Three Rooms

Amber Butchart has spent her career uncovering the stories that are  hidden in the clothes we wear. She's a fashion historian, author, curator and broadcaster whose work explores the rich connections between fashion, history, politics and identity. You may know her as the history consultant from The Great British Sewing Bee and the documentary A Stitch in Time, her books, or the exhibitions she’s...

Artist Cindy Konits joins Three Rooms to discuss memory, identity and the spaces that shape our lives. Working across photography, video and interactive media, Cindy's internationally acclaimed practice explores family history, personal archives and the ways we construct meaning from the past. We talk about her latest project This Room Will Survive Me, a hauntingly beautiful body of work and book...

Rebecca Thornton is the bestselling author of a series of acclaimed psychological thrillers that delve into the complexities of friendship, power, ambition and deception, with her fourth novel, Faculty of Liars, out in August. She’s a former journalist who has reported from conflict zones and international news stories, and brings a sharp eye for human behaviour and hidden motivations to her ficti...

Sasha Lord is the founder of Lords Fragrance House, an independent British fragrance brand inspired by travel, memory and the powerful connection between scent, emotion and place. Before launching Lords, Sasha spent more than a decade working in the fragrance and cosmetics industry, helping brands develop scents, products and immersive fragrance experiences. Through her work with The Aroma Company...

Nathaniel Parker is one of Britain’s most distinguished and versatile actors, with a career spanning stage, screen and radio. He's become known for bringing depth, intelligence and charisma to every role he inhabits — from Shakespeare and period drama to gripping detective stories and contemporary film. He was the original Inspector Lynley from The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and he's starred in ac...

Interior designer, upholsterer, broadcaster and author Micaela Sharp candidly shares her story through the three most significant rooms in her life, revealing how her childhood living room, school dormitory, and holiday bedroom have shaped her. In her poignant reflections, she reveals how these safe and cosy spaces have influenced not just her interiors style, but her whole outlook on life. See Mi...

Architect, designer broadcaster and author Laura Jane Clark shares her personal journey through the three most significant rooms in her life, revealing how her childhood bedroom, first flat, and current bedroom reflect her evolving design philosophy and love for colour ( especially red) space, and self-expression. Laura Jane Clark's Book: The Handbook of Home Design See more from Laura on Instagra...

Few figures in British music have shaped the public image of artists quite like Alan Edwards. As one of the most influential music PRs of the past four decades, he’s been the force behind some of the industry’s most iconic names, including Prince, David Bowie and The Spice Girls, navigating fame, controversy and cultural moments with a rare mix of instinct and strategy. In this episode of Three Ro...

Singer and author Shirlie Kemp is a true 80s icon as part of Wham! and duo Pepsi and Shirlie, and is the heart of one of our most beloved families, married to Martin Kemp with two children Roman and Harley. She has a palpable and very strong sense of empathy, and feels the energy and ambience of any space. In this episode she reflects on the origins of her creativity, why home is so important to h...

Author, journalist, stylist and Interiors Director of YOU magazine Nicole Gray, shares her Three Rooms. Nicole reflects on the spaces that have defined different chapters of her life and career. From the emotional pull of her south London childhood home where she forged her love of colour to a dining room that left a lasting impact, Nicole shares her love of home and interiors, and how her own tas...

Social worker, designer and interiors writer Emily Wheeler is the founder of charity Furnishing Futures, started at her kitchen table in 2019 to create healing homes for women and their children fleeing domestic abuse. They are often placed in completely empty social housing, or live in furniture poverty. She partners with leading specialist domestic abuse services and grassroots organisations, as...

Designer, broadcaster and author Banjo Beale shares the three most significant rooms from his life with host, homes journalist and magazine editor Loma-Ann Marks. Banjo first hit our screens in 2022 as the  winner of Interior Design Masters and his storied, salvage style, was quickly in-demand. Originally from Australia, until recently Banjo lived on the Isle of Mull with husband Ro and their dog...

Interiors icon Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen shares his most significant Three Rooms and so much more. From rejecting the modernists ( "they were total misogynists") beige anoraks and tupperware to the swagger of having an old person's railcard, the fever dream that is Teatro Olimpico di Vincenza and replying to social media haters from his bathtub, Laurence reveals his story. The reason behind his inte...

Designer, author and vintage queen Pearl Lowe takes us through her three most memorable rooms: the kitchen in her former Frome home, the bedroom in her first flat shared with Danny Goffey and the bathroom in their second Camden home. All created with her signature glamorous style and endless creativity. Pearl's latest book Faded Glamour in the City is a journey through beautiful urban homes, inclu...

Welcome to Three Rooms, the homes podcast hosted by Reclaim magazine editor Loma-Ann Marks. In each episode her guest shares the three most significant rooms that have shaped their life.