Nicholas Haslam
Nicholas Haslam
Nicholas Ponsonby 'Nicky' Haslamis an English interior designer and socialite, and founder of the London-based interior design firm, NH Design Inc...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth27 September 1939
believe listen room tells
I believe every room speaks, tells you what to do to it. You have to listen to that.
I think what I have is straightforwardness, unabashedness rather than charm.
call current home people simply
People think that buying something for their home which is up-to-date is chic, but often it's a cliche. I call people who simply give clients the current 'thing' stylists not decorators.
dating men tall tiny women
It's the fashion, I tell you: big, tall women going out with tiny, tiny men.
amazing beautiful lunchtime people stare work
I go to Topman at lunchtime and stare at these beautiful, beautiful people who work there and who are so well-dressed. And I think: 'Oh! I want to look like that! They're amazing, how well-dressed they are!'
good passes phrase
I don't do nostalgia. The phrase 'the good old days' never passes my lips.
attempt blow hopeless minutes strategic telling
I'm hopeless at telling lies. I can attempt strategic ones in order not to hurt people's feelings, but then I'll blow it 10 minutes later.
aspired cowboy five looked ranch teddy towards
I have always aspired towards other people's looks. When I was young, I loved teddy boys; I thought they looked wonderful. Then I was a cowboy in Arizona, really for the clothes! I had a ranch for five years; I had chaps made of bearskin.
artists buy objects purely resonance romantic seemed smile tend
I tend to look out for things with a resonance to my youth - artists or objects that seemed romantic all those years ago. I never buy anything purely for its value. I like possessions that smile back at me.
It's rude to not try and look up-to-date. Is rude the right word? Yes! It's rude - rude to other people.
best dream duty people stir vanity
Vanity is not having facelifts if you're ugly. Those people who say: 'Oh, I'd never dream of having anything done!' That's rude. It's rude, to other people, to not try and look your best; to not try and stir things up, to not reinvent... or just invent... it's one's duty to not get stuffy.
buy confident good hands interior knows learn people simply subtle
You can learn the subtle language of interior style, but many people simply buy it. If you put yourself in the hands of someone who knows what they are doing, you can be confident it will look good.
notion paid politics
I've never paid attention to politics. I only have the vaguest notion of what the IRA is.
awful knowledge thirsty
I have a thirst - it's an awful word, but I'm thirsty for knowledge. I like knowing things, the odder the better, the more obtuse the better.