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The Team

Professional expertise and inspiration come from our team of enthusiastic and motivational lecturers who are practising interior, architectural, furniture and lighting designers.

Iris Dunbar

Started the Interior Design School to combine her enthusiasm for practising and teaching interior design. Board Director of The British Interior Design Association. more...

Janet Crawford

Interior designer with experience in both residential and commercial projects along with teaching experience at Chelsea Collage of Art and Design and a background of graphic design and corporate marketing.

Amanda Culpin

Worked at Sheppard Robson Architects and Conran & Partners. Now runs collaborative design practice Utility working on commercial and retail projects, and continues consultancy work with architectural practices including Allies and Morrison.

Marian Lynch

Marian has a interdisciplinary background and approach to interior design. An experienced teacher and recent MA graduate, her current work is concerned with ecological sustainability and the relationship between fine art and design disciplines.

Jenny Armiger

Freelance designer with 20 years experience of commercial and residential projects. Independent research projects of architectural illustration, paintings and architectural models have been exhibited at various venues internationally. Previous teaching experience at Chelsea College of Art and Design.

Claire Racine

Principal at the architecture firm Toque. Projects include commercial, residential, retail and community.

Lynn Barker

Trained as an Interior Architect in Australia with experience in retail, civic and educational interiors. She set up Renzow Barker in the UK in 1990 practicing Architectural design and Illustration.

Diana Lloyd

Consultant in historic decoration. Lectures regularly in France, Italy and Spain to American University students and to the National Trust, Christies Education and the Inchbald School of Design.

John Johnson

His company, Lightwaves, specialises in commercial and exhibition lighting design. Clients include Hayward Gallery, V & A, Tate Modern and Whitechapel Art gallery.

Deborah Blandford

Furniture and interior designer. Advisor on design and production for small-scale industries.

Angela Howell

A freelance Interior Designer, previously worked for Redjacket design consultancy and now heads up her own design practice working on both residential and commercial design.

Malcolm Stewart

A practicing architect and CAD consultant. Since 1992 he has worked with design practices helping them to tailor CAD programmes to their particular way of working.

Lynne Rossington

Previously an Associate of Addison Design and consultant with Wolff Olins. Projects include International retail experience in supermarkets, petrol stations and shopping centres. Former lecturer at Berkshire College of Art and Design. Current private practice working in residential design and property development.

Dawn Hesketh – Joslin

Freelance designer with 20 years experience in commercial architectural interiors. Previously an associate at Rodney Fitch and Kvacka, also worked for John Herbert, Barr Gazetas and W1 Studio and tutored at Canterbury School of Architecture.

Melissa White

Trained as an Architect in Canada and received a Masters degree in Architecture and a degree in Fine Arts. She has been working in London for six years at various Architectural practices and now works at Robert O’Hara practice in Queens Park.