Katharine Pooley

Katharine Pooley is an award-winning[1] British interior designer based in Chelsea, London.[2]

Katharine Pooley
Born
London, England, UK
NationalityEnglish
OccupationInterior designer
Websitewww.katharinepooley.com

Early life

British born Katharine Pooley was educated at St Mary's School, Oxfordshire and attended INSA University in Lyon, France. She spent 14 years living in Hong Kong where she worked for Morgan Stanley and Barclays Bank. She has also lived in Vietnam, Singapore, Bahrain and London.

Career

Pooley's first boutique opened in 2004, with a design studio opening the following year.[3] Having decorated an apartment in Hong Kong, a mansion in Singapore, a beach villa in Thailand, a restored Scottish castle,[4] a ski lodge in Colorado, and a house in Knightsbridge,[5] Pooley opened an Interiors boutique in London,[3] set up an Interior Design Company[5] and opened a showroom in Doha.[6]

Personal life

Pooley is married, and has two children

Apart from her interests in interiors and travel, Pooley also enjoys cookery. She has attended several cookery courses, namely Cordon Bleu and Prue Leith. In 2003 she published a travel diary cookbook, A Taste of My World.[7]

Her hobbies include mountaineering, and she has an ambition to climb Mount Everest. She also enjoys sports and animals, and owns dogs. She divides her time between Asia, London and Scotland. The family home in Scotland is Forter Castle.[8]

References
  1. "Diggory Lifestyle Management". Archived from the original on 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  2. "At home with Katharine Pooley: interior designer to the super-rich". Homes And Property. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. "Katharine Pooley". House and Garden. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. "Welcome to Forter Castle". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  5. My Chic City
  6. "INSIDEOUT - Inspiring Design". Gulf News.
  7. "A Taste Of My World".
  8. "Welcome to Forter Castle".
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