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In Profile:
Stewart + Stewart Design

In Profile:

Stewart + Stewart Design

Shortlisted: Luxury Residence - Global Award

The International Design & Architecture Awards 2025

IDA 2025
Stewart + Stewart

Name: Patricia Stewart + James Stewart

Company Name: Stewart + Stewart Design

Position Within Company: Principal Designer + Senior Designer

Website: www.stewart-stewart.com.au

Tell us a little about your background in design:
With a degree in Design from the University of South Australia, we have over 25 years experience in the design industry.
My son James and I merged skills 10 years ago to become a creative force to project forward into the future together.
We are a boutique studio specialising in highly personalised and bespoke luxury residential projects.
Our focus is to create spaces imbued with history and a sense of timelessness that equates to sanctuary.

How would you describe your personal design style?
International, from years of travelling the globe and collecting unique pieces that become woven into my world.

Where does your design inspiration come from?
Cultural artefacts, textures and patterns in nature and architecture.

In what direction do you feel that design is moving towards in a general sense?
More than ever we will strive to harness and create a strong sense of safety and wellbeing.

Name five key themes to consider when approaching design in the future.
Celebration of individuality
Sustainability
Creating spaces of joy
Focus on security and sanctuary
Nurturing artisan skills

If you could offer one piece of advice when it comes to designing, what would it be?
Draw inspiration and direction from the immediate environment to celebrate the space.

How important are The International Design & Architecture Awards?
The International Design and Architecture Awards are extremely important as they provide an essential platform of significance to showcase and celebrate innovative and exciting design.

Stewart + Stewart Design
Stewart + Stewart Design
Stewart + Stewart Design
Stewart + Stewart

What projects are you currently working on?
A luxury new-build residence on a world-class equestrian estate.
A stunning, whimsical + maximalist residence in Sydney.
The restoration of a historic whaling cottage.
A multi-level waterfront residence for a repeat client.
Multiple apartment renovations in the iconic and historic Woolloomooloo Wharf in Sydney Australia.
A multi-generational family residence.
A waterfront penthouse apartment.
A number of other ongoing projects for long-term clients.

What was your favourite project to work on and why?
A luxury new-build residence on a world-class equestrian estate.

Which products/services could you not live without when designing?
De Gournay, Barovier and Toso, Kelly Wearstler, Baccarat, Timorous Beasties, Kifu Paris, Walter Knoll, Christophe Delcourt, Meridiani, Baxter and Porta Romana.

What are your aims and goals for the next twelve months?
Showcasing our recently completed + photographed projects that have been in progress over the last few years.

Your most treasured possession?
A limited edition Amber resin Tony Duquette Pagoda lantern.

Your favourite holiday destination?
Paris!

Your favourite hotel, restaurant & bar?
Hotel: The Selman Marrakech
Restaurant: Azuma
Bar: Charlie Parker’s

Your favourite book, film & song?
Book: Roger Federer’s Book
Film: Memoirs of a Geisha
Song: What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

Your favourite food and drink?
Food: Slow cooked Saltbush Lamb
Drink: Organic Lemongrass + Ginger Tea sweetened with Jarrah Honey

Your favourite way to spend an afternoon?
Discovering the world all over again with my joyful grandchildren.

If you weren’t in this sector, what would you alternative profession be?
A set designer or Lawyer.

Anything else interesting?
Navigating the world personally balancing two contrasting cultures.

Interior Designer: Stewart + Stewart Design

Construction: Impero Constructions

Associated: Myles Baldwin, Trademark Joinery

Photography: Romello Pereira, James Stewart

Stewart + Stewart Design has been shortlisted for Luxury Residence – Global Award in The International Design & Architecture Awards 2025.

Stewart + Stewart Design
Stewart + Stewart Design

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