Colette van den Thillart has a long-established reputation in the international world of interior design. After obtaining an AAS Interior Design degree, she moved to London, England to complete a master's degree in Decorative Arts at London’s Wallace Collection. During this time, she met the legendary Nicky Haslam of NH Design. After nearly fifteen years as Creative Director of his studio, Colette returned to Canada and founded her own interior design firm. She currently resides between Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles.  

Colette is known for creating spaces that feel both deeply personal and richly layered with history. The Studio approaches each project with a highly tailored individualized brief. An impressive portfolio honed over twenty-five years features projects in London, Toronto, New York, Miami, Barbados, Ireland, and St. Jean-Cap-Ferrat, to name a few. Her work expresses a confident maturity of taste and scale for her international clientele as seen in Architectural Digest, Canadian House and Home, Veranda, World of Interiors, and other cosmopolitan magazines.  

A sought-after public speaker, having lectured at LCDQ Los Angeles, Chelsea Harbour in London, Decorex UK, and numerous ARIDO engagements. Her work has been featured on CBC Television in a segment titled ‘Interior Designer to the Stars’. Colette holds ‘Residential Gold’ and ‘Loft Conversion Gold’ awards from ARIDO for work done in Canada and is an alumnus of the Attingham Trust.