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GENERAL BIOGRAPHY Designer, style maven and author Abigail Ahern is recognised amongst design aficionados and devotees alike for her enchanting take on interiors.

3 GENERAL BIOGRAPHY Designer, style maven and author Abigail Ahern is recognised amongst design aficionados and devotees alike for her enchanting take on interiors. She is an influential tastemaker highly acclaimed for her trend setting designs that are synonymous with glamour, eclecticism and wit. Internationally renowned for her uncompromising taste she has redefined the visual landscape with her cleverly mixed collections and regularly contributes to television and radio programmes, magazines and newspapers. Heralded as style spotter extraordinaire by The Times newspaper she has established her position at the front of the design trail with her original interpretational of trends, her unique sense of style and a wholly individual approach to interiors.

AUTHOR Abigail s debut book A Girl s Guide to Decorating is a hip, practical style guide full of insider advice, cool and original ideas, fabulously glossy photography and clever tips for turning

4 AUTHOR Abigail s debut book A Girl s Guide to Decorating is a hip, practical style guide full of insider advice, cool and original ideas, fabulously glossy photography and clever tips for turning your space into a fabulous stylish pad - without spending a lot of money. Abigail imparts her expertise on all aspects of home decoration - from the initial planning of a space, right through to the small details that will add a touch of glamour and make it unique. Abigail encourages the reader to be brave with colour and pattern and to make a bold statement with their home. Her low cost tips and unique ideas add instant glamour which is super easy to put into practice, Abigail proves that style has nothing to do with money. It has been published in Uk, Germany, France, Spain, Canada and Australia. Inspirational - Telegraph Fabulous new interior tome - The Times Magazine A comprehensive book to inject style into your home - Vogue

RETAILER Abigail s London store has been voted one of the coolest places to shop in the UK by Elle Decoration

everyone from royalty to celebs to design aficionados are fans.

with no restraint on mixing cultures, periods and scales.

5 RETAILER Abigail s London store has been voted one of the coolest places to shop in the UK by Elle Decoration magazine - Atelier Abigail Ahern is a design-nirvana with a cunning mix of carefully resourced pieces and everyone from royalty to celebs to design aficionados are fans. It s an interiors emporium filled with a quirky mix of objects of desire - eclectic, mischievous and eccentric, with no restraint on mixing cultures, periods and scales. The store has been designed to feel really now, intimate yet luxurious, seductive yet hip. A Wonderland - NY Times Style spotter extraordinaire - The Times One of the most definitive, hottest places to shop in the UK - Elle Decoration

PRODUCT DESIGNER Abigail is the creator of several product lines including a collection of lights given a lux, tongue in cheek twist with stockists around the world in London, Paris, New York and

With a twist on tradition Abigail s unusual collection of animal inspired lamps are made in England from glazed earthenware and juxtaposed with teeny tiny frou frou shades hand made from the finest

6 PRODUCT DESIGNER Abigail is the creator of several product lines including a collection of lights given a lux, tongue in cheek twist with stockists around the world in London, Paris, New York and Middle East and Far East. With a twist on tradition Abigail s unusual collection of animal inspired lamps are made in England from glazed earthenware and juxtaposed with teeny tiny frou frou shades hand made from the finest silk taffeta in Paris. Idiosyncratic and gleefully rocking a little granny style, everyone from the LA Times to the Savoy Hotel to A list celebs are fans. New to the collection is glamourous tableware handmade in South Africa. Designed in funky shapes and complemented by rich, dark colours, the launch of the line has met acclaim and promises to be the next big hit. Witty, whimsical and ever so slightly barking - Livingetc Rocking a little granny esq style - The LA Times

7 INTERIOR DESIGNER Heralded as the hottest designer in the country Abigail s work has been featured in sleek interiors magazines worldwide. Internationally renowned for her edgy, eclectic taste Abigail s trailblazing designs include lavish residential projects, commercial installations luxury resorts and retail. Her commissions are varied including a 42,000 square foot Grand Spa for the Ritz Carlton in Palm Beach, Florida, branding a chain of hotels in the Middle East as well as numerous residential and commercial projects both in the UK and abroad. A maestro at fusing bygone style with a tongue in cheek modern whimsy her oft talked about designs work equally well uptown, downtown in the country or on the coast. One of the UK s hottest interior designers - Mary Portas, BBC One of the world s most exciting decorators - W Magazine, USA

SPEAKER Abigail writes and lectures frequently on design and is highly sought after to speak at seminars across the globe on all things design related.

8 SPEAKER Abigail writes and lectures frequently on design and is highly sought after to speak at seminars across the globe on all things design related. Courses After the overwhelming response at the International Industry Seminar Series in Melbourne where Abigail recently spoke she is now taking her trailblazing design philosophy on the road, world wide with a series of one-day courses/style surgeries. Highly acclaimed and heralded as one of the world s most exciting decorators Abigail s day classes are stuffed full of gems and jam packed with design ideas intended to make any interior pulse with style. From the art of creating seductively stylish spaces to encouraging everyone to be fearless in their decorating choices. Abigail will demystify, inspire and tantalise with mischievous design ideas and unexpected tricks of the trade certain to propel any pad into the design pages of a glossy magazine. Celebrated for her trailblazing designs - Furnitex Designer and influencial taste maker - Livingetc

LECTURER With a twist from the norm, Abigail shares insider knowledge, decorating secrets, and tips and tricks of the trade in her trailblazing Design School.

9 LECTURER With a twist from the norm, Abigail shares insider knowledge, decorating secrets, and tips and tricks of the trade in her trailblazing Design School. Her participants are empowered to create seductively stylish spaces overflowing with personality. Now available in London, New York, Melbourne, and Sydney, Abigail s Design School offers a variety of classes, including design, retail development, seasonal decor, flower arranging, and finishing touches. One of the most inspirational days of my whole life. A blissful journey into disorientation and drama, an adventure of delight and wonder. Had an amazing day attending the Masterclass...head is brimming full of ideas and great inspiration for my own place.

10 BRAND DEVELOPER Working in interior design for over 15 years Abigail is continually sort after to redefine, and re brand a series of businesses through creative direction, consultancy as well as interior design. This includes a chain of hotels in the Middle East, the Ritz Carlton in Palm Beach as well as a chain of DIY stores in the UK.

CONTRIBUTOR Internationally renowned for her edgy, electric taste Abigail Ahern regularly contributes to television and radio programmes, magazines, newspapers columns and online forums including:

11 CONTRIBUTOR Internationally renowned for her edgy, electric taste Abigail Ahern regularly contributes to television and radio programmes, magazines, newspapers columns and online forums including: Get Your House in Order, CH4 - Presenter and Interior Designer Mary Queen of Shops, BBC2 Financial Times The Times Red Online Woman s Hour Radio 4 The New York Times Elle Decoration W Magazine Room Rescue, The Telegraph The LA Times Livingetc 1st Dibs Huffington post

12 Abigail Ahern 137, Upper Street, Islington, LONDON, N1 1QP, UK Tel +44 (0) Fax +44 (0) Photography by Graham Atkins-Hughes

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