Co-Living, Co-Working and Private Member Clubs: the Art of Living Together
Saturday 18 January —
16:00
- 16:45
The Talks — Hall 7
Description
Discussing the new luxury codes of communal spaces that now exist in cities all over the world, interior designers Linda Boronkay, Tatjana von Stein and Laura Fulmine come together to share their insight into how the success of such spaces rely on a bespoke and curated approach. Moderated by design journalist Roddy Clarke.
Participants
Linda BoronkayFounder & Creative Director - Linda Boronkay Design Studio
Laura FulmineInterior Stylist / Creative Director (and Gallery Owner / Director)
Tatjana von SteinInterior and Furniture Designer
Romain CasellaFounder & Director of Creative Agency, MAY Concepts Ltd
Linda Boronkay
Founder & Creative Director - Linda Boronkay Design Studio
Born in Budapest, Linda Boronkay’s passion for design was ignited by her parents at a young age. Her father is an architect and her mother, a passionate collector of arts and antiques, founded a Pulitzer winning design magazine. Linda originally trained to be a fashion designer in Paris before embarking on a career in interior design. Having lived across the globe, in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, New York and Paris, before settling in London, Linda draws daily inspiration from travel, art, fashion, literature, music, cinema, architecture and craft. Renowned in the industry for her warmth and emotionally intelligent approach, Linda’s career to date has seen her work for an impressive roster of global clients. Before starting her award-winning studio, she was Design Director of Soho House overseeing projects in Asia, Europe and the UK and leading a vast team of architects, interior designers and a procurement team. During her tenure, she developed the designs for everything from members’ clubs, hotel rooms, restaurants, bars, lounges, event and co-working spaces, through bespoke furniture lines and home accessories. Now a recognised industry speaker, columnist and judge, Linda Boronkay was included in Country and Townhouse’s Best 50 Interior Designer in 2023, House & Garden’s Design 100 in 2022 and the studio was recognised in Phaidon’s new publication "By Design: The World’s Best Contemporary Interior Designers” and "Great Women Interior Designers"
Laura Fulmine
Interior Stylist / Creative Director (and Gallery Owner / Director)
Laura Fulmine is a London based Interior Stylist and Creative Director with over 20 years of experience in her field. Laura began her career working for fashion designers Luella Bartley and Giles Deacon, but soon realised her true passion was in interior design. After some time as Interiors Editor at Grand Designs Magazine, she launched her freelance career and has since worked with highly respected magazines and leading brands worldwide. Laura has an exceptional, instinctive eye for trends and a unique approach to interior design. Her creative inspiration is influenced by everything from applied to outsider art, avant-garde theatre and film sets, to observing the everyday way in which people live, eat and socialise. Laura is regularly commissioned to style, art direct and consult for well known established brands, and set design high profile events. She has a host of private clients for whom she regularly styles, designs and art curates, as well as having recently designed two small boutique hotels Laura is also Director and Founder of M.A.H Gallery, a London based gallery and prop hire company that she set up in 2018, which offers licensed art works by contemporary artists to the world of Interiors. In 2022, she then launched The House, a gallery and concept store offering a platform for experimental collaboration and design.
Tatjana von Stein
Interior and Furniture Designer
Founded in 2016, the London-based design studio, Tatjana von Stein - formerly Sella Concept - is best known for creating intuitive interiors for their clients. Projects range from high end residential to restaurants, members clubs and hotels, working across multiple locationsincluding London, New York, Paris, Zurich and Mallorca. Founder & Creative Director, Tatjana von Stein, has a shared French-German heritage, and brings a unique approach to her designs, considering the psychology of space and the impact of the design on those experiencing it. The studio’s spaces imbue movement and warmth and reference design history with a contemporary twist. Whilst Tatjana’s approach to each project is versatile, a subtle nod to the past is the common thread throughout her designs. In 2023, Tatjana von Stein founded her eponymous brand and first furniture collection: Mise en Scène. Drawing from a spectrum of influences, the eight-piece collection is born of von Stein’s intuitive process and is produced in collaboration with some of France’s finest artisans. 2024 sees von Stein bringing together the two sides of the business - interior design and furniture design - to offer one harmonious vision.
Romain Casella
Founder & Director of Creative Agency, MAY Concepts Ltd
With over 15 years of experience in the creative industry, working with leading organisations such as Publicis Groupe and WGSN, Romain Casella founded the creative agency MAY Concepts Ltd in London in 2012. Collaborating with institutions and public organisations (Swiss Arts Council, City of Porto) and lifestyle, fashion, and design brands (Cappellini, Business of Fashion, Panter & Tourron), MAY provides branding, creative consulting, as well as end-to-end communications and public relations services. Romain also acts as a lecturer, speaker, and coach (ECAL, Westminster University, London College of Fashion), helping creatives develop impactful marketing and communications strategies.