Kate Carlson

Senior Interior Designer

Kate is an NCIDQ-certified designer with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Design from Leeds Beckett University. She balances big-picture thinking with precise detail work, turning project constraints into creative opportunities.

Q&A

What was your most memorable moment growing up?

Summer holidays with family in the Haute-Savoie region of France where we spent all our time outdoors, hiking, climbing + dining alfresco.

What was most enjoyable about your time studying?

Blue sky thinking (followed by boiling down the concept to an achievable goal). Working with mentors, including my father

What is your favourite stage of the design and building process?

Big picture – The broad strokes of concept design at the beginning of a project. Minutiae – Arranging where and how items are stored in a kitchen.

What would be your ideal project?

My first reaction would be…A project in a beautiful location, surrounded by nature - allowing the surrounding elements to influence the spatial flow and palette of a home. But however tempting it is to say a project with no boundaries, unlimited budget and any style which captures my fancy, I’ve always had a practical nature and work best when a brief is set. I enjoy the challenge of working within project restrictions. Whether it be a complex layout or a particular aesthetic. This is what makes each project unique and tailored to the client. Sometimes our greatest challenges turn into the greatest design opportunities. And no matter the design, the one constant to an ideal project is a great team!

If you could have a superpower, what would it be and why?

To control the weather…providing us with bottomless powder snow on a ski day and glorious sun for camping weekends.