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Neil studied architecture at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa graduating in 1994 with distinction. Following his studies, he worked for various practices in Sydney, Australia until moving to London in 1998. He became a UK registered architect in 2000 and set up his own studio in London in 2013. Neil is passionate about designing homes. He is fascinated about the minutiae that make up people’s lives and draws inspiration from his client's hopes and dreams for how they can live better, in well-designed surroundings. Working with historic properties in London, Neil’s work seeks to transform aged properties into light filled contemporary places that enrich people’s lives and create warm spaces they love to call home. Through a phenomenological approach to creating spaces, Neil's holistic approach draws on the sensory elements that make up one's engagement with architecture. Elements of a place are explored and incorporated allowing the senses of sight, sound, smell and touch to augment one's experience of architecture. With the belief that in order to live well, one must feel connected to nature. Neil's work aims to bring attention to the landscape that envelope and connect the surroundings where his homes are placed. His work is bespoke to the people who commission the projects and the context where they sit. Built on timeless principles of quality and craftsmanship that allows the work to endure.

Kerrie Kelly knows that Everyone Deserves Great DesignTM. With that vision, Kerrie founded her California-based Kerrie Kelly Design Lab (KKDL) in 1995 to make great design more accessible. As Creative Director of KKDL, she leads a team of exceptional designers and has built long-term relationships with her brand partners. Kerrie has received national recognition for her expertise in interior design. Kerrie is a Fellow and Chair for the National Board for the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). She has earned the Nancy Vincent McClelland Award for education and served ASID in multiple capacities. She is a Global Connect Advisor for the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA), Houzz Advisory Board Member and Zillow Interior Design National Spokesperson. Bloomberg, The New York Times, Forbes, The Globe and Mail, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal are some of the media outlets that have interviewed and featured Kerrie as a design expert. In her role as a multimedia consultant, Kerrie guides brands to help them expand their reach and influence. She writes a monthly design column for Style Media Group and serves on the Editorial Board of Furniture, Lighting & Décor. Kerrie is a speaker and on-air talent for Outdoor Living and Livable Design. She is the author of Home Decor: A Sunset Design Guide and Pearson Education’s MyInteriorDesignKit.

Deirdre is a Singapore and Cape Town-based interior designer. Her passion for delivering a remarkable yet meaningful customer experience through interior environments has taken her into airport lounges, aboard luxury yachts, and as far as exotic tea plantations. Her career began following her interior design studies at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. After working for highly- regarded design studios in London and Cape Town, Deirdre relocated to Singapore to take up a position with renowned and award-winning architect, Kerry Hill, where she worked on multiple prestigious hospitality projects. In 2002 Deirdre established a design studio in Singapore and has since, with her team, completed various interior design projects internationally. Her expertise and passion is experiential-travel design, focusing on small resort and travel-orientated projects worldwide. Deirdre also collaborates with leading branding companies and has worked on notable corporate projects such as Thai Airways International, Royal Brunei Airlines, and The Singapore Exchange.

MAKA.STUDIO is our dream to design honest, authentic architecture and friendly, original interiors. We opened the studio a few years ago. ____ The main idea that guided us was to create architecture and interiors that correspond to our aesthetics, organize the space and simply bring pleasure. By developing our professional skills in Paris and Milan, we wanted to transfer good design habits to our native soil.