PARK GROVE RENOVATION & DESIGN - Key Persons


Claire Lomax

Job Titles:
  • Interior Designer
Claire, an experienced interior designer with a passion for creating exceptional spaces. With a background in care, residential, and commercial design, she brings a unique blend of creativity and functionality to every project. Holding a BA (Hons) degree in Interior Design & Architecture, she is equipped with a diverse skill set, including expertise in FF&E, 2D drawings, 3D modeling, and renders.

Emma Andrews

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Manager
Emma joined Park Grove in 2014. She brings with her over twenty years' experience in sales, marketing and publicity and has worked with a plethora of well-known brands, people and sectors. She lives in Sussex with her family and is also a published children's author.

Georgina Chamberlain

George brings her wealth of experience to Park Grove, following several years working in London as an interior and FF&E designer. With expertise and flair for putting together interior and furniture concepts, and brand strategy. George has worked on a diverse range of projects from British Airways Concorde lounge and Saudia Airlines cabin interiors to hotels and luxury developments.

James Granger

Job Titles:
  • Senior Interior Designer
A commercially astute, innovative creative thinker James relishes any creative challenge. He is has worked for several award winning London based consultancies leading projects both in the UK and overseas from concept to completion. His fifteen years of experience has covered many disciplines from small retail concessions through to high end residential, private members clubs, and cruise ship interiors. More recently, before joining Park Grove he has specialised in the Hotel and Restaurant sector working on a large number of high profile projects.

Jess Smith

Job Titles:
  • Procurement & Logistics Coordinator
Jess joined the Park Grove team in early 2020. Having worked in the conference and events industry for over 15 years, Jess is highly experienced in organising and managing large scale projects and fully understands the intricacies and complexity involved. With strong organisational and logistical skills, and a keen eye for detail, Jess is well placed in coordinating FF&E procurement and prides herself on ensuring project installations run seamlessly.

Lori Pinkerton-Rolet

Job Titles:
  • Director

Nicolla Newsom

Job Titles:
  • Senior Interior Designer
Designer to Park Grove since 2012, with over 20 years in the design industry Nicolla offers experience and expertise to provide unique high-end interiors and customer satisfaction. Her career started in London following Brighton University Interior Design Degree, with 10 years in leading interior design companies undertaking a spectrum of design from commercial to hospitality & leisure sectors. More recently Nicolla has been lead designer on Park Grove's latest hotel & retirement projects.

Niki Best

Job Titles:
  • Accounts
Niki is our whizz when it comes to all things numbers!

Samantha Acquaye - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Joining Park Grove in 2018, Samantha brings with her over 13 years of experience in the luxury residential interiors market, with a strong background in both technical and FF&E design. Samantha's passion stems from a love and property and focuses on a desire to create schemes that are harmonious, balanced and aspirational, yet still functional. Samantha prides herself on her ability to drive and manage a project from its conceptual stages, all the way through to completion. Her strength derives from being able to work on all aspects of the design process, but with a form focus on the technical aspects and a keen eye for detail.

Vivien Obbagy

Job Titles:
  • Senior Interior Designer
Originally from Hungary and now living in Brighton, Vivien joined Park Grove in 2014. Her background includes working as a 3D visualiser in a busy design studio in Budapest and as a freelance designer on a variety of projects in Brighton and London. With a great eye for colour, Vivien specialises in producing our client presentation material and schemes. Besides interior design she is passionate about all forms of visual arts.