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Our studio creates thoughtful, layered interiors shaped by the people who live in them. We take a considered approach to every project, balancing function, materiality and atmosphere to create spaces that feel resolved without feeling overly designed.
Meet Claire Bennett
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Meet our Designers: Maria and Andre
Founded by husband-and-wife team James and Claire, the studio brings together a shared appreciation for thoughtful design, quality craftsmanship and homes with a strong sense of character. Their complementary backgrounds shape a collaborative approach, balancing creative direction with practical decision-making throughout each project.
Together, they work closely with clients to create interiors that feel considered, comfortable and personal. From material selections and spatial planning through to furniture and final styling, every element is approached as part of a larger whole, resulting in spaces that feel cohesive, enduring and easy to live in.
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Our studio creates thoughtful, layered interiors shaped by the people who live in them. We take a considered approach to every project, balancing function, materiality and atmosphere to create spaces that feel resolved without feeling overly designed.
We work across residential renovations, new builds and interior decoration, collaborating closely with clients, architects and trades throughout the process. Our aesthetic is warm, understated and highly personal, with an emphasis on natural materials, enduring finishes and pieces chosen for both beauty and purpose.
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About the studio
Sofia Mendoza — Studio & Client Coordinator
Sofia is the first voice most clients hear and the steady hand behind the scenes — managing the studio's rhythm, the schedule, and the small touches that make working with Moss feel calm from enquiry to handover.
Daniel Okafor — Technical Documentation Lead
Daniel produces the drawings and specifications that turn a concept into something buildable. Precise by nature, he's the reason nothing on a Moss site is left to guesswork.
Yuki Tanaka — Materials & Finishes Specialist
Yuki sources the stone, timber, and textiles that give each project its tactile signature. She has an encyclopaedic memory for finishes and a low tolerance for anything that looks the part but won't age well.
Marcus Bellini — Project & Site Lead
Marcus keeps the work honest between drawing and reality. He manages timelines, trades, and the hundred decisions that happen on site, so the finished space matches the intention down to the millimetre.
Priya Raghunathan — Senior Interior Designer
Priya translates concept into liveable detail. She's happiest deep in a materials library, matching the grain of a timber to the fall of afternoon light, and is the studio's quiet authority on getting a room's proportions exactly right.
Elena Smith — Founder & Design Director
Elena leads the studio's creative direction and holds the through-line on every project. Her instinct for restraint — knowing what to leave out — shapes the practice from first brief to final styling.
We’re a small design studio with a shared love of thoughtful spaces, natural materials and interiors that feel personal rather than overly styled.
THE TEAM
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With a thoughtful eye for detail and a practical approach to design, Amelia brings care and clarity to each project. Her experience spans residential interiors styling and spatial planning, with a particular love of natural materials, considered colour and creating homes that feel personal, relaxed and easy to live in.
Yuki Tanaka
Elena Smith
With a thoughtful eye for detail and a practical approach to design, Amelia brings care and clarity to each project. Her experience spans residential interiors styling and spatial planning, with a particular love of natural materials, considered colour and creating homes that feel personal, relaxed and easy to live in.
Creative Director
Priya Nair
CEO / Lead Designer
Amelia Hart
Project Coordinator
Sophie Bennett
Senior Interior Designer
Daniel Moretti
Daniel Moretti
Interior Designer
Sophie Bennett
Project Coordinator
Priya Nair
Senior Interior Designer
Amelia Hart
Creative Director
Maleny is a small interior design studio working across residential, commercial and hospitality projects. We take a collaborative approach, creating spaces that are thoughtful, functional and grounded in how they’re actually used.
Meet the TEAM
Priya Nair
Senior Interior Designer
Priya brings a thoughtful, practical approach to each project, with a particular interest in colour, texture and creating interiors that feel layered and personal.
Mia Whitlock
Studio Manager
Mia keeps the studio running behind the scenes, coordinating projects, suppliers and schedules while making sure clients are kept informed throughout the process.
Sofia Bennett
Interior Stylist
Sophie works closely with clients, architects and trades to develop considered interiors that respond to both the architecture and the way each space will be used.
Amelia leads the studio’s creative direction, shaping each project from its earliest ideas through to the final details. Her approach balances strong design thinking with spaces that feel natural to live in.
Director
Amelia Moretti
Olivia Hayes
Interior Designer
Olivia specialises in furniture, artwork and finishing details, bringing together the final layers that make a space feel complete, cohesive and lived in.
Daniel Moretti
Director
With an eye for proportion, material and detail, Daniel works across residential projects from concept development through to documentation and delivery.