The Best Architects and Interior Designers for High-Net-Worth Individuals - Spear's Home and Design Index 2023
Rigby & Rigby is proud to announce that Iain Johnson and Wayne Stokes have been included in Spear’s Home and Design Index 2023.As part of Spear's Home & Design indices, Spear’s has ranked the best architects and Interior Designers for 2023.Spear’s publishes annual rankings of the top private client advisers and service providers to high-net-eorth individuals. These are drawn up on the basis of peer nominations, client feedback, telephone and face-to-face interviews, data supplied by firms, as well as information gathered by the Spear’s editorial and research teams.The list includes an eclectic range of qualified architects — both here in the UK and in the Middle East — who marry together traditional and modern design styles. The top architects focus on preserving an area’s heritage all while innovating and focusing on modernity and sustainability.Wayne Stokes, CEO, has been included in the Arcitects list.
Having been involved since the firm’s inception in 2006, Wayne Stokes has been instrumental in the establishment of Rigby & Rigby. He brings more than three decades of industry experience, and his depth and breadth of construction and delivery knowledge have proven invaluable to the firm.
Stokes’ experience in delivering luxury residential properties has given him vital insight in his role of overseeing and managing the commercial development of Rigby & Rigby. He has practised his craft at leading large teams, communicating with UHNW clients and liaising with leading architecture and interior design studios, and he ensures the great execution and seamless delivery of complex projects.High-net-worth homes can be beautiful places in the most sought-after neighbourhoods, but busy people with businesses to run and family demands can’t always find the time to make the best of them, especially if they have a number of houses in different locations.Interior designers can take over the process and ensure that all of your spaces are finished to the standards you require. Spear's selection of advisers work across continents —from Europe to the Middle East — for clients who expect perfection.Whether it’s a country house, a city apartment, a yacht or a private plane, these are the designers that can make any space into a home.Iain Johnson, CEO, has been included in the Interior Designers list.
Rigby & Rigby CEO Iain Johnson has been a pivotal part of the firm’s growth since its inception. A champion of the studio’s expansion, he has helped it to become a leading multi-award-winning name in ultra-prime delivery. The firm’s extensive expertise stretches across a wide range of architecture and design specialisms, including project management, to create the most exceptional properties in the world.
Rigby & Rigby is a founding member of the luxury design group Allect, alongside Helen Green Design and Lawson Robb. Johnson leads and oversees the group’s overall strategy – ensuring the brand’s individual identity, heritage and expertise as a complementary offering. He also collaborates with some of the ‘world’s best’ architects and interior design studios, providing clients a unique opportunity of choice within the full-service delivery model.
At the heart of Rigby & Rigby’s approach is Johnson’s profound commitment to the client experience. Architecturally trained with 20 years of industry leadership and experience, Johnson’s ability to understand every facet of the design process ensures he is perfectly positioned to support clients throughout their development journey. This includes Rigby & Rigby’s award-winning Special Projects division, where Johnson leads a dedicated development and delivery team undertaking the most complex signature new build and heritage restoration projects.
Creatively Johnson’s passion lays in ‘driving innovation through research-based methodology, influencing the architectural and interior design studios to be more experimental, and to maximise the client experience and enrich the user journey’. The product: ‘Perfectly resolved residences, with a style defined as understated re-fined luxury, delivered with a service that is second to none.’
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