With a working life split between the UK and abroad – currently in Miami, New York, LA and France – Chris Graves and Jolene Ellis both thrive on being busy, having founded their interior design practice Clarence & Graves back in 2020, with Chris acting as the principal designer and Jolene as the studio director.
The couple met, 17 years ago, on the set of MTV, before forming their own production company and working as writers, executive producers and award-winning format creators. The duo’s filmic, through-the-lens approach to design continues to inform their style – with spaces inspired by aesthetic image capture and storytelling.
