They say children make the best artists – and adults, occasionally, need to play too. If both are true, tapping the inner child might just be the secret to a chicer, more joyful home – a design ethos recently animated by designers like Sophie Ashby of Studio Ashby, whose Hampstead townhouse project is every bit as colorful as it is considered.
Like a great painting, the look is guided by avant-garde color combinations, pairings and an embrace of the imperfect. Soft blues mingle with punchy pinstriped oranges. Straight, polished lines give way to organic or sculptural forms, manifested as live-wood details, handblown glass, and bulbous-based lamps.
