Stuart Blakley is a features writer and photographer specialising in the arts and architecture. He is Editor of Lavender’s Blue, Senior Editor of Design Exchange Magazine and a regular contributor to Luxury Travel Magazine.

He has interviewed numerous luminaries of the design world including writers Alain de Botton and Aaron Betsky; architects Marco Goldschmied, Zaha Hadid, John Pawson and Peter Zumthor; designers Paolo Pininfarina and Marc Newson; developers Ian Schrager, Simon Silver and Harry Handelsman; and restaurateurs Matt Hermer and Thomasina Miers. Other interviewees include artist Suresh Dutt; model Carmen dell’Orefice; and Lady Lucy French.