From the Archive: Great Guildford Street, London SE1

Great Guildford Street, The Modern House
Great Guildford Street, The Modern House
Great Guildford Street, The Modern House
Great Guildford Street, The Modern House

A truly fantastic one-bedroom conversion of refined and unique character situated on the third floor of an impressive and recently renovated Victorian warehouse. The much-celebrated interior of the flat was the result of a collaboration between designer Ilse Crawford, Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen and 6a Architects.

Ilse Crawford is a leading designer, academic and creative director, and the founding editor of Elle Decoration magazine. Her highly lauded design company, Studioilse, has an extensive portfolio that includes the First and Business Class Lounge concept for Cathay Pacific, Ett Hem Hotel in Stockholm, Soho House New York and Cecconi’s restaurant in London.

Her collaborator, Vincent Van Duysen, is a world-renowned Belgian architect and designer who works with domestic architecture and commercial spaces, as well as furniture and decorative objects, and has designed for leading international manufacturers such as B&B Italia, Poliform and Swarovski.

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