uring a visit to Covet London, CovetED Magazine has the
opportunity to meet the person behind Peter Staunton In-
terior Design. One decade after start working as interior
designer, Peter Staunton is already known by its own style, in
which is possible to feel the rock n’ roll vibe since the first look!
Very casual and always with a smile, the British interior designer
told us more about his work career, his inspirations and the life-
style he sells to his clients.
CM: How long do you work as interior designer?
Peter Staunton: : Ten years. I came into this career because it was a
family business. Ten years ago I moved back home from London and
I’ve been doing it for full time, for ten years.
CM: And how did you embrace this family business?
PS: With a completely open mind, always wanting to learn. I’m pret-
ty sure that I will never know it all, and that I can find endless design
inspiration in the unlikeliest places and people. I also always try to
keep pushing creative boundaries and not stand still, as people say;
you are always as good as your last design.
CM: What you look for when you create a space?
PS: I always try to create something different, something with an
edge. I think that are a lot of interior designers out there and lots of
them look very similar, there are a lot of interior designers and they
create all similar designs, at the end, you don’t know who did what.
When I design a space, I try to create something that is different, that
has an edge, a soul, a little of rock and roll, something iconic and I al-
ways try to bring some fearless to it, rather than design something
that you know that would work. So, the point of my projects is to
create something that people can look and know “yeah, it’s him”.
CM: Do you consider you have a signature, something that defines
your projects?
PS: Yes, it’s basically to have a slight edge on rock and roll. It’s kind of
different. Because we work with so many different clients and they all
have different styles, I have to be flexible to work with all of them and
I always try to bring something into their interiors, that is part of me.
And for me that is the rock and roll: I use a lot of black, different metals
and refine materials, and then I mix them with lovely velvet and sleek
blacks with the golds and I think that is the right mix that gives such
little bit of edge and a little bit of rock and rock.
CM: What do you think that is essential in a home?
PS: : A soul! And that’s what I look for when I work with clients. It’s to
find the balance between what they want and what I believe, my style.
We have to respect them because it’s their home but also try to explain
them that they came to me for a reason and I want to give them a little
of what I think that will work. The trick is the balance between these
two. We want people to walk around the house freely and it’s not like
a showroom because it’s very easy to do that. So I always try to create
interiors where people feel comfortable and relaxed with friends and
family, a space where people walk in and really feel welcome.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
WITH PETER STAUNTON
Peter Staunton
Harbury CountryHouse by Peter Staunton