Ilse Crawford

Ilse Crawford is a strategic designer who has been in the business of predicting what's next in design for more than a decade.

Her London office, studioilse, stands for modern and emotional design and has created New York's latest exclusive destination - Soho House - as well as the Electric Cinema in London's Portobello Road, and the highly acclaimed hotel Babington House, near Bath and the newly re-launched Kettners.

Her first book, Sensual Home, is considered by many to be a bible of modern living, and has sold 100,000 copies worldwide.