STUDIO DOHERTY - Key Persons
As the only team member who heli-skis off remote snow clad mountains around the world, Elissa's joie de vivre and enthusiasm for design is evident in the projects she works on. A love of bold colour, texture and pattern results in many unexpected, and fabulous combinations.
Job Titles:
- Interior Decorator & Stylist
Laura is like a walking encyclopedia for all things furniture and curation. With a background in production design, designing costumes, sets and choreography, her role involves sourcing and creating bespoke pieces and schemes for Studio Doherty's projects.
Laura manages the process from the concept stage through to installation. In her role, she works closely with suppliers and craftspeople across the globe and is constantly surprising her clients with her treasure finds.
Niv's passion for spatial planning, mixed with her problem solving skills, has resulted in many successful projects at Studio Doherty. Throughout her career, Niv has worked on many retail and residential projects as well as large scale commercial projects. Functionality, combined with a strong understanding of retail brands and an acute sense of the way people live, enables her to design spaces they can use and inhabit in total harmony.
She is committed to the belief that ‘the clarity of an idea ensures the longevity of a design'.
Growing up in India, and moving to Australia over a decade ago, Niv brings a wealth of cultural insights into her projects, and she has a passion for storytelling through innovative design thinking.
Having completed a Fine Arts degree before venturing into Interior Design, Phoebe has an extensive and inquisitive understanding of form, composition and how finishes are put together.
Her knowledge and appreciation of the history of design, along with her keeping up with current design thinking, means Phoebe has a great depth of knowledge to draw upon for each project she touches. Phoebe has always been a committed advocate of craft, supporting artisanship while encouraging design innovation.
As well as her design role, she places high value on the clients experience and ensures that the client/architect/builder relationship is an honest, transparent and enjoyable process for all involved.
A chameleon within the studio, she sprinkles magic dust on many of our projects.
Yvonne manages the studio's business operations - a role that includes finance, IT, HR and much more.
She brings a wealth of experience to the studio with a focus on operational efficiency and the streamlining of processes and balancing this with Studio Doherty's creative framework.