Annabel McKillop has over 15 years experience as a leading freelance interiors stylist and merchandiser. She has created displays for some of world’s most inspiring and innovative retailers including, The Conran Shop, Caramel London and Liberty.
About
Photograph by Tom Harford Thompson
Annabel has not been able to resist moving other people’s furniture around since her mother allowed her to redecorate her childhood bedroom, aged 8. Luckily she discovered that this was a job and contrived to spend the first years of her career as a stylist before freelancing for some of the countries’ leading retailers.
Annabel enjoys working in a broad way, tackling everything from creating stunning displays to designing fixtures and experiences. As Head of VM for Long Barn, she oversee’s styling, spacial design and visual merchandising.
Endlessly visually curious and always on the lookout for like minded collaborators, Annabel works on bespoke projects also. Whether it be consulting or a day’s styling - her ever pragmatic and creative sensibility is well suited to any project.
Experience
Long Barn - Stylist & VM for independent Home & Garden store.
Liberty - home stylist for in store displays, windows, press shows and their infamous christmas store.
Caramel Baby & Child - designing and managing windows and in store displays, concession layouts, as well coordinating merchandise for events. Sourcing props and product for stores.
The Conran Shop - VM for in store displays, windows, and press shows.
Jamie Oliver - installing windows, in store displays, visual merchandising as well sourcing props and plants for the opening of the Recipease Store.
Tom’s Deli, Westbourne Grove - designing and installing windows in addition to producing in store displays for Tom Conran’s Deli & Eatery.
Neal’s Yard - christmas window installations and instore display in key London, Bristol and Bath stores.
Lasserman - Sourcing, installing and styling props within this Eaton Place Development.
Floral installations - floral displays for Anya Hindmarch, Liberty, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Harrods, Gieves & Hawkes and Burberry.
Nice people saying nice things..
“ Annabel has an innate sense of style and keen eye for colour and composition that make her talents valuable as a interiors stylist. She draws inspiration from the world around her and is able to marry her extensive experience with current trends to create considered visual solutions for a retail environment. Annabel is a real pleasure to work with… she has a great ability to listen to the client - ask probing questions and spending time familiarising herself with our needs which in turn, delivers exceptional results ”
Richard Moore, Vice President Global store design, Tiffany & Co.