Campbell House laid its first foundation stone just one year ago in the midst of the global pandemic. Within a matter of months, the firm had successfully opened offices in New York, Los Angeles and Paris. Las Vegas-based Beth Campbell, the firm’s founder, even adopted one of Churchill’s best-known quotes, giving it her very own spin: “Never let a good pandemic go to waste.” Driven by that uniquely American trait of relentless optimism, the designer has now forged an international network of highly demanding clients: a hotel in the industrial outskirts of Nashville, a Mexican restaurant in Washington, and a gulet-inspired terrace in Turkey, not to mention venues in Dallas and Cambridge Massachusetts in the USA, and Muscat, Kuwait and Riyadh in the Arab region. All the projects are totally unique, irrespective of their location, with their style being dictated by one thing alone, and that is whatever the client wants. The address of the most stunning spot currently in the pipeline remains a closely guarded secret. It is an eco-resort nestled alongside a tropical beach, where tiny white wooden follies stand proudly on stilts, topped with solar tiles, embraced by the sand and lapped by turquoise seas. 

Creative Director Jese Medina-Suarez heads up “La Maison”, the simply named Parisian branch of the firm, and is responsible for coordinating the agency’s projects across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He is originally from Spain, and first attended Maison&Objet back in March this year. Having previously had very little contact with French brands, he came to the trade fair to make connections and fill up his address book.