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Welles Reimagined London Launch Party
06 September 2022
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Panel Talk: Customisation in Design
As part of Gabriel Scott's 10th anniversary, six international designers have reimagined the Welles Chandelier and come up with their own interpretations. To celebrate these six new lighting fixtures being formally added to Gabriel Scott's collection, design writer Becky Sunshine was joined by Scott Richler and three of the designers - Kelly Hoppen, CBE, Sybille de Margerie and Guan Lee - to discuss the new Welles Reimagined collection as well as the topic of customisation in design and who and what is driving the greater demand for customisation in design, in Gabriel Scott's London showroom.
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The Panel
Becky Sunshine
Becky Sunshine is a London-based design, interiors, and lifestyle writer with more than 20 years' experience. A contributor to titles such as Observer Magazine, Elle Decoration UK, Times Luxx, Telegraph Magazine, Sunday Times Style, Wallpaper*, Elle Décor US, Interior Design, Vogue Living, Design Anthology, AD China and Tatler Asia she has also been a visiting tutor at Central Saint Martins. She has just written a design book for Rizzoli.
Kelly Hoppen, CBE
London-based, multi-award-winning designer Kelly Hoppen, CBE, has an ever-evolving style, defined by a subtle fusion of clean lines and neutral tones intuitively balanced with an opulent warmth. With thousands of projects over the last four decades, Kelly and her talented team create multi-faceted couture interiors, with a diverse portfolio of projects including exclusive commercial properties, private homes and 5* hotels.
Sybille de Margerie
Parisienne interior designer Sybille de Margerie’s portfolio includes boutique-hotels, restaurants and spa, chalets and exclusive residences all over the world. With offices in Paris, Florence and Dubai, her signature is timeless luxury, refined and elegant. Major groups and brands such as Mandarin Oriental Group, LVMH Hotel Management, Four Seasons and Hilton acknowledge her mastery of contemporary codes.
Guan Lee
Guan Lee is the director of Grymsdyke Farm in Buckinghamshire, UK, a research facility, fabrication workshop and living-working space for architects, artists, designers and those interested in materials and processes of making. Lee is also the co-director of Material Architecture Lab, a curious, playful and inquisitively collaborative design and research laboratory based at The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London.
Scott Richler
Scott Richler is the founder and creative director of Gabriel Scott, founded in Montreal, Canada, in 2012. The contemporary lighting and furniture studio was established in an effort to blend Scott’s design experience developed over many years working in architecture, fashion and bespoke furniture. The studio’s design aesthetic evokes architecture and industrial design elements, as well as jewellery-making and art references.