ust a few days ago, I received a phonecall from a journalist who was interested in my opinion as a professional interior designer.

She asked me about how interior designers today successfully merge old and new into eye-catching but aesthetically pleasing schemes and concepts. I told her of a recent project that the Global Interior Design team had completed for a large house in a London suburb. The client had specifically requested a fusion of modern and traditional, and we achieved this by linking the notion of restful retreats with sophistication and serenity. Our interior designers used armillary spheres with gothic columns, and we hung a mixed-media modern artwork over a traditional fireplace. The unifying theme was the colour - our client loves all shades of beige, and we took advantage of that fact to truly embrace the connections between old and new. Her renovated London residence was exactly what she and her family craved.