Marianne Cotterill began as a fashion stylist after studying textiles, then went on to study interior design at Chelsea School of Art. She was the owner of the successful concession The Lounge at Selfridges, selling fashion and homewares. She now works as an interior stylist and designer. Her editorial work has been published in Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Elle, Vogue Living, Elle Decoration, House Beautiful USA, Brides, Sunday Telegraph, Inside Out, ES Magazine, Grazia,L’Officiel and Living Etc. Advertising clients include Farrow and Ball, John Lewis, Marks and Spencer, Selfridges, Harrods, Alternative Flooring, Fired Earth, Amtico Flooring, De Le Cuona, Calligaris, Next, G Plan, Raj Tent Club, Plantation Rug Company, Myla, Boux Avenue, Links, and Liz Earle.
Her work includes both stills and film. Marianne has styled for the Beaumont Hotel, London, The Dorchester Group, and the Cotton House, Mustique. She has worked closely with developers including the Candy brothers. She was responsible for the show house at Somerset Place, Bath. She is also retained by clients to interior design their private residences. Marianne designs stands for clients at major trade exhibitions, and for the Raj Tent Club at Kensington Palace. She has been a guest speaker on interior design and styling at Chelsea Harbour Design Centre and a judge of the Young Interior Designer of the Year 2015. She runs a successful location which is widely used for photographic and film shoots: www.mariannecotteril.com/house
From artists to aristocrats and zebra owning sheiks, James Merrell has photographed some the most amazing and extraordinary homes around the world. His work has appeared in a number of bestselling interiors books and constantly graces the pages of some of the most highly regarded design magazines on the newsstands. Elle Decor New York, Living Etc, The World of Interiors, House & Garden, House Beautiful US, Martha Stewart Living, Vogue Living Australia, Tatler and Vanity Fair are just a few of the international publications that have featured his wonderful interior stories. A constant fascination with people, their homes and decorating style (along with their dogs) has resulted in a portfolio of pictures that reflect some of the most interesting aspects of interior design. Based in England, though often found in the silver tube of an aeroplane travelling to an assignment, James is known as something of a workaholic but has been known to relax occasionally on his houseboat.
