Lime Plaster, Six Months On
September 22, 2026
Residential interior design — London
Interiors For Considered Living
Residential interior design — London
Interiors For Considered Living
Residential interior design — London
Interiors For Considered Living
Fixed fees, agreed up front
Trade discounts passed on in full
About the studio
Considered interiors, delivered with care
We design interiors that are calm to live in and built to last — rooms planned around daylight, materials chosen to age well, and detailing that still holds up years after handover.
About the studio
Considered interiors, delivered with care
We design interiors that are calm to live in and built to last — rooms planned around daylight, materials chosen to age well, and detailing that still holds up years after handover.
Senior designers on every project. You work directly with the people drawing your scheme, not a rotating team.
Trade discounts passed on in full. We take no commission on anything we specify.
Clear communication. Plain-English updates at every stage — you're never left wondering.
Considered interiors, delivered with care
Our Clients
15+
Years in practice
98%
Client satisfaction
180+
Spaces completed
12
Projects a year
About the studio
We design private homes with a long view: rooms that hold up to daily use, and materials that improve as they age.
Founded in 2011, Marele works across full-house renovation, new-build interiors and listed properties. Each project is led end to end by a principal designer, from first site study to the final placement of a lamp.
Disciplines
Interior design
Interior architecture
FF&E and procurement
Art direction
Est. 2011 — 41 completed homes
Selected work
Recent projects
Services
What we take on
- Full interior design
Concept to handover for a whole home, including all joinery and finishes.
- Interior architectureGetting the plan right before a single tile is ordered.
- FF&E and procurementSourcing, ordering and installing every piece, with trade pricing passed to you.
- Art direction and stylingThe final layer — objects, art and light — for rooms that are almost there.
- Heritage and listed buildingsPeriod properties where consent, repair and new work have to sit together.
Services
What we take on
Services
What we take on
Process
Five phases
A full house typically runs 14 to 22 months from first survey to handover.
01
Brief and site study
Survey, light study, how the household actually moves through the house.
3–5 weeks
02
Concept
Plan options, material direction, one scheme carried forward.
6–8 weeks
03
Design development
Joinery, lighting and FF&E resolved against a costed budget.
10–14 weeks
04
Documentation
Drawing package issued, contractors tendered and appointed.
6–8 weeks
05
Delivery
Weekly site attendance, procurement, install and snagging.
9–14 months
The studio
Who you work with
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Céline Marele
Founder, Principal Designer
Idris Bello
Design Director
Rosa Kwan
Studio Manager
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Henrik Sund
Head of Interior Architecture
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Priya Ramanathan
Senior Designer, FF&E
Léa Bonnet
Designer
Tomasz Wilk
Procurement Lead
Join Our Team
Join the studio
Céline Marele
Founder, Principal Designer
Founded the studio in 2011. Leads every project from the first site study to handover, and still draws the joinery herself.
Idris Bello
Design Director
Runs the design floor — concept, palette, and the drawings that make a builder's job straightforward.
Rosa Kwan
Studio Manager
Keeps twelve houses a year moving: programme, budgets, and the trades who actually build them.
Henrik Sund
Head of Interior Architecture
Replans walls, light and circulation, and handles consents on listed buildings.
Céline Marele
Founder, Principal Designer
Founder, Principal Designer
Idris Bello
Design Director
Founder, Principal Designer
Rosa Kwan
Studio Manager
Founder, Principal Designer
Priya Ramanathan
Senior Designer, FF&E
Léa Bonnet
Designer
Tomasz Wilk
Procurement Lead
Céline Marele
Founder, Principal Designer
Idris Bello
Studio Manager
Rosa Kwan
Studio Manager
Henrik Sund
Head of Interior Architecture
clients
Trusted by the people who live there
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They took out three walls and the house somehow feels older, not newer. That was exactly the brief, and I never expected anyone to actually hit it.
They asked how we make coffee before they asked what style we liked. A year on, the kitchen still works exactly the way they said it would.
Budget held, dates held, and they argued with me about the right things. I have never had that on a build before.
The consent process could have taken a year. They had drawings the conservation officer actually liked, and we were on site in four months.
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We had lived with the rooms half-finished for two years. They resolved them in six weeks, mostly with things we already owned.
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Two years on the restaurant still photographs beautifully and nothing has worn badly. In hospitality that is genuinely rare.
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Nothing about the house feels decorated. It feels resolved — like it had always been this way and we simply uncovered it.
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They handled every trade, every delivery, every delay. We moved back into a finished house, not a punch list.
They took out three walls and the house somehow feels older, not newer. That was exactly the brief, and I never expected anyone to actually hit it.
They asked how we make coffee before they asked what style we liked. A year on, the kitchen still works exactly the way they said it would.
Budget held, dates held, and they argued with me about the right things. I have never had that on a build before.
The consent process could have taken a year. They had drawings the conservation officer actually liked, and we were on site in four months.
We had lived with the rooms half-finished for two years. They resolved them in six weeks, mostly with things we already owned.
Two years on the restaurant still photographs beautifully and nothing has worn badly. In hospitality that is genuinely rare.
Nothing about the house feels decorated. It feels resolved — like it had always been this way and we simply uncovered it.
They handled every trade, every delivery, every delay. We moved back into a finished house, not a punch list.
They took out three walls and the house somehow feels older, not newer. That was exactly the brief, and I never expected anyone to actually hit it.
They asked how we make coffee before they asked what style we liked. A year on, the kitchen still works exactly the way they said it would.
Budget held, dates held, and they argued with me about the right things. I have never had that on a build before.
The consent process could have taken a year. They had drawings the conservation officer actually liked, and we were on site in four months.
They took out three walls and the house somehow feels older, not newer. That was exactly the brief, and I never expected anyone to actually hit it.
They asked how we make coffee before they asked what style we liked. A year on, the kitchen still works exactly the way they said it would.
Budget held, dates held, and they argued with me about the right things. I have never had that on a build before.
The consent process could have taken a year. They had drawings the conservation officer actually liked, and we were on site in four months.
We had lived with the rooms half-finished for two years. They resolved them in six weeks, mostly with things we already owned.
Two years on the restaurant still photographs beautifully and nothing has worn badly. In hospitality that is genuinely rare.
Nothing about the house feels decorated. It feels resolved — like it had always been this way and we simply uncovered it.
They handled every trade, every delivery, every delay. We moved back into a finished house, not a punch list.
We had lived with the rooms half-finished for two years. They resolved them in six weeks, mostly with things we already owned.
Two years on the restaurant still photographs beautifully and nothing has worn badly. In hospitality that is genuinely rare.
Nothing about the house feels decorated. It feels resolved — like it had always been this way and we simply uncovered it.
They handled every trade, every delivery, every delay. We moved back into a finished house, not a punch list.
Start a project
Tell us about the house
Send us the rough shape of it — rooms, timing, and what isn't working. We'll come back with whether we're the right studio for it, honestly.
Fixed fees, agreed up front
No obligation
Reply within 2 working days
Start a project
Tell us about the house
Send us the rough shape of it — rooms, timing, and what isn't working. We'll come back with whether we're the right studio for it, honestly.
