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Channel 5’s Property File has chosen to showcase the home and workplace of Sheila Dunlop as part of a profile on people who “live the dream”.

Featuring in the episode will be Mrs Dunlop’s 200-year-old cottage on the outskirts of Bath, and her prestigious Ivy House Design School in Walcot Gate.

The makers of Property File are always on the hunt for beautiful places to live and work and were fascinated by Mrs Dunlop’s school, housed in a beautiful period building in the heart of Bath’s historic artisan quarter - Walcot Street.

The school attracts would-be Laurence Llewelyn-Bowens from all over the world and has about 200 students through its doors each year.

Its studios and grand 30ft-high hall are housed in what was once a Georgian farmhouse. Now it is an intriguing mix of styles from across the ages. Read the rest of this entry »

Emily Garrett joins Trivers as an Architectural Designer I. Garrett is a 2008 graduate of Washington University in St. Louis with a Master of Architecture degree. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Design from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. At Washington University, she worked extensively in the Design Studio as a Teaching Assistant.

Krista Lombardi also joins Trivers as an Architectural Designer I. Lombardi is a 2008 graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, with a Master of Architecture degree. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Boston College. At Washington University, she worked as a teaching assistant for both the Design Studio and Architectural History department. While studying at Boston College, Lombardi was named a Big East Academic All Star for her excellence in the classroom and on the school’s varsity lacrosse team. Read the rest of this entry »