In this episode of the Business and Interiors podcast, we welcome Laura Hammett, founder of the internationally recognised luxury interior design studio and the luxury homeware destination Laura Hammett Living. Together, we explore the journey behind building one of the UK’s leading design businesses and how Laura has expanded her creative world beyond interiors into product design.
Laura shares her unconventional route into the industry and how personal circumstances unexpectedly led her to start her own business. From selling handmade cushions and running a small local shop to gradually building a residential interior design studio, she reflects on the moments, decisions and relationships that helped shape the early foundations of the business. We also discuss how Aaron later joined the studio, how their partnership evolved, and what it has been like growing a business together while balancing family life.
The conversation explores the realities of scaling a luxury design studio without losing quality, developing systems and processes through experience, and building a team capable of delivering highly bespoke projects across multiple markets. Laura talks openly about lessons learned, why reviewing projects has become essential to the studio’s growth, and how confidence, instinct and continuous refinement have influenced the way they work today.
We also dive into the studio’s international expansion and how global projects have transformed the way they operate. Laura discusses working across the Middle East, the opportunities and challenges of international residential design, balancing cultural influences with a consistent design identity, and why diversification across markets has become increasingly important for long-term resilience.
Finally, Laura takes us behind the launch of Laura Hammett Living and her passion for product design. She shares why she returned to her roots in homeware, the realities of building an e-commerce and product business alongside an established studio, and how creating furniture, lighting, accessories, paint and wallpaper has become an extension of the studio’s design philosophy. We discuss craftsmanship, supply chains, customer experience and what it takes to create luxury products that stand the test of time.
This episode is a conversation about entrepreneurship, growth, creativity, resilience and how to build a design business that evolves without losing what made it successful in the first place.
