The Collector’s House
I have always been fascinated by the way interiors reflect the lives lived within them, particularly the layered historic interiors that have been occupied by generations of the same family. These rooms hold memories, layers of history and personality, and I wanted to capture some of that richness in my latest collection of scarves. I’ve called it The Collector’s House — a trio of designs inspired by the spaces we retreat to, entertain in, and dream of.
I’ve long wanted to create a collection inspired by homes and interiors, much as I did with my Garden Collection. Hopefully these three scarves are just the beginning, and over time this series will grow to encompass more rooms — and perhaps even pay homage to some particularly stylish châtelaines of the past.
The Country Kitchen is a place of comfort and conviviality. It’s the heart of the home, where Labradors sleep in front of a cast-iron range amid copper kettles and country furniture. The scarf features a border of servants’ bells — a nod to the upstairs-downstairs world that threads through this capsule collection. I chose green for this design, a popular colour for kitchens in the Victorian era.
The Drawing Room takes its cue from more formal spaces. It nods to the decorative flourishes of a layered historic interior where ancestral portraits and Sèvres porcelain sit alongside an Art Deco telephone, all contained within a border of scrolling rococo plasterwork. This design evokes a space where family history lingers in every detail.
The Boudoir, with its lit à la polonaise, is the most flamboyant and intimate of the three. It reflects a private retreat, a place of pattern, softness and imagination — a room filled with books, musical instruments and cut-glass scent bottles.
Together these designs form a kind of imagined house, one that draws on my love of interiors, collecting and storytelling. Several of the objects depicted are from my own collection, while others are imagined pieces inspired by furnishings I’ve encountered in stately homes and auction houses.
I hope these scarves will become heirlooms to be treasured and handed down, much like the objects and spaces that inspired them.