Meet our studio artists! Jess Binns

As we prepare to toast goodbye and bon voyage tonight to one of our multi-talented studio artists, the architectural designer and illustrator Jess Binns, we wanted to tell you just why she's been so great to have in the studio.

For over a year Jess has been an active and friendly presence in the studio, working away at her corner desk under the watchful gaze of her cats whose photos are pinned to her workspace. The name of Jess's design business is inspired by her self-professed cat adiction and by her two cats, Hector and Bailey. Sadly Bailey passed away a few years ago but Hector very much lives on!

Having studied Interior Design at Plymouth College of Art, Jess worked in the industry for five years before moving to London. She expanded into developing her own company in which she has combined her many skills to create a one-stop shop for architectural design and illustration. She works on everything from room refreshers to complete reconfigurations and extensions and draws inspiration from almost any source. She likes nothing better on a rainy Sunday morning than to delve into design blogs to feed her passion. Her clients vary greatly and her portfolio even includes an orangery she designed for Eric Clapton!

Originally from Cornwall, the sea breezes, long horizons and Cornish sandy beaches are never far from her heart.

When not working working away at the studio or on site, Jess teaches Body Combat three times a week - a great stress reliever.

So tonight as we pop the cava and bring out the cake to send Jess off before she joins her boyfriend in South Africa, we wanted to say that we'll miss her friendly presence at the parlour and wish her the very best in her forthcoming adventure!