Hi, I’m
Trisha Kyriakoudis
Interior Designer
Ticehusrt ,East Sussex
Summary
I am physically strong and energetic with good communication and organisation skills. I am also able to work confidently on my own but equally enjoy working within a team learning from others.
My experience in the world of Interior Design with a showroom has given me skills to be organised and dependable whilst guiding a team and building relationships with clients through to handling the everyday admin.
The project management side combined with my design work has given me the ability to work with spreadsheets, plans and reports handling queries and turning them into orders and overseeing installation on site.
I have developed a keen eye for detail working in the interior world, whilst carrying out renovations and then strengthening this skill further with my work in book binding and cleaning leading to understanding objects and sympathetically restoring with patience.
I have been a book collector (early children's illustrative books) for 30 years and loved art and history. Part of winding down my interiors side is to allow me to have more time to develop and acquire new skills to help me enter the world of preservation, cleaning, cataloguing and caring for books & artefacts.
Overview
33
years of professional experience
Work history
Ruston House Interiors Ticehurst , East Sussex
Director & Head Designer
2011.08 - 2025.08 (14 education.years_Label)
Job overview
- Head Designer - Residential & commercial properties
- Project management
- Buyer - attended buying shows & fairs
- Co-ordinating residential renovations and restoration projects
- Co-ordinating and collaborating with builders & architects to reach a deadline whilst keeping to a budget
- Worked on projects from design conception through to installation
- As Director covers accounts, marketing, managing a retail showroom, training staff, buying & displaying stock
- Handle queries and dealing with customer service
- Worked with spreadsheets and digital reports
SettleTunbridge Wells , Kent
Sales Assistant/Interior Designer
2009.05 - 2011.08 (2 education.years_Label & 3 education.months_Label)
Job overview
Managed showroom operations overseeing daily activities to maximise efficiency and sales performance.
Secured stock safely to maintain quality of goods.
Managed queries and complaints and followed up on all orders placed from initial queries to producing quotes, finalising details through to delivery.
Designed bespoke furniture pieces to clients specifications.
On site visits for measuring and overseeing installations.
Assemble quotes, camping and dealt with suppliers and clients.
Colefax & Fowler ShowroomLondon
Sales Supervisor
2004.06 - 2009.05 (4 education.years_Label & 11 education.months_Label)
Job overview
Set up curtain making service from the showroom to generate more income from the Kings Road branch.
Training staff to work out quantities and different styles available.
Set up a quoting system to be used for the clients.
Coordinated curtain fitters and curtain makers.
Trained staff on new collections and how they can be used best for soft furnishing projects
Trained staff to understand fitting criteria and to deal with queries
Oversaw quotes and dealt with customer service
Royal Day SpaTunbridge Wells , Kent
Receptionist
2003.05 - 2004.06 (1 education.year_Label & 1 education.month_Label)
Job overview
Coordinated appointments
Maintained a welcoming, warm, inviting and clean reception area for clients
Dealt with admissions and sales
Dealt with queries and customer service
Kotiki Interiors Tunbridge Wells , Kent
Interior Design Apprentice
1992.03 - 2003.05 (11 education.years_Label & 2 education.months_Label)
Job overview
Trained to work with fabrics and wallpapers
Deign schemes
Curtain making styles
Types of window dressing
How to measure
Fitting & dressing curtains
Work with decorators and curtain fitters
Create floor plans, lighting & accessories
Window displays
Taking stock in and displaying in showroom
Education
Kent College pembury Kent
A-Levels from English (B), History (B), Economics (C)
07/1991
Skills
Good communication skills
Project management with builders and clients
Creating spreadsheets and reports
Dealing with customer service
Book binding & restorations
Cleaning and repair on books & paper
Affiliations
- Part of winding down my interior side is to allow me to concentrate on expanding my skills learnt from bookbinding and restoration. I also love to attend book fairs in London and around the world. I am also keen to expand my knowledge in caring an dcleaning for objects of art.
- I am a volunteer at Scotney Castle and part of the Collections are and Conservation cleaning at least once a week. This has encouraged me to learn more about the care of collections.
- I love to experiment with pottery and paper mache sculptures.
- I enjoy travelling, reading and the theatre.
Timeline
Director & Head Designer
Ruston House Interiors
2011.08 - 2025.08 (14 education.years_Label)
Sales Assistant/Interior Designer
Settle
2009.05 - 2011.08 (2 education.years_Label & 3 education.months_Label)
Sales Supervisor
Colefax & Fowler Showroom
2004.06 - 2009.05 (4 education.years_Label & 11 education.months_Label)
Receptionist
Royal Day Spa
2003.05 - 2004.06 (1 education.year_Label & 1 education.month_Label)
Interior Design Apprentice
Kotiki Interiors
1992.03 - 2003.05 (11 education.years_Label & 2 education.months_Label)
Kent College pembury
A-Levels from English (B), History (B), Economics (C)
07/1991