Aliénor at home
Aliénor Cros
is an interior designer and consultant for both historic and contemporary interiors.
She is currently working on a new folly in the English countryside inspired by Whistler's Peacock Room, a project that combines both her passion for decorative arts and her love of colour. She is also working on the renovation of the Grade II listed University Women’s Club, a multi-year room-by-room project that requires guiding multiple stakeholders, and leans on her knowledge about historic interiors.
Whilst she works with all periods of historical design and decoration, Aliénor finds herself particularly drawn to the Victorian era, specifically the aesthetic movement, arts & crafts, gothic revival, all of which are apparent in her own home (as seen in The World of Interiors) where she lives with her husband and rescue greyhound.
Acton pied-à-terre
Bedroom
Aliénor has previously worked for The World of Interiors; Ottoline, a design house; and Sterling Studios, an applied arts workshop.
Alongside her professional undertakings she has obtained a Masters in History of Art and continues deepening her knowledge of decoration and design through an ongoing series of courses and affiliations. She is involved with outreach and fundraising at the Art Workers' Guild, where she is an Associate Member, and is an alumni of The Attingham Trust, where she was awarded a scholarship. Next summer she will be a teacher for La Table Ronde de l'Architecture, INTBAU's Belgian Chapter. She is a member of The Victorian Society, The Furniture History Society & The Decorative Arts Society.
More recently Aliénor has created Artfully Crafted to champion the current generation of master makers in order to inspire the next.