Natalie Barker

After enjoying my initial explorations into design through courses in Interior Decoration and Art and Design, I graduated with a BA Hons Degree in Interior Design in 2006. After graduating, I took the opportunity to relocate to London and immersed myself into the ever-evolving world of design.

I found my first break into the industry by joining a start-up design company, thrown straight into the deep end, I gained invaluable experience navigating my way through residential, retail and workplace design projects.

After a few years, I achieved my goal of launching my own design studio www.nataliebarker.co.uk. Over the past decade I have pitched and won multiple large-scale high-end design projects, managed a team of freelance designers and worked with architects, contractors and project managers to design and deliver bespoke interiors.

Project highlights include:

– The interior redesign of an extensive country property for a young family. Designing and sourcing decorative schemes and furnishings for 19 rooms, preparing bespoke joinery packs, sourcing and specify all fixtures and fittings for construction tender.

– The redesign of a 56,000 sq ft head office space of a world-renowned construction company. Increasing capacity, introducing co-working spaces, meeting suites, canteen facilities and hospitality areas.

– The interior redesign of a four-story private residence, including multiple reception rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms.

– An office refurbishment for a leading UK legal business, including board rooms, meeting spaces and showering facilities.

I have balanced my design career in tandem with teaching posts, becoming an experienced interior design educator and developing a strong association with online learning.

I am immensely passionate about interior design and take a great deal of satisfaction in fostering students’ development into confident and capable designers by sharing the knowledge base built throughout my work. I look forward to engaging with LCS students and sharing my design experiences to support their ongoing journey.