_The World of Interiors - with Fiona Barratt Interiors

Fiona Barratt-Campbell, the interior designer and luxury furniture architect, trained at Parsons in New York and London’s Chelsea College of Art and soon began producing interiors that combine quiet glamour with quality British manufacture, meticulous space planning and architectural detail. Alongside husband, business partner and international football legend Sol Campbell, the duo run a seamless operation from their 6,500-square foot studio in the heart of London.

Fiona’s first commission was Richard Branson’s chalet, The Lodge, in Verbier Switzerland and the team have a varied portfolio internationally. Working on both commercial and residential properties for private clients, developers and agents, Fiona Barratt Interiors is one of the hottest up-and-coming firms earning notable awards.

The projects are diverse and range from small refurbishments and home dressing packages, through to the full development of new builds. Fiona Barratt Interiors work with their clients often from point of purchase of a plot of land through to completion, liaising with all necessary trades throughout. Fiona herself oversees all aspects of each project from conceptual design through completion ensuring that her keen eye for the marriage of form and function are executed in each phase. 

Travel is a huge inspiration: travel and adventures closer to home, in Northumberland. The history, geology and topography in Northumberland contributes to all of Fiona’s influences. The rugged aspect of the landscape, in particular the area surrounding Hadrian’s Wall, informs her design ethos, both in terms of her interior schemes and more recently her own furniture line FBC London. Unveiled in 2013, each element is perfectly and individually hand made in the United Kingdom, using a mix of cutting edge and traditional methods. 

Taking the designs from her own 3D sketches to finished products has, says Fiona, been ‘quite a journey’. The silhouettes are bold and geometric the finishes are intricate, with materials from solid cast bronze and sandblasted wood to Brazilian fish skin. Linens, leathers, suedes, velvets and silks complete the rich, textural palette of the whole interior phenomenon’s.

Fiona’s signature style blends sophisticated neutrals interlaced with bursts of accent colour, but although this theme remains core to her interiors, she says recently she has been experimenting with antiques, particularly 20th century pieces.

Function over fashion is one of the Fiona Barratt Interiors’ mottos and this is reflected and saturated into each project. Interiors have to look wonderful, but also have to work on a practical level.

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