With a career spanning over two decades, Celia Sawyer?s signature style is stylish, glittering interiors. Being in demand as a luxury interior designer has made her the success story she is and continues to be.
Tell us a bit about yourself.

I am Celia Sawyer, I have an interior design business in Mayfair London, and live between London and Sandbanks, which is a peninsula on the beach on the South coast of England in Dorset. I also have a house on the beach in the west coast of Barbados which is lovely to visit all year round. I have two children, aged 19 and 16 who keep me busy when I am not working on lovely interior projects. I started my business over twenty years ago, and now design homes, yachts, private aviation and commercial interiors worldwide. Did you have an influence in your youth that shaped your career path"

I did very well in art at school and thoroughly enjoyed it, so my creative foundation started there. I was also quite observant and I remember when I was young, I used to love going to look at show homes and it fascinated me as to how they got the interiors to look so nice. That was probably the start of my future endeavours.

When and why did you decide to become an interior designer"

It was purely by accident. I bought a flat in London in 1990, added another floor when I could afford to. I had bought the roof space when I first purchased the flat and then designed and furnished it. Estate agents and others came to view the property and ...