There are always lessons to be learned from a renovation project. Join us to hear from one of the nation's foremost architectural historians and revolutionary natural paint pioneer Edward Bulmer; antique collector and renowned dealer, Toby Lorford, and Venetia Rudebeck and Romanos Brihi of Studio Vero - named as one of the UK’s “Finest 50 Interior Designers” by Country & Townhouse magazine. The panel will be led by Giles Kime, Country Life's Executive and Interiors Editor. Learn about their valuable personal journeys and insider knowledge on how to use colour, pattern and antiques to give spaces a new lease of life and gently reflect the characters that inhabit them.
Included in the ticket price is a welcome refreshment. Following the talk there will be time for an audience Q&A.
Talks at Thyme are complimentary for all Thyme residents, please book your ticket with the Reservations team or email Reservations@thyme.com.
10-10.30am - Guest Arrival
10.30-11.30am - Talk
11.30am - Audience Q&A
12pm onwards - Lunch in the Ox Barn or The Swan
*Talk and Ox Barn lunch ticket (£45) includes access to the talk, welcome refreshments and a two-course lunch in the Ox Barn (prix fixe menu). Guests may be seated on a communal table - if you have a seating preference, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you on the day.
*Talk and Swan lunch ticket (£45) includes access to the talk, welcome refreshments and £30 credit towards your lunch at the Swan on the day.
Toby Lorford
Antique collector and renown dealer
Lorfords passion for antiques developed in the early 2000s, starting with Toby Lorfords opening his first antiques shop in Tetbury in 2003. Lorfords has been capturing the hearts of buyers, unveiling each antique piece’s unique story. Lorfords has grown exponentially, expanding their showrooms and establishing the ‘antiques of tomorrow’ with Lordfords Contemporary.
Edward Bulmer
Architectural historian and revolutionary natural paint pioneer
Edward Bulmer, the founder of Edward Bulmer Natural Paint, has over 30 years of experience designing interiors. Leading a natural paint revolution creating pioneering plant-based paints made entirely from plant-based ingredients instead of petrochemical derived products.
This dedication to creating eco and health-conscious products has led to Edward Bulmer Natural Paint becoming one of the most in-demand brands for renovators who are looking for responsible, chemical free materials for the home, being used by interior designers and clients around the globe. His expertise as one of the nation's foremost architectural historians lead him to believe the future lies in the return to natural materials, especially paint.
Studio Vero
Venetia Rudebeck and Romanos Brihi
Romanos Brihi and Venetia Rudebeck, a.k.a. Studio Vero, have been creating unique, considered and timeless interiors for almost ten years, combining a love of art and antiques with their signature use of colour and texture.
Giles Kime
Giles Kime is Country Life's Executive and Interiors Editor, an expert in interior design with decades of experience since starting his career at The World of Interiors magazine. Giles joined Country Life in 2016, introducing new weekly interiors features, bridging the gap between our coverage of architecture and gardening. He previously launched a design section in The Telegraph and spent over a decade at Homes & Gardens magazine (launched by Country Life's founder Edward Hudson in 1919). A regular host of events at London Craft Week, Focus, Decorex and the V&A, he has interviewed leading design figures, including Kit Kemp, Tricia Guild, Mary Fox Linton, Chester Jones, Barbara Barry and Lord Snowdon. He has written a number of books on interior design, property and wine, the most recent of which is on the interior designer, Emma Sims-Hilditch. Having spent ten years restoring an Arts & Crafts house on the banks of the Itchen, he and his wife, Kate, are breathing life into a 16th-century cottage near Alresford that has remained untouched for almost half a century.