In the final episode for our first series we are joined by interior designer extraordinaire and businesswoman Sophie Conran who has had a varied career working across fashion, food and interior design. As the only daughter of Sir Terence Conran and food writer Caroline Conran, Sophie shares with us what life was like being raised by the man who shaped British design history. Sophie also tells us the story of how she restored her exquisite Wilshire home, Salthrop House, a masterpiece of Regency era architecture and a thoroughly modern family home, designed in her signature interior style.

Sophie is the Founder and Creative Director of her eponymous online emporium, The Sophie Conran Shop, she relays how she set it up nearly a decade ago and reveals the one project from her career that has been the most important in shaping who she is today. 

Harry Stevens is the host of Young at Art and is a 21-year-old art and interiors obsessive passionate about opening up the art world to all. At Young at Art Harry speaks to the tastemakers who are defining a new image of art and design today, with new episodes out weekly. 

If you enjoyed this episode and want to find who we will be speaking to next, you can follow the podcast on Instagram @youngatartpodcast. Today’s guest Sophie Conran can be found on Instagram at @sophieconran, and Harry can be found at @planetstevens. For more information about the podcast, please visit the website, www.youngatartpodcast.com.

The podcast’s cover art was drawn by Beatrice Ross, @beatricealiceross and the intro music was written and performed by Maggie Talibart, @maggie_talibart.

If you are a fan of fashion history, particularly the fabulous heights of Parisian couture, then today’s episode of Young at Art is for you. Harry is joined by renowned journalist and author Justine Picardie to discuss her latest book: Miss Dior, a Story of Courage and Couture which traces the life of Catherine Dior, the youngest sister of world famous French couturier Christian Dior. Bringing to life for the first time Catherine's story, peppered with tragedy and joy in equal measure, Picardie’s account sensitively balances the rough with the smooth, exploring Catherine’s fascinating life right from childhood until her death at the age of 90 in 2008 in an undulating tale of her personal strength. From WWII resistance fighter to couturier’s muse, her tale is gripping for start to finish.

Miss Dior also explores how the world of French couture survived the Nazi occupation of Paris during World War Two, and how, against all odds, Christian Dior’s newly established label rose from the ashes of a post war Paris  to become one of the most famous fashion houses ever created. Picardie eloquently brings to life the life of an unknown character in Christian Dior’s life who helped him become one of the world’s greatest names in fashion.

Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture is published by Faber and Faber and is available to purchase from Waterstones here.

Harry Stevens is the host of Young at Art and is a 21-year-old art and interiors obsessive passionate about opening the art world to all. At Young at Art Harry speaks to the tastemakers who are defining a new image of art and design today, with new episodes out weekly. 

If you enjoyed this episode and want to find who we will be speaking to next, you can follow the podcast on Instagram @youngatartpodcast. Today’s guest Justine Picardie can be found on Instagram at @justinepicardie and our host Harry can be found at @planetstevens. For more information about the podcast, please visit the website, www.youngatartpodcast.com

The podcast’s cover art was drawn by Beatrice Ross, @beatricealiceross and the intro music was written and performed by Maggie Talibart, @maggie_talibart.

Manchester-based young fashion designer Olivia Welsh joins Harry for this week’s episode of Young at Art. She talks about how she founded her brand, Olivia Annabelle Apparel. Olivia’s design style is influenced by historical figures, books and periods in history from which she creates a selection of pieces designed in an array of bespoke prints.

She shares with us the inspiration behind her latest summer collection, ‘The Lady Vanishes’ and how a childhood of watching Agatha Christie adaptations resulted in her latest capsule collection which is available to shop now at  https://oliviaannabelle.co.uk.

Olivia also speaks to us about the principles of her brand and why, as a young designer, sustainability and ethical production is at the core of her business. She also tells us about some of her previous collections to date, and how she translates historical fashion into wearable pieces for a modern audience.

Harry Stevens is the host of Young at Art and is a 21-year-old art and interiors obsessive passionate about opening the art world to all. At Young at Art Harry speaks to the tastemakers who are defining a new image of art and design today, with new episodes out weekly. 

If you enjoyed this episode and want to find who we will be speaking to next, you can follow the podcast on Instagram @youngatartpodcast. Today’s guest Olivia Welsh can be found on Instagram at @oliviaannabelleapparel, and our host Harry can be found at @planetstevens. For more information about the podcast, please visit the website, www.youngatartpodcast.com

The podcast’s cover art was drawn by Beatrice Ross, @beatricealiceross and the intro music was written and performed by Maggie Talibart, @maggie_talibart.

Artist and founder of The Room Portrait Club SJ Axelby joins us for this week’s episode of Young at Art. She talks about the mixed media room portraits she started drawing in lockdown which have since been featured by the likes of The World of Interiors, Christie’sand Liberty. Her mixed media, delicate depictions of interior spaces show an array of homes; from country cottages in the Cotswolds to palatial stately homes in Austria; SJ captures the essence of a space in vivid colour and texture.

SJ gives us the exclusive on her new book, SJ Axelby’s Room Portraits, and tells us what we can expect when it comes out in September. Young at Art is proud to be the first to hear about her book which can be purchased here or from any bookshop worth going to. Please see her website for more details. 

The Room Portrait Club is a weekly Instagram art challenge where anyone can interpret the unique look of a interior space in whatever medium they like. It features the work of people of all ages, from across the world and, like everyone’s home, no two interpretations are the same.

Harry Stevens is the host of Young at Art and is a 21-year-old art and interiors obsessive passionate about opening up the art world to all. At Young at Art Harry speaks to the tastemakers who are defining a new image of art and design today, with new episodes out weekly. 

If you enjoyed this episode and want to find who we will be speaking to next, you can follow the podcast on instagram @youngatartpodcast . Today’s guest SJ Axelby can be found on instagram at @sjaxelby, and Harry can be found at @planetstevens. For more information about the podcast, please visit the website, www.youngatartpodcast.com

The podcast’s cover art was drawn by Beatrice Ross, @beatricealiceross and the intro music was written and performed by Maggie Talibart, @maggie_talibart.

A fan of the unconventional and the unusual, interior designer and furniture dealer Jermaine Gallacher joins us this week from his pink office in South London for a delve into some of his recent interior design projects – including a rather fabulous Barristers office in Gray’s Inn. Jermaine shares with us his approch to interior design, and offers lots of brilliant advice for anyone wanting to start designing their own space. 

Jermaine tells us about his showroom, a place where his creative energy can be seen in the flesh, featuring a cacophony of brilliantly original and creatively sourced homewares designed by him and other makers. He also reveals his plans to return it to a wine bar in the evenings for a mixture of good conversation and good interiors. 

Harry Stevens is the host of Young at Art and is a 21-year-old art and interiors obsessive passionate about opening up the art world to all. At Young at Art Harry speaks to the tastemakers who are defining a new image of art and design today, with new episodes out weekly. 

If you enjoyed this episode and want to find who we will be speaking to next, you can follow the podcast on Instagram @youngatartpodcast. Today’s guest Jermaine Gallacher can be found on Instagram at @jermainegallacher, and Harry can be found at @planetstevens. For more information about the podcast, please visit the website, www.youngatartpodcast.com

The podcast’s cover art was drawn by Beatrice Ross, @beatricealiceross and the intro music was written and performed by Maggie Talibart, @maggie_talibart.

Self-taught figurative artist Alex Mein joins us this week on Young at Art. He dives into his career across art and fashion, today as an artist and Course Leader of BA Fashion Imaging and Illustration at the London College of Fashion. He shares with us the great story of how he got back into drawing after a ten-year break, being inspired by the characters he would see on his daily two-hour commute, and offers uphill advice for anyone struggling with their creative outlook. 

Alex’s incredible portraits and drawings evoke his strong signature style; a combination of lines in saturated colours that capture the personality and style of the people he sketches. This week, Alex shares with us how he approaches a drawing, where he seeks artistic inspiration in London and why making art is open for everyone.

Harry Stevens is the host of Young at Art and is a 21-year-old art and interiors obsessive passionate about opening up the art world to all. At Young at Art Harry speaks to the tastemakers who are defining a new image of art and design today, with new episodes out weekly. 

If you enjoyed this episode and want to find who we will be speaking to next, you can follow the podcast on Instagram @youngatartpodcast. Today’s guest Alex Mein can be found on Instagram at @mrmein, and Harry can be found at @planetstevens. For more information about the podcast, please visit the website, www.youngatart.com

The podcast’s cover art was drawn by Beatrice Ross, @beatricealiceross and the intro music was written and performed by Maggie Talibart, @maggie_talibart.

Founder of the innovative culture platform The Wick, Katy Wickremesinghe, joins us for this week’s episode of Young at Art for a dive into her career as an art consultant and leader in business. Katy shares with us the story of why she founded The Wick, as well as her art consultancy company KTW London, which aims to show businesses the importance of art in everyday life. She discusses her role as a trustee of the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and why public art is so important in our everyday lives.

Katy gives us a private tour of the art in her home (which she fabulously refers to as the ‘Wicks Fondazione’) and explains how the art that she collects shows the close relationships between her and some of her favourite artists. 

The episode ends reflecting on the events of the last two years – the global pandemic and the war in Ukraine – and Katy tells us why art is so important to her in times of uncertainty.

Katy mentions two exhibitions in the episode, firstly Dulwich picture Gallery’s exhibition Reframed: The Woman in the Window (tickets can be purchased here) and also London’s dedicated public art walk, The Line, (more information can be found here).

Harry Stevens is the host of Young at Art and is a 21-year-old art and interiors obsessive passionate about opening up the art world to all. At Young at Art Harry speaks to the tastemakers who are defining a new image of art and design today, with new episodes out weekly. 

If you enjoyed this episode and want to find who we will be speaking to next, you can follow the podcast on Instagram @youngatartpodcast. Today’s guest Katy Wickremesinghe can be found on Instagram at @misskatywick, and our host Harry can be found at @planetstevens. For more information about the podcast, please visit the website, www.youngatartpodcast.com

The podcast’s cover art was drawn by Beatrice Ross, @beatricealiceross and the intro music was written and performed by Maggie Talibart, @maggie_talibart.