Andrew Martin

Furniture design house (founded in 1978)

Andrew Martin is a British furniture and interior design house founded in 1978 by Martin Waller. Initially established in Richmond, West London, it opened its Walton Street boutique in South Kensington in 1987, which became its flagship address. Its aesthetic is eclectic and well-travelled. Rather than adhering to a single movement, the house blends eras and cultures, readily revisiting Art Deco by pairing crisp architectural lines with contrasting materials: chrome metal, leather, shagreen, and precious woods. In the 1990s, it was among the first to popularize a taste for Asian- and subsequently African-inspired interiors. In 1996, Martin Waller established the Andrew Martin International Interior Designer of the Year Award, accompanied annually by a definitive publication, the Interior Design Review. The Times dubbed it “the Oscars of the interior design world”. Today, furniture produced by Andrew Martin is sought after for the quality of its craftsmanship, the meticulous attention given to materials, and its refined decorator elegance.