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Luxurious interiors define Accouter Design’s remit
IMPECCABLE INTERIORS Accouter Design go to unrivalled lengths to meet the needs of their clients
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ccouter Design is a London-based interior design This is our day-to-day challenge at Accouter Design: to develop agency. Established in London in 2012, Accouter plans and ideas that our clients will not find anywhere else.” Testament to Accouter Design’s work is the volume of repeat Design works in association with Knight Frank’s Interior Services team and specialises in creating business it receives and HNWIs generally only work with interiors for a small, exacting, international clientele of high people they trust. Most new business comes courtesy of recommendations, as well as through the net-worth individuals (HNWIs). partnership with Knight Frank’s own Interior Key to Accouter Design’s success is its willingness Services team. and ability to quickly understand the needs of “Understanding our clients is the most essential each client. Based on only a few meetings, its element of our business. We ensure they enjoy and skilled team of interior designers and architects feel comfortable working with an individual, and develop briefs aiming to understand every client’s make sure they always have the same designer to personal tastes and cultural vision. continue that relationship. When they recommend “We’ll research some of their favourite items, us further to their network, it is extremely rewarding. hobbies or even a location that they love.” says Mia Kitsinis, It’s all about knowing your clients, how they live, Design Director Mia Kitsinis. “We then look into Accouter Design, breathe and spend their free time.” introducing a feature from our findings and Design Director Honouring heritage and tastefully incorporating tell a story that’s personal to them. In other instances we take surrounding elements from a garden square or a local individual taste and modern standards of luxury, Accouter park, we might pick a leaf or a flower and develop that into our Design creates spaces that tell stories, elevating the possibilities of design. scheme, featuring it in a wall-covering or a panelled door.” What truly separates it from its competitors is this desire Clients often desire a home with a rich history, so Accouter Design often work within Grade I- and Grade II-listed properties. to go further to understand and deliver for its clients. This can lead its team of expert designers to antiques markets in Turnarounds can range between ten days and upwards of Paris, stonemasons near quarries in Northern Italy or five years; from high-speed furnishings to planning intensive commissioning one-off tapestries from artisans in Northern overhauls, tailoring a service and striving to ensure that – even if the busy owner only ever uses the property for a few England, working in search of rare and unique pieces. “Exclusivity is not only about money,” continues Kitsinis. days at a time – it automatically feels like their property. “It’s about taste, connections, lifestyle, knowledge, and skills. Visit accouterdesign.com for more information