Corporate Liveryman Profile

I’ve been with Sanderson Design Group for nearly 30 years – take it from me, time does fly when you’re having fun. Back then, I started as a designer in our wonderful wallpaper factory, Anstey. Anstey works across the whole design industry with all the top interior brands in the world, so that was incredible exposure for me as a young creator. I then came across to the brands side of the business, creating the Harlequin design studio. It’s probably one of my proudest achievements since joining Sanderson Design Group, watching this fledgling brand become an inspiring and galvanising force in the sector.

In more recent years, I’ve worked across all our brands: Archive, Clarke & Clarke, Harlequin, Morris & Co., Sanderson, Scion and Zoffany. One of the great privileges of my life has been to work alongside brands of such heritage and British pedigree. Seeing brands such as Morris & Co. grow massively in cultural recognition, while remaining true to their original identity, that’s what makes this job simply the best. For Morris in particular, we’re always evolving this historic brand, making it relevant for new markets and audiences. One example might be the shift in colour treatments from our Pure collection to our Simply Morris range.

Another big factor that keeps me at Sanderson Design Group is our history. We’ve two brands formed in the 1860s with Sanderson and Morris & Co., with the former boasting a Royal Warrant since the 1920s. On top of that, our archive is internationally renowned, with two British factories that ensure we continue to produce at the highest possible quality.

In 2021 we decided to join The Furniture Makers’ Company as a corporate member. We’re huge admirers of the work The Furniture Makers’ Company does in supporting emerging design talent and craft skills. Sanderson Design Group and the Company share a common cause –to make our creative industry accessible to a wider audience by attracting new talent to the sector and celebrating great British design.

One of the ways we have supported the Company with this is through the launch of the new Young Furniture Makers Textiles Award, which we proudly sponsored. We, and I personally, simply adored judging the awards at the 2022 Young Furniture Makers exhibition. Seeing such talent makes me excited for tomorrow’s creative world. We were also overjoyed to offer the winner and runners-up placements and tours at our design studios and factories.

I’m very keen we share the Company’s educational output. Helping aspiring craftspeople into the sector is largely a knowledge-sharing mission. I’ve so enjoyed my 30-year career in this industry and would love for others to learn and understand the wonderful craftsmanship that goes into what we do. Working with the Company is an important part of achieving this. sandersondesigngroup.com