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Artist Residence, Cornwall
getting pieces made.”
more hotels (in Penzance and London)
This is made more impressive by
with a further two in the pipeline, all
of which will take the total portfolio to both Justin and Charlotte’s lack of
five by 2018. experience before the Artist Residence
concept kicked off. The only experience
The hotels all adhere to the original
artists’ theme and atmosphere, but Charlotte had in the industry was
Charlotte and Justin undertake the waitressing and housekeeping when
interior design in a bid to give each she was younger, while studying History
hotel its own sense of identity as well as of Art at university has no doubt given
being “true and fitting” to its location. In her the fundamental skills to build on
Charlotte’s words, the London property her interior design skills.
Meanwhile, Justin, who studied
is more “luxe”, Cornwall is more “relaxed”,
accountancy, has thrown himself into the
while the original Brighton hotel is more
“hip and cool”.
Brighton breakfast
interior design aspect of the business
and the pair share the responsibilities
Artists still decorate some rooms, but
not to the same extent as the original It’s clear that both Charlotte and Justin’s equally. “We have somebody who helps
property. Charlotte says there is a lot passions are driven by the interior design and does all of the drawings and that
more guidance when compared with the of each property, and towards the end kind of thing, but we do all of the interior
original artists who were given free rein of last year the duo set up Salisbury design ourselves and it has all been self
over the initial Brighton bedrooms. This, & Co Interiors - an interior design taught,” says Charlotte.
in part, is due to the improved guest company working on both residential experience. Charlotte and Justin have and commercial properties. “We have THE FUTURE
learnt to keep their rooms interesting, lots of guests asking who does the The pair’s love for interior design
but at the same time both practical and interior design, so we decided it would means it is unlikely they will be
functional for their guests. make sense”, says Charlotte. “Justin and satisfied with a business that stands
I love the interior design aspect of the still, whether it is opening up new
business as well as sourcing items and hotels or improving existing rooms, the
INTERIOR DESIGN
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