DESIGNER STARS: LEE BROOM

Lee Broom is one designer that cannot be omitted from my Designer Star list (although still short, but soon to be expanded). He is one of the UK’s leading product and interior-designers. Cool and glamorous, his designs are considered to be to furniture what Marc Jacobs or Tom Ford are to fashion. In fact, Broom has a background in fashion, with a degree in fashion design from Central St Martin college in London.

But before his studies he already earned an award at age 17(!) for fashion design after which he went to work for legendary designer Vivienne Westwood.

Broom’s meteoric rise on the UK design and interiors scene began only 8 years ago, and by now his designs are sold in 40 countries world-wide. He has already earned a series of awards and accolades and every time he presents a new collection (which is twice a year during the Milan Design Week and the London Design Festival) the press are fawning all over him.

Broom is inspired by new materials, pop culture, vivid colors, craft techniques from the past and shapes of the future. He is a true supporter of traditional British craftmanship. All his designs are crafted and produced locally in the UK. His Crystal Bulb collection for example: individually hand-blown bulbs are produced by craftsman at Cumbria Steel, the UK’s only remaining producer of full lead crystal. But what does it for me is the combination of elegance and toughness. I truly think that Lee Broom is a Design Icon of the future and investing in one of his designs now might just pay off handsomely in the future. And there happens to be a sale at Houseology just now… just see below 🙂

The Salon Loung Chair and Ottoman, presented in 2011, a combination of the curvacious lines of 1930’s furniture and modern punk studs

The Parq Life collection, presented in 2011, herringbone parquetry flooring transformed into a splendid modern-day design with added brass details

The Eternity Chandelier, a dazzling array of fairground light bulbs surrounding a brass ring, creating a stunning halo of light

Glassware collection “On the Rock”, with trending marble feet, presented in 2014, drinks anyone?

The Salon Footstool in gun-metal gray and dark grey studs, elegance and toughness combined

The Quilt Collection which Broom designed for Heals Department Store in 2013, the design was inspired by the legendary Chanel handbags

Crystal bulbs, love them, cannot have enough

The Hanging Hoop Chair, from the new collection, available since this month (September 2015), so elegant

The awesome “Glass on Brass” collection, only available from spring 2016, sign me up!!!

The Shadow Cabinet, a dream of a contemporary sideboard with a brass top and a series of triangular facets that run down vertically, one side American walnut, one side brass, a sure-to-be collectable of the future