The difference between a good room and an extraordinary one often comes down to what you cannot see.

Mandana's relationships with Europe's finest makers are the quiet foundation of every project.

Textiles and fabrics sourcing board with labelled swatches for curtains, wallpaper and ottoman table, including a Houlès Paris INES sheer

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Textiles & Fabrics

Hand-loomed linens from Northern Italy, embroidered silks from the Lyon mills, woven wools from a small Scottish atelier. Each upholstery and drapery is commissioned, never catalogued.

Furniture makers detail — bespoke bar stools with nailhead trim and hand-finished metal legs at a kitchen island

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Furniture Makers

A network of cabinetmakers and upholsterers between Paris, Florence and West Sussex — many of whom work exclusively to commission and have never advertised.

Lighting and hardware finish samples — nickeled, argent silver, dark antique and old copper studs beside a fabric swatch and joinery sketches

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Lighting & Hardware

Patinated brasswork from a third-generation foundry, blown-glass pendants from Murano, and hand-finished hardware turned to specification for each project.

Stone and surface craft — bathroom clad in book-matched Calacatta marble with bath, walk-in shower and brass fittings

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Stone & Surface

Quarries in Carrara, Pietra Serena workshops in Tuscany, and a small atelier outside Rouen producing tadelakt and lime plasters to traditional recipes.

Bespoke artisan detail — illuminated oak and leather shelving with a bronze figure, hand-blown glass ornaments and collected objects

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Bespoke Artisans

Plasterers, gilders, marquetry specialists, leatherworkers, embroiderers — the rare craftspeople whose names rarely appear in print and whose work elevates an interior beyond decoration.