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Kate Monckton. Interior Consultant in London
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MARY’S LIVING & GIVING SHOP, ISLINGTON

Invited back by Save the Children and Mary Portas to design another of their highly successful high end charity shops, this one is situated in fashionable Islington, London.

Taking inspiration from the area’s close links with the early days of the UK film industry, the shop was designed to feel like a deserted, semi-derelict 1950s cinema, complete with crumbling walls and faded velvet curtains.

TESTIMONIAL

“Kate really took the time to understand our brief and her calm and professional approach was hugely impressive. Her design knowledge, good taste and bursting contacts book ensured we saved time and money. Full of integrity, Kate is a designer that delivers – on time and on budget – and can reduce the stress of your project by exactly 80%. An interior design star in the making”.

Paul Hunwick – Brand Manager,
Save the Children/Mary’s Living & Giving

maryportas.com/livingandgiving
savethechildren.org.uk

Mary Portas Living and Giving Charity Shop - Interior

INSPIRATION

MOOD

Faded glamour

FOCUS

To create an inspiring retail space, full of character and atmosphere. Finishes and decorative elements were chosen for their ability to instil a sense of dishevelled, faded charm, whether it be ragged velvet curtains, crumbling walls, ripped movie posters or scaffolding poles ‘holding’ the building together

COLOUR PALETTE

Plaster and brick, dark wood and faded blood red

Commercial Interior Design
Mary Portas Living and Giving Charity Shop - Interior
Mary Portas Living and Giving Charity Shop - Interior Detail
Mary Portas Living and Giving Charity Shop - Detail
Mary Portas celebrating the launch of the Islington store with her son Horatio

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