About
Tim Gosling
Tim founded Gosling in 2005 after 18 years as a director at Linley. Tim is passionate about design and craftsmanship and has carved out an international reputation for exquisite bespoke furniture and interiors.
Tim picked up a pencil at a very early age and his ability to sketch the thought process gives clients a unique and immediate visual sense of proportion and scale.
Tim has an impressive portfolio of worldwide furniture and interior commissions, including the Jaeger-LeCoultre flagship London store, The Goring Hotel, The Berkeley Hotel, BP Headquarters in London, the Oriana cruise ship and many of the finest private homes and superyachts in the world.
Tim lives in an elegant London townhouse surrounded by private collections of exquisite ephemera. He is passionate about preserving the language of furniture design and the skills of British craftsmen and lectures regularly around the world. A skilled artist and draftsman, Tim has held drawing master classes in London, Shanghai, New York and Moscow. In 2015 Thames & Hudson published his third book, the highly acclaimed, Classic Contemporary – the DNA of Furniture Design. SH
Photis Photi began his design career at Barnet College in North London where he achieved a National Diploma in 3-Dimensional Design. He pursued his passion for design further by attending the University of Plymouth, Faculty of Art & Design in Exeter, leaving with a BA (Hons.) degree in 3-Dimensional Design (Designer for Industry).
At Gosling, Jean Gomm is instrumental in the short and long term strategic development of the company, creating the financial blueprint that enables the company to anchor and expand Tim’s creative vision. After achieving her MBA at Cranfield University and Harvard School of Business, Jean studied at the Sorbonne University.
John studied at Rycotewood College, Oxfordshire, achieving a degree in Design and Furniture Making with distinction. John set up his own business, which he ran successfully for 17 years making bespoke furniture for interior designers and directly for clients. In 2000 John went to work for Linley where he worked for 13 years as Production Director.
Annoushka studied Interior and Concept Design at the Ecole Supérieure de Design in Troyes, France where she graduated with honours.
Driven by a love of interior design, she enjoys creating and reimagining the spaces we live and work in. Her passion for creating the perfect environment means she will move heaven and earth to find the latest trends and hidden gems.
Nello studied at the University of Federico II Italy, where he got a Master’s Degree in Architecture.
After graduating, he collaborated with the University writing articles and holding congresses on residential building and sustainability.
Today, he follows Gio Ponti’s teaching that ‘the most resilient material in Architecture is Art’.
Nello has a passion for painting, history, gardening and fashion and approaches each design project as if tailoring a beautiful, sartorial suit that needs to fit the client’s requirements perfectly.
Sam has worked in the creative industry all her life, from organising the look of trade fairs and exhibitions to working in interior design, learning her trade through practical experience. She really enjoys helping Tim source antiques for both his clients and his chateau in Normandy. In her spare time Sam enjoys yoga, cooking, theatre, rummaging through auction houses and long country hikes. Sam lives in London with her youngest son, who is a drummer and is on the hunt for a new dog to add to the office menagerie.
Hachi enjoys regular walks and will sit under your desk if you have food. She will let you know when there are deliveries and loves a good belly rub.
