INSIDER INSIGHT

Fran Derham shares her style inspiration and loves

GO-TO COLOUR

I choose a colour according to a house’s ‘purpose’ – if it’s a beach house, it’s shades of blue. If it’s a country house, I go with browns and greens.

SMALL CHANGE, BIG IMPACT

Turning the powder room under the stairs into the pantry. I don’t know what I would have done with all the food!

MUSEUM TO VISIT

Musée d’orsay in Paris or the Dia:beacon in New York. Having studied art history, I love the Impressionists and the art of en plein air; by contrast, I like Dan Flavin, Richard Serra and Sol Lewitt.

WHERE DO YOU FIND INSPIRATION

In the water – in the ocean or in the shower – are places where ideas flow.

NEXT GAME CHANGER IN DESIGN

David Attenborough – his latest film and the changes that will (hopefully) follow. Design should be in response to a problem – it’s a solution. Every decision we make needs to be about creating a better future.

YOUR STYLE IN THREE WORDS

Classic, comfortable, with a touch of rock ’n’ roll.

WORDS TO LIVE BY

‘Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick and pull yourself together,’ Elizabeth Taylor.