About

Interior designer Zoë Hewett began her design career in childhood, making set pieces, props and costumes for the plays she and her friends would perform for the grown ups. Later she would secretly redecorate rooms while her parents went away for the weekend, as a surprise. Thankfully she was not grounded.

Granddaughter of an architect, who had a taste for Salvador Dali rugs and wallpapers, and often dragged around antique markets by her mother in between painstakingly redecorating the family home, its safe to say interior design is in Zoë’s blood.

Graduating in Theatre Design from Wimbledon School Of Art, Zoë freelanced in scenic design for theatre, film and TV and community arts projects for a decade before switching to interiors.

The main difference is that now her designs are not for fictitious scripted characters but for real people living and working in real places, and there’s no more gaffa tape or clever paint effects to make everything look old or dirty.

Since founding Stylemongers Of Bristol in 2009 Zoë has worked on a wide variety of projects, won several awards and appeared as a designer on two series of BBC TV programme ‘My Unique B&B’.

Proudly based at Spike Island Workspace, Stylemongers Of Bristol values storytelling and style in design over following fashion.

Aiming to create unique, colourful and high quality spaces for creative homeowners and small businesses, longevity and sustainability are always in mind.

Stylemongers Of Bristol donates to homelessness charity Crisis UK via the Work For Good platform so that while you are improving your home you can feel good about helping someone else to find and keep theirs.

We need to look after our ultimate habitat as well as our built environment, so Stylemongers Of Bristol also plants trees each month through the Ecologi platform.

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My Unique B&B

Watch Zoë in action on this BBC series, designing and making everything from painted and plaster cast flowers, hand wired lights and teacup bird-feeders to arm-knitted blankets, jute rugs and custom printed curtains.

Client Testimonials

  • “We really really love your ideas particularly the colour choices. Thank you. I can’t tell you how much we appreciate all your hard work. It’s one of the reasons we’ve come back to you so many times and will do again of course.”

    S.Gallard, Cardiff

  • “I wholeheartedly recommend Zoe for anyone who feels their surroundings aren't wholly delightful. She will bring the joy!”

    C. Johnson, Bristol

  • “I am very excited about the colours you have helped us to choose. You clearly have a passion for paint and colour which was just what we needed. Can't wait to get painting now”

    H.Wake, Bristol

  • “I had a one to one consultation with Zoe to help get some ideas for our dining room. Zoe is a wealth of knowledge and inspiration and asks all those questions needed to help you consider things you would never normally think about! Her eye for detail, imagination and insights are amazing - I would never have looked at lines, and shapes and details that she seems to be able to instantly see. She followed up our session with a report that contained loads of links to suppliers and photos and ideas - I can't possibly leave it to one side and I have to get on with it! We have now made a start on our dining room which is a project we have been putting off for ages as we just didn't know where to start. Thank you Zoe - you are completely brilliant!”

    H. Jewell, Bristol

  • "Zoë got the perfect balance between what we needed practically and aesthetically. I gave her some details about items we already had and the colour of the new Geodesic dome for our glamping site and she completely worked her magic! Her scheme was really detailed and she even sent me links of where to buy everything I would need. Our guests absolutely love it and so do we! An absolute dream to work with. Thank you so much Zoë!"

    Vicki Ivins-Jones, Tractors & Cream

  • “Thank you so much for your time last week and the report. I absolutely love everything you have suggested. You have somehow managed to capture it all perfectly in a way that makes sense to me and has given me hope that the end is in sight!”

    S.Thomas, Bishopston

  • “My two bedroom apartment in Bristol just wasn’t achieving its potential in terms of rental value. Zoë created a stylish look based on replacing the wallpaper in the lounge and repainting the rest of the flat using three greys.  These colours flow through the flat creating a calming and harmonised feel to the place and which although are far more contemporary than I would have picked, works extremely well with the Georgian features.  The simplicity of the new wallpaper has added a sophistication to the lounge that we could never have achieved. We love the overall look Zoë has achieved and perhaps most importantly we have realised our objective of achieving a higher rental.”

    L.Simmons, Clifton

  • “Dear Zoe, This is brilliant! Thank you so much! It was great to meet you yesterday and have a good discussion about my ideas. They’re feeling a bit more real and realistic...  It’s really helpful to see the colour combinations and hear your advice on how to make the colours work without getting into too much of a jumble. I will let you know how I get on!” 

    B. Mallam, Bishopston

  • Zoë is really personable and made it easy to for me to discuss my indecision with some design choices in our kitchen, and helped me work out what I really wanted by listening and asking perceptive questions. She gave me the confidence to go for a bolder wallpaper and she made suggestions to help zone the space and make a sort of snug area using the wallpaper to achieve this. I am now excited to start! The report she sent through is really detailed with links to specific paint colours and soft furnishing brands. It has helped me visualise how the space will look. I am really impressed with Zoë and would highly recommend her to anybody seeking help with their interiors, especially if you are indecisive like me.

    Anna Parker

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