Koubou Interiors

Offering full-service interior architecture and design solutions for healthcare, commercial, hospitality and residential clients. Working together to create spaces that bring your vision to life. 

Koubou Interiors is an award-winning, BIID registered practice, run by BIID Past President (2018-2019), Gilly Craft and offers a full service interior architecture and design solution, based in Berkshire. We offer a range of services for healthcare, care homes, residential, and commercial clients, working across London and the home counties. We have worked extensively with healthcare professionals both in the NHS and Private Sectors, so find that our in-depth knowledge of the needs of both patient and practitioner, enable us to create spaces that are coherent and calming. 

For our residential clients, we do not implement our own style into their project, rather work with each client individually to create a space that they will enjoy for years to come. 

The team understand the importance of getting to know their clients and taking the time to understand their brief, this enables us to focus on each design individually, ensuring that a client's likes and dislikes, along with the functionality of the space are fully taken into account.

Meet the Koubou Interiors Team

Gilly Craft Managing Director & Lead Designer

Gilly graduated in 2002 from the Regent Academy with a Diploma in Interior Design with Distinction. She initially tutored at the Bracknell and Wokingham College in the Adult Education Department teaching Fashion and Interior Design to Diploma level.

Gilly started Koubou Interiors in 2004, opening the studio in Crowthorne after a complete refurbishment of the building. Gilly joined the British Institute of Interior Design as a student working through the Professional Pathway to become a fully Registered Interior Designer. The practice gained Registered Practice status in 2016.
Gilly has sat on various committees and working parties for the BIID:

Working party for the writing of the CID 14 BID contract
Panel overseeing Industry Partner CPD
CPD Committee
CPD Director on Governing Council
President of the Institute 2018-2019

Gilly was the Director of the BIID for four years (2016-2020) helping to develop and oversee both the long- and short-term strategic direction of the Institute. She is currently heading up the awards working party.

Gilly also speaks at various industry events on the subject of designing for an ageing population, especially focusing on design constraints imposed by Dementia and other disabilities.

Gilly understands the need to work with Koubou Interior’s clients in realising their vision from initial idea to completion.

Miranda - Interior Designer

After graduating with a degree in Interior Architecture in 2009, Miranda continued to work in retail with great success in management and store development. Despite her success in retail, she always had a strong desire to design and create, using the skills she had developed and loved so much at University. More recently she has worked in procurement for prestigious projects across the UK.

Staying active is very important to Miranda, both to stay healthy and relax. She enjoys trail running, mountain biking and skiing, along with pole fitness. When she’s feeling more like she wants to do something less adventurous, she is a keen cross stitcher and crafter.

Sue - Office Manager

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After a successful career spanning 23 years in banking, Sue felt it was time to explore other industries. So when an opportunity arose to join a top end Interior Design firm in Cape Town she embraced it and discovered a new interest and fascination with fabric and design. Whilst still focussing on the financial and administration side of the business, she loved working in a creative environment.

In 2021, Sue and her husband decided to embark on a new life adventure and left South Africa to settle in England, in order to be closer to their children.

Sue is responsible for the running of the office, sourcing and procurement on projects.