British Institute of Interior Design

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Colette Hoepli-Steffan / Steffan Interiors Ltd

About Colette

• Born and educated in Switzerland of Swiss French descent, multilingual.• Graduated from Regent Academy of Fine Arts with City & Guilds certificate and a Diploma in Successful Interior Design• Member of BIDA (British Interior Design Association)• Member of the BIDA education committee.• Bestowed with the Johansens Award for Excellence.

Steffan Interiors’ Mission Statement:

• Working together = a shared understanding and a common goal

Great interior design comes from partnerships. An idea coupled with the drive to make it a reality; a blank canvas and the imagination to create a complete environment; a mood or a feeling and the technical knowledge needed to make it a reality. Colette will design with the client and for the client, providing a service of the very highest quality - a time-saving, professional solution that leaves the customer firmly in the driving seat.

• Designed to be betterExcellence is no accident. Colette desires excellence in all things, she demands it from herself and attracts it from others. She invests her reputation in every job she takes on; her design integrity is on display in every interior she creates.

• Grounded in styleColette Hoepli has worked in an agent’s capacity for several well-known Italian fashion houses. Her extensive experience in the fashion industry has given her a keen, instinctive understanding of elegance, colour, light and texture.  

• Based in the real worldIn 1994 Colette invested in a country house hotel in Suffolk. This presented her first challenge to make design decisions with commercial impact. Working with a limited budget she took many of the existing features, fixtures and fittings and by adding subtle changes, was able to create a new look. Interior design must reflect the needs, purpose and budget of the client.