Our week with Grace

Competition winner, Grace Moulder, has now gone home, but she will be back in April to do one of National Design Academy's rendering workshops.

Whilst she was here grace has sourced accessories for each room in the apartment, created new mood boards, met with RSAV Solutions to discuss audio and video systems for the apartment, and with the help of NDA Private Clients Practice Manager, James Pilling, refreshed her CV and applied for a job at Vogue!

Talking about her brief time spent here so far Grace said: "I've had a great time working alongside James, he has really helped me understand the hands-on role of an Interior Designer. At university it's mostly theoretical work, so it has been very valuable for me to see how things work in the real world. It's also really helped me think about my future career and I now feel ready and more excited than ever to start promoting myself and what I can do to the companies I want to work for."

After spending the week with Grace James reflected: "Grace has got a great eye for details. She's very keen to envisage a space as a home that will be lived in and as such she thinks beyond just form and style, considering the function of a space. I think she has got the potential to do very well in her chosen career and I wish her all the best."

Grace Moulder with her mood board for the penthouse living room.

Grace will visit the penthouse again once all the installation work has been completed and the furniture has arrived.

Competition winner Grace Moulder arrives

Competition winner Grace Moulder arrived in Nottingham this week to begin work on implementing her chosen design for the multi award winning River Crescent apartment complex. The Interior she designed is  for on of the deluxe penthouse suites that overlooks the River trent and is the first apartment in Nottingham to be sold for over one million pounds.

Grace, who recently graduated from Teeside University with a first in Interior Design, said: "This is a valuable experience for me. It's the first time I'll see one of my designs come to life, so it's very exciting."

Gace Moulder selecting the accessories for the Penthouse.

Grace will have the opportunity to learn from the professionals as she shadows NDA Private Clients Practice Manager James Pilling during her stay. James said: "While Grace is here we will be sourcing all the accessories for each room and planning the layout so that we can start placing the furniture in the apartment as soon the fixtures and fittings have been installed."

We'll be following Grace around during her visits to the apartment and publishing the latest news and updates here.

A champagne reception will be organised for all the competition runners up when the apartment is finished.

Nottingham's first million penthouse receives £100,000 interior design makeover

Nottingham's first penthouse apartment to be sold for over 1 million pounds is having a new interior installed based on a winning design chosen through a competition aimed at fostering new Interior Design talent in the UK.

The Penthouse is part of the multi-award winning RiverCrescent apartment building designed by Trent Park Developments. It was sold last year and the new owner, Ian Roberts, agreed to have the interior design selected through a nationwide competition launched by Nottingham based Interior Design School The National Design Academy.

Ian found it extremely difficult to choose between the six shortlisted designs, he said “The quality, innovation and creativity of the short listed entries exceeded my expectations and selecting a single winner was very difficult.  I congratulate  the winner Grace Moulder and really look forward to working with her and the National Design Academy to deliver what will be a world class interior to a breathtaking apartment.”

The competition was won by 21 year old Grace Moulder, an Interior Design student from Teesside University, who scooped a £3,000 cash prize and the chance to kick start her career by working with the National Design Academy's Interior Design practice, NDA private Clients.

Grace arrived in Nottingham on Monday 5th March to begin working on the project along side NDA Private Clients Practice Manager, James Pilling. Talking about Graces winning design he said: "Grace had clearly paid attention to the brief and delivered appropriate solutions for the client’s requirements. The use of historical reference mixed with contemporary transitional design adds real depth to the scheme which meets the brief admirably.” 

With an estimated £5,000 a month rent, it certainly won't be within the grasp of most people, but with its panoramic views over the River Trent, private pool, gym  and brand new £100,000 interior it will certainly attract an interesting tenant. The last big profile name to rent one of the penthouses was Sven-Göran Eriksson during his brief stint as Director of Football for Notts County.

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Note to Editors:

To arrange to view the apartment whilst the Interior is taking shape and to meet the winning designer call Pete Morris on 0115 91234 12 ext 295