28/05/2026
We are thrilled to have received the commendation in the retail category of the 40th anniversary colour awards for our project.
A big thank you to our amazing client for your trust and allowing us to push the boundaries, to and all the trades involved in bringing this space to life. Thank you to for capturing the ethereal quality of the space so beautifully. Thank you to the judges and Dulux for this incredible honour. Truly humbling 🙏
What the judges said:
“In this former warehouse, the blurring of retail gallery and studio parallels the owner’s multi-disciplinary practice – part designer, collector, retailer, curator. Thus, Lost Profile Gallery is an ambiguous entity within which the wares for sale are presented more as sculpture than product, to be experienced, enjoyed, rather than acquired and the services offered are done so in spaces conducive to collaboration rather than transaction. In striking this balance, principles of exhibiting are employed, with objects treated like sculpture, displayed sparingly and highlighted individually. Warm, muted neutrals paired with soft textures and fine finishes combine to exude a temple-like aura within which its high-end offerings shine and bespoke design consultations are genuinely undertaken. The showroom-studio was spatially planned as a ‘procession of portals’, titled Dawn, Day and Dusk, ‘framed as states of perception, where light, shadow and form are composed as substance’. Delineating these spaces required intentionally distinct, fearless yet subtle colour, as beautifully restrained in its application as Above The Clouds. Clean, intentional and unified, it presents a new archetype in the retail genre and consequently challenges the commercial norms of retail.”
Buster Caldwell, judge.
