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From The Times
April 4, 2008

The best of bespoke interior design

Some ideas for those happy to splash the cash on one-off pieces

Kasia Maciejowska
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The lighting specialist Cameron Peters works with individual artists and international manufacturers to create one-off lighting sculptures. Styles can be classical or contemporary, in a range of materials. Prices start at £3,000 01235 835000

Lisa Whatmough, founder of Squint, re-upholsters antique furniture in striking vintage fabrics and creates pieces from scratch. Commissions for chairs like this one start at £2,600 and sofas at £3,800 020-7739 9275

The Turkish carpet specialist Stepevi has a retro-fabulous shop on the Kings Road, where you can spend hours perusing colours and choosing silky alpaca yarns to make your perfect rug. Prices start at £215 a square metre 020-7376 7574

Since the textile designer Pippa Caley graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2004 she has made a big name for herself. She adds splashes of colour to a room with cushions, blinds, bedspreads and wall art. Cushions start at £65 and bedspreads at £650 07801 228004

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