PHOTOS: DANIELLA CESAREI; SIMON BROWN
NOOR CHARCHAFCHI Former aviation finance lawyer Noor Charchafchi made the leap to interior design seven years ago after renovating several properties with her husband. Now she excels in opulent yet understated residences. Subtle inlays of brass, sumptuous fabrics and textured finishes appear throughout her work. ‘We often find that clients prefer to use a neutral base and then play with colour in their accent pieces but I also love using bold hues on larger items of furniture and joinery,’ she explains, naming her mother’s cousin, the late Zaha Hadid as a design hero. When she and her team aren’t busy with private commissions, they work with developments such as the Berkeley Group’s Chelsea Vista Bridge apartments and Yara Capital’s student housing in Lewisham. A furniture collection is in the pipeline for next year. celineestates.com
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