How to Integrating Serious Art Collections in Interior Design by Douglas Mackie

Published on: Oct 28, 2019

How to Integrating Serious Art Collections in Interior Design by Douglas Mackie – How to Integrating Serious Art Collections in Interior Design by Douglas Mackie – For clients in search of handsome interiors, moody colours and deep comfort, Douglas Mackie tops the list. He’s brilliant at integrating serious art collections, skilfully blending them against beautifully conceived backgrounds.

‘My philosophy is to create a perfect balance between furniture, art and sculpture,’ he says. He also has his own line of chic furniture, Douglas Mackie Collection.

Douglas Mackie is one of the UK’s top interior designers and has been featured on the House and Garden Magazine’s “leading 100 designers” list for the last 15 years. Based in Marylebone, in Central London, Douglas Mackie Design has many years experience working at the very highest end of the international market. They are currently working on large-scale commissions in London, France and the Middle East.

As a graduate in Architecture from Cambridge University, his company’s work is marked by a deep underlying knowledge of the history of art and interior design, creating richly layered interiors for highly discerning clientele.

Contemporary art, antique textiles and custom made furniture combine to create a sophisticated and comfortable home. – Marylebone bu Douglas Mackie Design.

Douglas has a sophisticated ability to use antiques and unique pieces of twentieth-century furniture with fabrics that have a wonderful twist of texture and colour,’ says textiles designer Christine Van Der Hurd.

A richly coloured house, the deep indigo blues and magenta pinks of the furnishings resonate in the southern light. Antique textiles and tribal art create a strong but essentially informal interior. – Provence, by Douglas Mackie Design.

How to Integrating Serious Art Collections in Interior Design by Douglas Mackie