elen Parker’s trajectory in the design world happened, in part, because of a chance meeting with Paul O’Leary, co-founder of deVOL Kitchens. Helen was working as a manager of the delicatessen in a neighbouring village. As she got into her car after work, suddenly a stranger jumped into the passenger seat. After assuring her he had no ill intentions, Paul said he had been watching her at work and thought she was the perfect person to manage the small furniture showroom he’d opened with his design partner. She told
