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In the same year, Matthew Williamson teamed up with Vinterior, the online marketplace for vintage and antique furniture, to create a series of online, shoppable Edits to point customers in the right direction for a one-of-a-kind, totally personal living space. Antiques play a significant role in Matthew’s interior design projects, allowing personality, uniqueness and charm to flood the space, especially when paired with contemporary wallcoverings or artworks.

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Embrace the colours that resonate most strongly with you’: pictures brighten up the kitchen walls. Photograph: Sophia Spring/The Observer The same year, he collaborated with H&M on a summer collection which featured model Daria Werbowy in the advertising campaign. Not long after the 5-year milestone, Matthew received two successive nominations for Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 1999 and 2000. In 2004, he was also awarded ELLE Magazine’s Designer of the Year Award. The following year, Matthew was awarded the Moët and Chandon Fashion Tribute award. The award ceremony was attended by Sienna Miller, Keira Knightley, Jade Jagger and Helena Christensen and featured a catwalk show of the company’s archive collection.

He launched his coffee table book, Matthew Williamson, in 2010 at a star-studded event at Somerset House. The book included an introduction by his friend and muse, Sienna Miller, and contributions from Anna Wintour, Alexandra Shulman and Diane Von Furstenberg. Having pivoted in recent years from the world of fashion to interiors, Matthew says: “Putting an outfit or a room together that brings a smile to your face and the faces of others is the objective in any project I undertake.” Just like his fashion designs, Matthew’s new collection of rugs features colour combinations and original patterns with global influences inspired by nature. He collaborated with Obeetee, the largest handmade rug-maker in India. Iris Ikat Circular rug by Matthew Williamson In 2023 Matthew was commissioned by The Design Museum in London’s Kensington to create a space within the iconic John Pawson modernist building. The space inspired by it’s park views is now bathed in shades of green and includes an edited selection of mid century vintage furniture along with hand blown glass lighting to create the perfect resting spot for art and design lovers.

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Williamson grew up in Manchester before moving to London to study at Central Saint Martins at the age of 18. I describe my style as rustic decadence’: vintage furniture and a chandelier in his ornate living room. Photograph: Sophia Spring/The ObserverEverything has to have a little bit of a worn and torn quality’: the mint green bedroom, with floral bedspread. Photograph: Sophia Spring/The Observer In 2009, he opened stores in New York and Dubai before returning to London Fashion Week for its 25th anniversary. established Matthew’s reputation in the world of interiors with his appearance as a guest judge on the BBC’s Interior Design Masters, also streaming on Netflix. The series has been hosted by Fearne Cotton and Alan Carr with former Editor-in-Chief of ELLE Decoration magazine, Michelle Ogundehin. Matthew has also made several appearances in the third season, airing in March 2022. As befits a fashion designer with decades of experience, Matthew Williamson knows exactly how to put together the perfect look, whether for the red carpet or a room. “Starting a room with a rug makes a lot of sense,” he says. “It can really anchor the room.” Palm Circular rug by Matthew Williamson One of the key considerations for my collection of rugs was an element of craftsmanship,” Matthew says. “I am an admirer of craft in all its forms, celebrating the natural material used in the process. From mesmerising woodwork to the brutal beauty of ironmongery, these quintessentially human skills can have a hugely uplifting presence in the home. Oh So Sisco rug by Matthew Williamson