Crafting Elegant Spaces

Designing furniture is as much about the process as it is about the final form, a balance of material honesty, enduring quality, and thoughtful innovation. This philosophy is central to House of Nico Interiors, an emerging British brand founded by designer Nico Payne during his final year at Central Saint Martins. With a degree in Product and Industrial Design, Nico brings both academic rigour and hands-on industry experience to his work. With broad experiences in international design practice, first with Copenhagen-based Better Weather, and later with New York designer Kouros Maghsoudi. Contributing to collections shown at both Milan and New York Design Weeks, Nico developed a nuanced understanding of design as both a craft and a discipline. Reinforced through working with Audi on a technical speculative design project considering future scenarios into designs.

This blend of instinct, training, and experience now informs House of Nico Interiors.

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The brand is built on a belief that furniture should celebrate traditional forms without being bound by them. Each piece is a balance of past and present—natural materials such as European oak left raw and expressive, shaped into functional forms with a distinctive character.

Looking ahead, Nico is quietly developing a broader range. Though still under wraps, the projects expands on the brand’s core ideas: traditional shapes, natural materials, and a modern sensibility, all crafted with care.

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