Stanza Design

It was a pleasure to meet Marcia & John Always friendly & easy to deal with, after making a number of site visits, along with them coming over to my workshop. I have manufactured 4 alcove cabinets, as book shelves along with a large cornice design across the fireplace. Excellent work

We engaged the services of Marcia Servente of Stanza Design to refurbish our 1200 square foot flat in a converted Edwardian terraced house in Belsize Park, London. The project involved removing a wall between the living and dining rooms, and completely remodeling a narrow galley-stlye kitchen and two upstairs bathrooms. Marcia is very good at taking onboard our ideas of what we want and transforming them into practical reality. She is a consummate professional, and very personable. Her ability to source materials is impressive, and her relationship with builders and others whose services are required to see a project through made our project go very smoothly. I unreservedly recommend Stanza Design.

Marcia brought a huge amount of professional expertise to the interior design of our new house. Marcia combines creativity and ideas with a real eye for detail and a willingness to work painstakingly on immensely complex tasks such as the lighting plans. She expresses her professional opinion very clearly but also flexes and adapts to reflect the clients' opinions. The photos show just a few of Marcia's particular contributions, including the shelving and cupboards, the kitchen and the lighting. As our project was a complete new house build, Marcia needed to work with the architect, project manager and builders and all were very complimentary about Marcia as a team member. Finally, Marcia is great fun to work with !

Mi sono rivolta a Stanza Design dopo aver visto due appartamenti a Londra ristrutturati e arredati dalla signora Servente. Mi sono piaciuti soprattutto la scelta di combinare modernità e tradizione, la bellezza di tessuti preziosi e colori spesso tenui che evocano un senso di grande calma, e la sensazione di comodità e razionalità presente in tutte le stanze. La signora Servente è molto brava perché tiene conto delle esigenze del cliente, conosce molte ditte di mobili e complementi d'arredo di varie nazioni, e con grande pazienza suggerisce varie alternative fino ad arrivare alla soluzione ideale. I punti di forza di Stanza Design sono, secondo me, la capacità di sfruttare al meglio lo spazio e la luce disponibili e riuscire a fare un ottimo lavoro anche con un modesto investimento di denaro.

We engaged Stanza Design to carry out a survey and prepare preliminary design work for a total kitchen refit, including the relocation of a (replacement) gas boiler and associated pipework. The work was thorough, very detailed (the space concerned is of an irregular configuration and tricky) and everything was done to help realise our wishes in a professional, friendly and collaborative manner. We found Stanza Design's work to be of the highest order and flaxible thought and a pragmatic approach to problem solving was readily apparent. I would have no hesitation to use their services again, nor would I have any reservation in recommending the company to others.

I have known and worked with Marcia Servente of Stanza Design for many years as a fellow professional rather than a client. Her approach to projects is both creative and practical, but it is her sensitivity and deep understanding of client's needs that is her forte. Her knowledge of different cultures, informed by her travels thoughout the world, has given her a deep understanding of place, and the signigicance of subtle reference to local cultures. Marcia understands the importance of light, and of spaces that reflect the personality of the client, without imposing a particular style. Her designs reflect the way her clients wish to live and work in practical terms, and her extraordinary understanding of colour brings a great depth and subtelty to her projects. Above all Marcia is a delightful and sensitive person to work with, which is often the key to a good collaboration in what can be a stressful process.