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Tala Fustok

Tala Fustok is an English-Palestinian interior designer and founder of London-based Tala Fustok Studio. Drawing on her multicultural heritage and architectural training at London’s Architectural Association, her work combines diverse influences with an intuitive approach. After working in Paris on projects including Hôtel de Crillon, she returned to London, where she designed the award-winning Mandrake Hotel before establishing her own practice. Her studio was named to the AD100 in 2025.

Through Tala Fustok Studio, she creates immersive residential, hospitality and commercial interiors shaped by art, collectible design, materiality and architecture. Her projects span residences and hospitality spaces internationally, including Laylow in Notting Hill and projects for The Mandrake. Characterised by raw and refined materials, experimental colour and unexpected details, her interiors balance atmosphere, comfort and function. In 2026, Fustok is expanding into furniture and lighting with her first collection, developed with artisans in the UK and southern Italy.

“Timelessness is created by weaving together layers from different eras."
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1 October 26
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Janine Carendi MacMurray

Janine Carendi MacMurray is the founder of AREA Interior Design, a New York-based interior design studio she established in 2006. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, she also studied decorative arts in Paris. Having grown up between Sweden, Mexico, Colombia, and Connecticut, MacMurray developed an international perspective that continues to inform her work, with Scandinavian design holding a particular influence on her aesthetic.

Her experience with auction houses and travels in search of antiques has further shaped her knowledge of historical and cultural styles, as well as her passion for collecting, which extends to her collection through Carendi MacMurray. Through AREA Interior Design, she creates interiors that balance refinement with practicality and places particular importance on lasting relationships with her clients. Alongside her practice, MacMurray has also taught at Parsons, where she has contributed to educating and mentoring emerging designers.

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24 September 26
David Allan Charette
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David Allan Charette

David Allan Charette is a licensed interior designer and founding principal of Britto Charette, the Miami-based interior design firm he leads alongside co-founder Jay Britto. With decades of experience across architecture, urban and master planning, commercial projects and luxury residential interiors, Charette brings a broad understanding of the built environment to his practice. He holds both a Bachelor of Architecture and a Master of Architecture from the University of Detroit and has taught at the University of Detroit Mercy and the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Specializing in high-end residential interiors, Britto Charette creates turnkey spaces, custom furniture and accessories for an international clientele. As principal, Charette oversees the studio’s day-to-day operations while contributing to its interiors, furniture and product design. His work has received multiple Interior Design Best of Year awards and a Luxe Interiors + Design RED Award, and he has been invited to lecture at Maison&Objet, ICFF and universities.

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17 September 26
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Greg Natale

Greg Natale is an Australian designer whose multidisciplinary practice spans architecture, interior design and product design. Since founding his eponymous studio in 2001, Natale has developed a distinctive design language recognised for its confident use of colour, pattern and geometry. Drawing on his Italian heritage, his work brings together references to Italian rationalism, modernism and mid-century design, balancing layered expression with more restrained architectural forms.

Alongside his architectural and interior practice, Natale has developed an extensive body of work across furniture, lighting, textiles, surfaces and decorative objects. His work has been widely published and recognised internationally, including his induction into the Belle Hall of Fame in 2025. He is also the author of three books—The Tailored Interior, The Patterned Interior and The Layered Interior—exploring an approach defined by material richness, layered composition and a dialogue between maximalism and restraint.

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10 September 26
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Durietz Design

Josephine and Christoffer Du Rietz are the founders of Durietz Design & Development, a Mallorca-based architecture and interior design practice dedicated to restoring and reimagining distinctive properties.

After working on projects in Gothenburg and Stockholm, the pair left Sweden for Mallorca in 2016, where they began restoring historic homes while developing their multidisciplinary practice. Josephine brings a background in industrial and automotive design, architecture, interiors, and art, while Christoffer’s background in digital design informs his work across architectural drawings, furniture design, and project management.

Together, they approach each project with a shared interest in preserving the character of existing buildings while creating thoughtful, contemporary spaces shaped by materiality, craftsmanship, and their Mallorcan surroundings.

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3 September 26
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Mikel Welch

Mikel Welch is an American interior designer, television personality, author, and creative director known for creating interiors that balance timeless character with the realities of everyday living. His distinctive approach, often described as “primitive modern,” brings together antiques, collected objects, natural textures, and contemporary elements to create spaces that feel layered, personal, and enduring.

Welch first gained national attention through HGTV’s Design Star and has since appeared across numerous design programs, including Trading Spaces, Murder House Flip, and Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning Hack My Home. He currently serves as a design expert on The Drew Barrymore Show and a monthly contributor to The Today Show. His career also extends beyond television into residential interiors, set design, and creative direction.

In 2024, Welch participated in the Kips Bay Decorator Show House in New York. The following year, he published his first book, The Forever Home, exploring an accessible and practical approach to creating character-filled spaces designed to evolve over time. Based in Los Angeles, Welch continues to work across interior design, television, publishing, and product collaborations.

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Léonie Alma Mason

Léonie Alma Mason is a French-Swiss architect, interior designer and furniture designer, and the founder of LA.M Studio, which she established in Paris in 2014. A graduate with honors from École Camondo in Interior Architecture and Design, her multidisciplinary practice spans residential, hospitality, commercial and cultural projects, as well as furniture and scenography.

Her work is shaped by a sensitivity to the history and character of each place, bringing together architecture, art and design through a carefully considered use of materials, colour and detail. Drawing inspiration from culture, travel and the existing identity of a space, Mason often reinterprets historical references through a contemporary lens, creating interiors that feel layered, distinctive and deeply connected to their surroundings.

Working closely with artists, artisans, architects, landscape designers and specialist ateliers, Mason approaches each project as a complete environment, from architectural volumes and bespoke details to furniture and art. This dialogue between disciplines has become central to LA.M Studio’s identity, resulting in spaces that balance character, functionality and a strong sense of atmosphere.

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