensibility developed over the following years with sound mentorship and a personal curiosity for “beautiful things”.

Career
Sophie started her career working as a design assistant at Victoria Fairfax Interiors in the luxury, traditional, residential market. There, Sophie worked on a varied portfolio of projects from a beach house in Connecticut, MA, to a lakeside estate in Geneva and a townhouse Mount Street in Mayfair, London. On leaving Victoria Fairfax Interiors, Sophie worked at creative agency Spring & Mercer, a design studio in central London where she headed up the Interior Design department and enjoyed working on a range of projects for private clients and property developers in the residential market in London. Sophie also designed the restaurants of Patty & Bun for her friend Joe Grossman, the founder of the central London burger chain.

About Studio Ashby
Studio Ashby creates interiors that are driven by the principles of authenticity, consideration and enthusiasm. Each project is approached with the intention of creating a unique identity that resonates authenticity not only in the selection of furniture, lighting and art but in a natural palette of materials and textures. Unswayed by the passing dictates of fashion, Ashby draws on her love of antiques, colour, contemporary ‘world art’, modern furniture, photography and her latest discoveries to deliver an eclectic richness to each interior. Studio Ashby’s relationships with artisans and craftsmen, extensive resources and continual foraging play an integral role in developing each project. Humour and a love of objects with an explicit narrative result in a carefully balanced body of work that create cohesive spaces with a sense of honesty. Above all, it is a personal endeavour for Ashby; each home, each project, each an opportunity to transform a space.