SUSSY CAZALET

Tell us about your work… As an interior designer, I work with traditional materials and artworks, and need an emotional connection with each piece. I started designing my own furniture a few years ago and I’m launching a collection of rugs this spring. Making custom rugs allows me to paint, collage, work with other designers, travel and support women weavers in Jaipur, India. How does your initial training as a classical musician feed into your work? There are no boundaries between the arts. They all feed into one another. Music has been an anchor throughout my life – beautiful music and beautiful design have a similar effect on the soul: they lift the spirit and change a situation or place for the better. Whoorwhatareyourdesigninfluences? I’minfluenced by Brazilian modernists such as Lina Bo Bardi and Martin Eisler; Sergio Scaglietti, who sculpted the classic 1950s and60sFerraris;furniturebyCharlottePerriand;tapestries by Alexander Calder; and the life and work of woodworker George Nakashima. sussycazalet.co.uk