Quick Takes With: Sophie Rowell
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Fan first spotted the riotous, joyful work of Kent, England-based designer Sophie Rowell, and that first-ever introduction is so bang on we’re just going to copy and paste it here:
“Côte de Folk founder Sophie Rowell moonlights as a campanologist,” Fan wrote. “Let me save you from having to Google the term and tell you now that a campanologist is one who rings church bells. It may seem like an odd side gig for a fashion stylist-turned-interior designer, but one peek at her projects and it makes sense: Sophie makes homes sing.”
“I believe your environment has a huge impact on your day-to-day wellbeing,” Sophie tells us. “We pride ourselves on always striving to reuse, repurpose, and restore wherever possible.”
Today, Sophie takes a break from projects across the globe—including two houses “that haven’t been touched for 20+ years—such a gift”—to share her best kitchen swap, spicy design opinion, and her (perhaps surprising) source of cinematic inspiration:
Fresh flowers with wine or champagne.
My Studio Duggan lamp, always fresh flowers, a ‘luscious pea’ scented candle by Loewe, and a miniature Empire State Building given to me by my partner.
School of Greatness with Lewis Howes.
All the mafia movies of the ’80s and ’90s, from plush mansions to Nonna’s little Italian-style kitchen.
Oooo, tough question. So many, but @palefire_studio always has great ‘studio sourcebook’ posts.
I think taking away the ceiling in my bedroom and vaulting it up into the roof. That and getting rid of my all-white kitchen and swapping it out for delicious aubergine and lilac cabinets.
Rose Uniacke’s Champagne.
Open-plan living is overrated. Bring back individual rooms with character, each with their own purpose.
Small antique chopping boards. I have too many to mention.
Thoughtful, innovative, sustainable.
My Marfa Stance parachute parka—especially as summer is still yet to make an appearance here in the UK!
Merci in Paris.
A Beata Heuman Moon Light.
Keys, water, phone, my dog Tippi, and lip balm.
Thanks, Sophie! She adds that she works the world over: “We offer remote interior design options, and this has worked for our US clients really well; from Iowa to Massachusetts we have worked on single rooms to whole houses in this way.” Follow Sophie’s work @cotedefolk on Instagram and via cotedefolk.com.
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