Rachel Chudley's Design Philosophy — House & Garden's Designer of the Year

British interior designer Rachel Chudley, House & Garden's Interior Designer of the Year, shares the avant-garde philosophy behind her celebrated maximalist spaces. Trained in fine art at The Courtauld Institute, Chudley treats every room like an artist's canvas, rejecting rigid decorating conventions in favour of immersive "mini worlds" that marry historical references, surrealist touches, and deeply personal narrative. At the core of her practice is a fearless alchemy of colour, texture, and bespoke craftsmanship. Rather than working from standard swatches, she collaborates with master colourists to hand-mix custom paints that dynamically shift with the light in each space. Layering velvet-draped walls, custom-upholstered furnishings, eclectic art collections, and independent maker pieces, Chudley champions an esoteric luxury that feels radically individual and timelessly alive — reshaping how the people who inhabit her rooms experience their everyday environments. #RachelChudley #HouseAndGarden #InteriorDesign #MaximalistInteriors #BritishDesign #Lykstage #LykstageVideo #LykstageCreator #LykstageCommunity