I am a British-qualified interior designer with a BA (Hons) in Interior Design, fluent in English and Spanish, and with extensive experience across residential, commercial, and luxury hospitality projects. I thrive on translating client visions into innovative, practical spaces and pride myself on building strong relationships with clients to guide them through every stage of the design process. I excel at spatial planning, FF&E specification and procurement, budgeting, and leading design teams from surveys to handover. I love creating unique, trend-focused interiors that align with business goals and client lifestyles, delivering high-quality finishes, stylish styling, and cohesive spatial experiences.

Paola Thomas

I am a British-qualified interior designer with a BA (Hons) in Interior Design, fluent in English and Spanish, and with extensive experience across residential, commercial, and luxury hospitality projects. I thrive on translating client visions into innovative, practical spaces and pride myself on building strong relationships with clients to guide them through every stage of the design process. I excel at spatial planning, FF&E specification and procurement, budgeting, and leading design teams from surveys to handover. I love creating unique, trend-focused interiors that align with business goals and client lifestyles, delivering high-quality finishes, stylish styling, and cohesive spatial experiences.

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I am a British-qualified interior designer with a BA (Hons) in Interior Design, fluent in English and Spanish, and with extensive experience across residential, commercial, and luxury hospitality projects. I thrive on translating client visions into innovative, practical spaces and pride myself on building strong relationships with clients to guide them through every stage of the design process.

I excel at spatial planning, FF&E specification and procurement, budgeting, and leading design teams from surveys to handover. I love creating unique, trend-focused interiors that align with business goals and client lifestyles, delivering high-quality finishes, stylish styling, and cohesive spatial experiences.

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Experience Level

Expert

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent

Work Experience

Interior Design Manager at The Royal Saray Resort
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Overseeing the interior design across the hotel resort, ensuring high-quality guest experience through meticulous finish and design standards. Responsible for snagging and delivering new venues during completion and throughout construction, coordinating with construction teams to uphold the highest standards of finish. Styling the interiors and creating new designs to refresh spaces across the resort, including the hotel, villas, entertainment rooms and restaurants.
Interior Design Manager at Bespoke Dezigns Co
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2024
Leading client relationships through the design process from brief to handover. Developing full design schemes including brief reports, spatial floor plans and elevations with AutoCAD, FF&E selections, colours, lighting, window treatments and bespoke joinery. Producing mood boards and visuals (digital and physical) and presenting to clients worldwide. Coordinating with architects, contractors and subcontractors; managing FF&E procurement, sourcing, quotations and purchases; ensuring on-time delivery within budget.
Deputy Design Manager at Dulux Design Service – UK
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2017
Full design production for residential, school, care home and commercial office briefs; project management including quoting, buying, ordering, liaising with suppliers; building client relationships; leading design teams; maintaining supplier libraries; developing training programs and attending design shows to promote the company.
Senior Interior Designer at Freelance Designer, China
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013
Freelance interior designer delivering hospitality and high-end residential schemes; collaborating with architectural firms to integrate color and design; presenting concepts at design shows; traveling to Malaysia, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Las Vegas to represent and promote design work internationally.
Interior Designer at Yvonne Interiors
March 1, 2005 - September 1, 2010
Junior to Senior designer; first point of contact for clients, taking briefs and conducting full site surveys. Developing full design schemes; presenting mood boards; including floor plans, fabric/material samples, product images, furniture and lighting, and visual styling. Managed quotations, sourcing and ordering; showroom-based role with POS and visual merchandising to promote design work.

Education

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Qualifications

BA (Hons) Interior Design
January 11, 2030 - April 5, 2026
BTEC National Diploma, 3D Design
January 11, 2030 - April 5, 2026
Exceptional Customer Service Training
January 11, 2030 - April 5, 2026
2D AutoCAD (City & Guilds)
January 11, 2030 - April 5, 2026

Industry Experience

Travel & Hospitality, Real Estate & Construction, Professional Services, Retail