Philia
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Nickolas Gurtler
Nickolas Gurtler is an Australian interior designer and the founder and principal of Nickolas Gurtler Office, a boutique practice established in 2015. Over more than a decade in interior design and decoration, he has developed a distinctive approach spanning residential, multi-residential and commercial projects across Australia and the United States. His work is defined by a discerning and thoughtfully edited sensibility, with each project conceived around the experience of inhabiting a space rather than its visual impact alone.
Drawing from a wide field of references encompassing history, film, fashion and product design, Gurtler brings together different cultural and creative influences to form interiors with a strong sense of identity and atmosphere. His practice is also closely connected to contemporary Australian design, with an ongoing commitment to supporting emerging makers, local artisans and locally produced work. Through Nickolas Gurtler Office, he continues to develop a body of work that reflects both an international outlook and a strong connection to Australia’s creative community. In 2025, Gurtler was shortlisted for Designer of the Year at the IDEA Awards.
Linda Boronkay
Linda Boronkay is a London-based interior designer known for her emotionally driven and richly layered interiors. Born in Budapest, she developed an early passion for design through her family background in architecture, art, and antiques before originally training in fashion design in Paris.
Having lived across Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, New York, and Paris before settling in London, Boronkay draws inspiration from travel, art, fashion, cinema, and craftsmanship. Prior to founding her own award-winning studio, she served as Design Director at Soho House, leading projects across Europe, Asia, and the UK.
Today, her studio is recognized for creating immersive and emotionally resonant spaces, and her work has been featured in House & Garden’s Design 100 and Country & Town House’s Best 50 Interior Designers.
Marie Coomber
Marie Coomber is Design Director at Concept Eight Architects & Concept Eight Design, known for their design-led approach in creating bespoke homes as unique as their clients. Marie works with a team of 12 out of her Surrey-based studio, just outside of London. With an eye for sophisticated architectural interiors and a passion for crafting deeply personal spaces, we believe in our homes curating lifestyles for our clients. Switching her career 18 years ago from a dermatology lecturer to an interior designer, she joined her husband, who led the architecture business, in creating a complete design studio delivering both architecture and interior design for discerning clients. Marie has always enjoyed working with people to find solutions to improve lifestyles. She thrives off turning ideas into reality and gets a buzz from liaising with clients to understand their aspirations and vision for their dream home and how she can turn this into reality, gaining the satisfaction of working closely with clients from conception to completion.
And achievements for the company we have won and been shortlisted in various industry awards, including The British Home Awards, as well as winning best in category for the International Property Award. This is coupled with the studio work featuring in 2no. hardback coffee table books for architecture and interior design that feature up-and-coming studios around the globe.
Lulu Hope
Lucy Hope is the founder and creative director of Lulu Hope Studio, a London-based practice known for creating elegant and deeply personal interiors that balance aesthetics, functionality, and well-being. With academic backgrounds in History of Art and Archaeology at SOAS University of London, Fashion at Polimoda, and Interior Design at KLC School of Design, her work is shaped by a strong sensitivity to art, craftsmanship, and cultural history.
Working across private residences and boutique commercial projects, Hope approaches interiors with a timeless and wellness-focused philosophy. Through Lulu Hope Art, she also curates and sources fine art for her projects, while her close collaborations with Murano glass artisans bring bespoke handcrafted pieces into hospitality and residential spaces internationally.
An SBID-accredited designer, Lucy Hope collaborates with artisans around the world to create interiors that feel layered, refined, and deeply connected to individuality and contemporary living.
