Our Vision
All of our clients and projects are handpicked by us. Our designs respond to the vision and ambition of our clients, to a project’s architecture, local and cultural contexts as well as our drive to create immersive journeys for guests.
Upperworth Studios is an international interior design firm, founded in 2016 by directors Kristy Unger and Karen van Eeden. We shape elegant and thoughtful interiors within hospitality and residential sectors.
We are skilled at everything from the conceptual start to the completion of projects on site and can offer our specialisation at any point, including helping with documentation and getting projects over the line.
Our directors are hospitality specialists each with over 20 years’ experience each of creative and technical designs schemes across the globe.
Each project is uniquely designed with its own story and overseen by the directors each step of the way ensuring your project is completed to an exceptional standard.
Co-founding Partners
Karen van Eeden
Kristy Unger
Our Services
Interior Design
We carefully craft every project’s design through research, listening, discovery and vision. Creating a strong contextual story is key to our global interiors. Today we specialise mainly in the hospitality, Spa + Wellness, F&B experiences, residential and retail. We have an amazing team of creatives and technicians who excel at challenges and solutions. At the core of our design methodology lies an unwavering commitment to fostering curiosity.
Documentation
Through our attention to detail, established procedures and outstanding high standards we are specialists in technical design and documentation delivery. We are proud of our record and our name in this industry and are delighted to offer our reputation for reliability to you and your projects. We provide stand-alone documentation services for architects and designers as well as full-service documentation to projects.
OUR NUMBERS
7+
HOSPITALITY SPECIALISTS
25
COUNTRIES OF PROJECT EXPERIENCE
20+
YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE EACH
Listening, Crafting, Collaborative & Capable
For us, the key is to be great listeners at the outset and then to respond with the utmost integrity. We’re very straight-talking about what’s achievable, how, when and for how much. We’re always here for our clients and other team members.
From concept story telling and hand sketching through to technical detailing, our skills are of the highest level.
We are a safe pair of hands and will work to ensure we never let you down. We also pride ourselves on producing documentation that works like clockwork on site, as well as creating beautiful final results that tell the projects narrative. We’re very proud of our record and our name in this industry and very happy to offer our reputation for reliability to you and your projects.


