The Art of Design Issue 28 2017 | Page 74

74 ANOUSKA LANCASTER Noushka Design What inspired you to become an Interior Designer? Had you always wanted to pursue a career in I originally trained and qualified to be an artist; that was Interior Design? my passion. Drawing and painting was all that I ever I knew I’d always use my artistic flair in my career. It’s wanted to do, ever since I was a child. I would literally what drives me. I originally wanted to be an illustrator. eat, sleep, paint, repeat – it was in my blood. I actually I loved drawing; particularly cartoons, but I pushed my became an Interior Designer later on, after I’d had my ambitions to one side when I got married and started a children. My husband at the time was a nightclub owner family. Interior Design was a natural progression for me. and I started designing his bars and clubs. Nominations It went hand in hand with my lifestyle at the time, and and prestigious awards followed, and my business allowed me to reignite my passion for art and design. gradually built from there.