Bio

Hilda Rodger is an independent consultant in interior design. With a dual expertise in textiles and luxury goods markets, Hilda offers independent consultancy primarily for the luxury Central London residential market. Her client list includes prestigious estates and several residential individuals.

Her previous career included: 

Editor for International Textiles and View:  international trade journals which publish key colour, style and fabric trend predictions for the fashion and textile industry. Hilda was an editor and was based in Amsterdam, she travelled extensively to cover all the major international fashion and textile events.   

Next PLC. Hilda joined the Senior Management Programme at Next, initially working closely with George Davies on special projects and eventually becoming Knitwear Buyer for Next Directory.  

Merchandise Director for French Connection, responsible for the design and sourcing of the French Connection product. During this time Hilda developed key resources in fabric and manufacturing in Italy, Poland, Turkey and India. 

 Design and Product director for Murray Allan, a leading Scottish cashmere producer. From a traditional  menswear base, Hilda developed a highly successful womenswear collection and fashion capsule Cashmere Studio. She created private label programmes for leading British and international brands, including Harvey Nichols, Harrods, Aquascutum, Bally and Barneys. Over a ten-year period Hilda gained valuable experience designing for the luxury goods market.

As well as Central London portfolio refurbishment, Hilda has completed projects for a unique Lutyens property in Surrey and an important baroque house in Scotland.

With regard to working practice Hilda has developed her own niche. She works on a consultancy basis offering independent advice with fees not related to overall spend. She enjoys both the challenge of the commercial brief and the free rein of bigger one-off projects where she will often define the scope of design and deliver the result. It is rare that a brief is reworked or decisions revised, as Hilda is usually instructed because of her passionate interest in colour and fabric, incisive grasp of brief and professionalism in getting it “right first time”.