Child Studio transforms Belgravia townhouse

into an eyewear store

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Hello, design junkies!

London-based Child Studio has recently completed a second store interiors for the British eyewear makers Cubitts, and we were charmed by its design!

Located within the classic 19th-century townhouse in London’s Belgravia district, the interior balances the traditional Georgian architecture with Modernist design features.

The store occupies the ground floor & the basement of a terraced townhouse in an affluent Belgravia neighbourhood in West London. This part of the city was developed in the 1830s by the architect and builder Thomas Cubitt, whose legacy inspired the eyewear brand’s name.

Most of the interior detailing had been lost over the years of previous renovations and the designers worked on restoring and highlighting the original features of the townhouse.

Refined and understated mouldings, architraves, and cornices have been sourced. The doorways have been opened up to form the dramatic 3-meter tall doorways.

Child Studio also sourced an antique cast iron fireplace that was painted in an ivory colour and installed in the front room.

Another strand in the store’s design was the early 20th-century modernism.

‘We imagined a contemporary interpretation of a classic Drawing Room. We were particularly inspired by the pioneering designer Eileen Gray, who lived in this part of London in the early years of her career in the 1900s. Many bespoke pieces within the space pay homage to her work,’ - added the designers.

Child Studio developed a series of bespoke display shelving units that are designed to look like freestanding room dividers. Their undulating shapes in the front room are lined in a textured wallpaper with a linen pattern, while the displays in the back room were crafted in mahogany wood with brass detailing.

The central space is occupied by a bespoke sculptural table with a tubular steel base, burl wood patterned top and a black gloss lacquered storage unit.

The designers accessorized the space with a selection of antique lighting fixtures, including the “Jumo” table lamp designed by Eileen Gray, hand-blown Murano wall lights, cast plaster seashell sconces, and the ‘Leaf’ brass desk lamp by Tommaso Barbi.