Emily Henson is an experienced set designer, interior stylist and author working in photography and film for interiors, fashion, tech, lifestyle and food brands. Emily collaborates with an excellent team of styling assistants and set builders to make every shoot run smoothly from concept to completion. Emily’s team provides creative direction, detailed scamps, location scouting, furniture & prop sourcing and on set build and styling.
STORY
In 2002 Emily lived in both Los Angeles and Seoul where she designed a children's clothing line called Spike & Ella which sold in boutiques world-wide. She went on to work as a display artist and visual merchandiser for Anthropologie stores in Los Angeles, spending her days designing and creating elaborate installations. This led to a brief stint in interior design, which in turn led to styling and set design for photography and film. In 2011 Emily returned home to the UK after many years in America. And after ten years in London, in 2021 Emily relocated her studio to Margate (where she lived as a child) and now designs shoots and writes books to the sound of seagulls and the scent of seaweed.
BOOKS
In 2012 Emily was offered her first book deal by publisher Ryland, Peters & Small (RPS) and went on to produce a series of interiors books with them: Modern Rustic (2013), Bohemian Modern (2015), Life Unstyled (2016), Be Bold (2018) and Bar Cart Style (2019) and her fifth book CREATE in late 2022. Emily hosts styling workshops and talks in the UK and abroad, including a week long workshop and talk in Taipei, Taiwan as well as numerous events with Anthropologie, Graham & Green and Soho House. She is often asked to speak on panel discussions, offering expert advice on various interiors-related topics.
BLOG
Emily has published an interiors blog Life Unstyled since 2009, writing about interiors, styling, creative DIY and more. More frequently she shares on Instagram and Facebook @lifeunstyled.