Heart Home magazine Issue 9 | Page 58

Rory’s Hampstead studio it is a creative haven with crisp white walls, striking bespoke black furniture and stunning industrial lamps. It is even complete with its own taxidermy hare, adorned with a neckerchief, waistcoat and glasses (naturally). However, the product of his day is more in keeping with Alice in Wonderland than Dolly Parton’s Nine to Five. “I’ve just finished the biggest commission I’ve ever done; it was from a lady in Paris who is a writer. It He starts his daily routine in much the same way as reflects a combination of stories she wrote about the rest of us, “in the mornings I’ll get up, shower, two Canadian lobsters she bought for dinner, but brush my teeth and head straight to the studio, ended up keeping, naming and setting free! The grabbing some breakfast en route” says Rory. story also included polar bears that got marriedoh, and a pole dancing octopus!” He laughs. 58