FORMA is an interior architecture studio between London and Lisbon, shaping homes, hotels and cultural spaces with restraint — considered in full, from the structural line to the last tactile detail.
Our Philosophy
We design the whole, then refine it detail by detail.
Every project begins with the architecture of daily life — how light moves through a room, where you pause, what your hand meets. We work slowly, in close dialogue, on a small number of projects at a time.
We choose materials that improve with age and touch — stone that warms, timber that deepens, plaster and metal that carry the mark of the hand. The result is spaces that feel inevitable: quiet, warm, and built to be lived in for decades.
The Team
A small team, working closely.
Eleanor Vance
Founder & Principal
James Thorne
Director of Architecture
Sofia Marchetti
Head of Interiors
Daniel Ashford
Project Director
Clara Bennett
Studio Director
Our History
Fifteen years, one continuous conversation.
2011Founded in London by Eleanor Vance.
2015First project in Portugal — the beginning of a long dialogue with light.
2018Opened the Lisbon studio.
2021Named to the Studio Hundred.
2024Completed our 140th project.
2025Ravenslea House shortlisted, Interior of the Year.
Recognition
2026House & Hearth British Design Award
2025Formwork Awards — Interior of the Year, Shortlist
2025Lintel Design Award
2024Threshold Award — Hospitality Space
2021Studio Hundred — Interior Design
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