Background

Born in The Potteries, Staffordshire, to an Anglo-Swiss father and Brazilian mother, Hamrei began to hone his eye for interiors and design between the British countryside and summers spent in the Mediterranean. Following his studies in Architecture he switched to interiors & furniture design through the formative guidance of Gisbert Pöppler in Berlin. Returning to his home country he continued to develop his sensibility for materials and colour during 3 years at Peter Mikic before going on to join French designer Pierre Yovanovitch. Whilst managing projects in the UK and US for the French firm, he continued to develop his own style until he set up his own interior & furniture design studio in the Summer of 2021. 

Signature Style

A base of beautiful brutalism that’s softened with light-hearted playfulness. Imagine the peak of a mountain poking through the clouds or Tyson with a puppy. Each piece brings out the beauty of materials through carefully considered interactions of forms and textures.  

Showstoppers

Mirra, a piece that the designer calls “my baby,” adding some insightful details: “First the hand skill in the metalwork is not easy to perfect as my production have managed to. Then add the coloured clear cast Murano crystal top and it becomes a candylike thing of beauty. It’s when the light catches the glass, and the table casts a colour and reflects the light that the whole thing really sings...”