Kathryn Lewthwaite

Interior Designer & Technical Detailer

Bachelor of Built Environment (Interior Design major)

With nearly 25 years’ experience as an Interior Designer, Kathryn has worked extensively in the commercial and residential design and build industries. Originally from Queensland, she graduated from university and worked with a commercial design and project management practice for 10 years.

Having attained a role as a Senior Designer and gained vast industry experience she chose to relocate to Melbourne. Opportunities arose for her in the residential kitchen and bathroom design sector, allowing her to further develop her interest and technical knowledge of cabinetry design and the installation trades processes that surround it.

Kathryn has worked on a vast array of projects from simple home renovations through to million dollar projects for large mining companies and financial institutions.  The residential arena however is where Kathryn's passion lies, genuinely helping her clients to realise their dreams.

Kathryn has exceeded her many clients' expectations with her outstanding skills in design, functionality, colour, texture and her amazing ability to draw and document her projects for construction better than almost anyone.

Kathryn lived in the UK for a couple of years where she worked in the BBC's production department. She has travelled extensively throughout Europe. Her other loves embrace modern and contemporary art, architecture, reading, music- especially pub gigs, and she is quite partial to red wine too!

Designer Member of Kitchen & Bathroom Designers Institute (KBDi).

Mark Lewthwaite

Certified Kitchen Designer

Mark started life as a kitchen designer in Adelaide in 1988, making it over 3 decades that he has worked in the industry.

Since moving to Melbourne in 1996 Mark has worked for some of Australia’s largest kitchen renovation firms across the wholesale and retail environment in sales and design as well as mentoring in leadership and management roles.

In 1992 Mark achieved a distinction in the Certified Kitchen Designer (CKD) course, then conducted by the HIA, which represents excellence in kitchen and bathroom design and is only open to those with a min. of 7 years’ experience within the industry, and to those committed in continuing their professional development and staying relevant with the ever changing environment of the renovation world.

For over 5 years he was the State Manager with the Kitchen Group and was heavily involved in three series of The Block.

In 2013 Mark returned to his love of designing and working with his own clients rather than managing teams of people. He loves the opportunity to be creative and to improve the way a client uses their home.

His calm and reassuring demeanour is an asset particularly useful during a renovation process. His years of experience mean he has worked in hundreds of homes and created hundreds of design solutions transforming his clients’ everyday lives.

Lastly, but by no means least is his love of travel and all that is experienced through the adventure. In addition to the actual destination, it is the people, the culture and the food that he is especially passionate about and this has provided him inspiration for his love of cooking and enjoying different cuisines from around the globe.

As always with great design it is a balance between form and function. Mark has substantial theoretical and real world experience as well as the creativity and appreciation of culture, art and architecture which together make for a practical and successful approach to design.

Mark is a ‘Certified Designer Member’ of the Kitchen & Bathroom Designers Institute (KBDi).