LOU DAVIES / Founder
25+ years Architecture AND Interior Design
CAROLINE HUNTER / Founder
25+ years Architecture AND Interior Design
LUCY FRANKS / DIRECTOR
10+ years Interior Design and styling
OUR STORY
Box 9 Design Ltd was founded in 2007 by Lou Davies and Caroline Hunter following a 10-year career together as directors at a top west London practice. We have been practising architecture, designing interiors, and collaborating with exceptional makers to create furniture and objects for over 25 years.
Our partnership is founded on a mutual, unwavering desire to seek the most elegant, refined, and restrained design solution. In 2023, Lucy Franks joined the heart of our business and brings with her an extremely rare and raw talent for pairing texture, tones, objects, and proportions.
Our practice now spans experience from pure architecture, through to interiors and furniture making, to styling and photography. Our small but passionate team takes a holistic approach to design and ensures every aspect of a design is balanced together and considered deeply as one sculpted form.
OUR PURPOSE
Our mission is to prove that sustainable and regenerative design is the most beautiful solution. We work with natural, reclaimed, and waste materials layered with stories. We collaborate, respect, and value the people and planet around us. We measure the positive impact of our designs as we move forward, continuously reflecting on our practices to build better.
Box 9 celebrates and has a deep respect for craft and for innovation, with a thoughtful desire to always challenge the status quo. We have built a practice known for our unconventional approach to architecture and interiors and for nurturing relationships with makers, artists, and artisans that we have the privilege of surrounding ourselves with. We combine our technical experience, our on-site experience, innovation, and admiration for design excellence into every project and client we have the privilege of working with.
THE DETAILS
Lou, Caroline, and Lucy run the studio, offering a highly dedicated and personal service to a select few clients. We collaborate with innovative and creative makers and designers from across the globe to form unique teams inspired to deliver beautiful things that will leave a positive impact on our wellbeing and the health of our planet.
Our projects range from handcrafted products and furniture to award-winning restaurants, private homes, and rural retreats.
