What does the word quality mean to you? Attention to detail and genuine. Favourite view? The big blue sea on a sunny day in the Med. Accomplishment you are most proud of? My family. Greatest extravagance? Time to idle. If you weren’t a designer, what would you be? A chef or a writer. 3 Desert Island items? Chris (my husband), book, fishing rod. Idea of heaven? Junk shops. What qualities do you admire most in others? Kindness. Favourite city? Venice. First rug memory? A thread bare Persian.