Everything we want from Nicola Harding’s NiX furniture line

A framed piece of art by Kathryn Jones is flanked by Jason Thompson paintings, one of which is above a Welcome tile cabinet created by Matthew Rowe ceramicist for The New Craftmaker. Sofas, daybed and slipper with cushions in vintage fabrics and a “Focused” floor lamp from the NiX collectionare arranged around a leather-upholstered stool from Howe London.

Dean Hearn

These days, it seems every interior designer worth their salt has their own line of furniture. It makes a lot of sense: designers spend a huge amount of time and energy creating elements for their interior projects, and these designs usually never see the light of day again.

That was part of the motivation for a long time House and Garden Top 100 honoree Nicola Harding, who says she often struggled to find the perfect part for a project and designed it instead. The result is NiX, a full-scale collection of home goods designed by Nicola. The playful, artisanal and elegant qualities we know from her work are at the heart of the collection. “If business interior design is me inviting you to dinner,” she explains, “then NiX is more like hanging around for coffee.” It’s relaxed, unpretentious and significantly less investment.