Stuart Membery has spent a lot of his life living out of a suitcase, but he’s not complaining. Far from it. “A suitcase forces you to choose and makes you edit down to the things you love the most. And that’s what the job of a designer is: to edit. A poor designer is one who loves everything. A good designer is one who has refined their taste,” he says.
And there you have it. The key to the Membery brand. One thing is very clear – this is a man who definitely does not love everything, but he knows exactly what he does like.
It’s an ethos he honed in the world of fashion. The Stuart Membery label was launched in 1982 when the Perth-born designer decided to branch out under his own name after a successful stint in the US working for clothing label Esprit.
But Stuart has always had a passion for interiors. During hisnewspaper detailing his search for a marble-topped desk from Italy is just one small testament to his legendary eye for detail.
