MAXWELL BARLOW LIGHTING
Maxwell Barlow is one of the UK’s most respected lighting designers, delivering residential and commercial projects across the UK and internationally, including Spain, Mallorca, the Bahamas and Jamaica.
Max began his career in events lighting at Starlight Design before training at award-winning architectural studio, John Cullen Lighting, then co founded the renowned Barlow & Barlow with his sister, interior designer, Lucy Barlow in 2013. In 2018, Maxwell Barlow established his own independent studio to collaborate more widely with designers and architects and is now one of the Notswolds’ leading contemporary designers, based in Leicestershire.
Maxwell Barlow Lighting’s approach is rooted in heritage and proportion, with a clear focus on atmosphere, longevity and sustainability. His work spans boutique hotels, listed townhouses, Caribbean villas and large country estates, with lighting schemes that are entirely tailored to the building, its architecture and interior character.
Services
Unique decorative lighting collections designed with a deep understanding of layered interior lighting
Bespoke lighting design and fabrication for interior designers, architects and private clients
Handcrafted metal lighting including lanterns, pendants and architectural fixtures
Heritage informed lighting schemes for country houses and historic interiors
Consultation and collaborative commissions across residential, hospitality and commercial projects
BRUCE FINE PAPERS
Tucked away on an unassuming street in Lincolnshire, Bruce Fine Papers is among the very last studios in the UK still producing every wallpaper using traditional block printing. Founded in 1994 by Alex Bruce, what began in a small barn has grown into a rare family workshop dedicated to preserving a disappearing British craft. Block Printed Wallpaper was first manufactured in England during the 16th Century and it is these same techniques that they continue to use today, placing this quiet Lincolnshire studio within a lineage that stretches back centuries.
Today, two generations of the Bruce family work alongside a small team of skilled printers, continuing the slow, meticulous methods once common across Britain’s historic wallpaper houses. Their papers are created for leading design studios and heritage organisations including English Heritage, the National Trust and the Biltmore Estate. In an industry largely shaped by digital production, Bruce Fine Papers remains a precious outlier, continuing to print each design by hand from start to finish.
Services
Hand block printed wallpaper collections, produced using traditional techniques and historic printing methods
Heritage wallpaper restoration and reproduction, recreating historic designs from surviving fragments
Bespoke wallpaper printing for interior designers, artists and collaborative collections
Custom colourways and tailored handmade wallpaper commissions
Wallpaper supply for private homes, hospitality and retail refurbishment projects
