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Bricks Studio designs interiors for homes, restaurants, hotels and shops: from spatial plan and materials to bespoke pieces and styling. The studio works across Europe and was founded in 2010 by James van der Velden.

A project starts with a first conversation with someone from Bricks, on site or online, followed by a sketch design. Then comes the final design with materials, colours, lighting and bespoke work, developed into drawings. During construction we stay involved for all design questions. Styling, from furniture to art, is the last step and often the most characteristic.

No. Construction is in the hands of the contractor or a project manager. Bricks Studio stays involved during the build for everything that touches the design: details, materials, colours and decisions on site, so the result matches the design.

Across Europe. Recent projects are in Gstaad, on Mallorca and in the Netherlands; earlier the studio worked in London, Paris and New York for citizenM and Thom Sweeney, among others.

That depends on the size, the state of the building and the amount of bespoke work. After a first conversation you receive a proposal with a fixed price per phase, so you know what to expect.

Timeless eclecticism: materials from the past with a modern orientation. Furniture from different periods, antiques next to contemporary design, and unusual textures and colours, so an interior feels as if it has always been there.