ABOUT
MAIREAD MORAN, FOUNDER
MAIREAD THE FOUNDER OF STUDIO M LONDON STUDIED AT CENTRAL ST MARTINS ART SCHOOL AND LATER IN NOTTINGHAM FOR HER INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE DEGREE, HOWEVER EXPLORATION AND THE WANT TO PUSH AGAINST ‘THE NORM’ OF WHAT WE SEE AS A ‘CARBON COPY’ OF SPACES OF TODAY IS WHAT DRIVES MAIREAD AND HER TEAM IN THEIR DNA.
"DESIGN IS ABOUT CREATING SPACES THAT CONNECT DEEPLY AND INSPIRE MEANING. I BELIEVE IN BALANCING CONTRASTS—BOLDNESS AND RESTRAINT, STRUCTURE AND FLUIDITY, COLOUR AND NEUTRALITY—TO CRAFT INTERIORS THAT FEEL ALIVE, DYNAMIC, AND INTENTIONAL.
STUDIO M WAS BORN FROM MY VISION TO DESIGN SPACES WITH INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER—ENVIRONMENTS THAT PUSH BOUNDARIES, TELL UNIQUE STORIES, AND RESONATE WITH THOSE WHO INHABIT THEM. FOR ME, DESIGN IS NOT ABOUT PERFECTION BUT ABOUT CREATING AUTHENTIC, TIMELESS EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE AND PROVOKE CONNECTION."
FOUNDER’S QUOTE: MAIREAD, OWNER OF STUDIO M LONDON
OUR DESIGN STUDIO
BASED IN LONDON, STUDIO M IS A RENOWNED INTERIOR DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE STUDIO CELEBRATED FOR CRAFTING SPACES THAT EMBODY CHARACTER, AUTHENTICITY, AND TIMELESS APPEAL. COMBINING MODERN DESIGN PRINCIPLES WITH AN APPRECIATION FOR CRAFTED MATERIALS AND UNDERSTATED LUXURY, WE BRING DEPTH AND INTEGRITY TO EVERY PROJECT, ENSURING THAT EACH INTERIOR RESONATES WITH INDIVIDUALITY AND A STRONG SENSE OF PLACE.
GROUNDED IN THE BALANCE OF HISTORY AND MODERNITY, IMAGINATION AND STRUCTURE, OUR INTERIORS ARE DESIGNED TO EVOKE BOTH BEAUTY AND PURPOSE. OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH CLIENTS TO CREATE SPACES THAT FEEL PERSONAL AND TIMELESS, EACH INFUSED WITH WARMTH, INDIVIDUALITY, AND THOUGHTFUL PRECISION. WHETHER CRAFTING INTIMATE RESIDENCES OR BOLD COMMERCIAL SPACES, STUDIO M DELIVERS INTERIORS THAT RESONATE DEEPLY, TELLING STORIES THAT CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
DESIGN JOURNEY
BEHIND THE SCENE
DISCOVERY
EVERY PROJECT STARTS WITH READING BETWEEN THE LINES.
WE LISTEN CLOSELY — TO HOW OUR CLIENTS LIVE, MOVE, AND EXPERIENCE SPACE — UNPACKING BOTH THE PRACTICAL AND THE UNSEEN. THROUGH CONVERSATION, REFERENCES AND INSTINCT, A DIRECTION EMERGES. THIS IS WHERE THE TONE IS SET — A CLEAR NARRATIVE, A DISTINCT ATMOSPHERE, AND A POINT OF VIEW THAT DRIVES EVERYTHING FORWARD.
DEVELOPMENT
THE NARRATIVE BEGINS TO TAKE FORM.
WE TEST, LAYER AND REFINE — EXPLORING LAYOUT, MATERIALITY, COLOUR AND PROPORTION TO BUILD A SCHEME THAT FEELS BOTH CONSIDERED AND ALIVE. EACH DECISION IS INTENTIONAL, BALANCING FUNCTION WITH A STRONG AESTHETIC LANGUAGE. THE PROJECT STARTS TO GAIN CLARITY, DEPTH AND IDENTITY.
DETAILING
PRECISION BECOMES THE FOCUS.
IDEAS ARE TRANSLATED INTO BUILDABLE DESIGN — MATERIALS ARE CAREFULLY SPECIFIED, BESPOKE ELEMENTS ARE DEVELOPED, AND DRAWINGS ARE RESOLVED WITH ACCURACY. WE THINK THROUGH EVERY JUNCTION, FINISH AND INTERFACE, ENSURING THE DESIGN HOLDS ITS INTEGRITY THROUGH DELIVERY.
DELIVERY
THE DESIGN COMES INTO ITS FINAL FORM.
WE WORK CLOSELY WITH CONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS AND MAKERS TO GUIDE THE PROJECT ON SITE — PROTECTING THE ORIGINAL INTENT WHILE ADAPTING TO THE REALITIES OF BUILD. THE RESULT IS A SPACE THAT FEELS RESOLVED, LAYERED AND AUTHENTIC — DESIGNED NOT JUST TO BE SEEN, BUT TO BE EXPERIENCED.
SERVICES
WE OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF DESIGN SERVICES THAT GUIDE A PROJECT FROM INITIAL IDEA THROUGH TO FINAL DELIVERY. OUR APPROACH COMBINES CREATIVE CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT WITH TECHNICAL PRECISION AND CAREFUL IMPLEMENTATION, ENSURING EVERY STAGE OF THE DESIGN PROCESS IS THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDERED. FROM SHAPING SPATIAL CONCEPTS TO SPECIFYING MATERIALS AND SUPPORTING CONSTRUCTION, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH CLIENTS AND COLLABORATORS TO BRING EACH PROJECT TO LIFE WITH CLARITY AND INTENTION.
CLIENT BRIEF & FEASIBILITY
UNDERSTANDING CLIENT NEEDS, PROJECT VIABILITY, BUDGET AND SITE CONSTRAINTS
CONSTRUCTION
OVERSEEING ON-SITE DELIVERY TO ENSURE DESIGN QUALITY AND ACCURATE EXECUTION
CONCEPT DESIGN
CREATING STRONG DESIGN DIRECTION THROUGH LAYOUTS, MATERIALS AND VISUAL IDENTITY
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
COORDINATING PROGRAMME, BUDGET AND TEAM TO DELIVER PROJECTS EFFICIENTLY
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
REFINING THE DESIGN INTO DETAILED, COORDINATED AND BUILDABLE SOLUTIONS
ART CONSULTATION & GRAPHIC DESIGN
CURATING ARTWORK AND GRAPHICS TO ENHANCE IDENTITY, ATMOSPHERE AND BRANDING