Andrew Trotter studied interior design in Australia between 1990 – 1994. On his return to the UK, after a short period working for Alessi and London Lighting, he joined Anouska Hemple Designs, working under Architect Russell Jones. Moving into fashion, he worked for many years with Yohji Yamamoto, the Michiko Koshino, and Bless. Andrew started Openhouse first as a design store in Barcelona in 2010, then together with Mari Luz Vidal, he started opening their house as a gallery of contemporary photography. Openhouse Magazine started in 2014, looking at creative people from around the world who open their homes and private places to the public. The magazine is published twice a year and sold in over 600 stores around the world. Andrew has worked as creative director of the skincare brand Alex Carro, and also leads creative direction to many brand shootings.
In 2012 he was asked to design a new building to become the boutique hotel, Masseria Moroseta, which opened in 2016. This was his first piece of architecture, and since then he started Studio Andrew Trotter together with Marcelo Martinez and are working on over twenty architectural projects around the world, lighting designs and furniture.
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Photo credit: Marcelo Martínez