Beatrice Ancillion and John Alfredo Harris by Bruce Hemming

Beatrice Ancillion and John Alfredo Harris
Pictures Bruce Hemming

Beatrice, whose mother is an artist, grew up in Paris in a highly creative community mixing with fashion designers, photographers and antique dealers. She worked in galleries in Paris in her late teens before coming to London where she worked in auction houses and art galleries developing and fostering her love of antiques, art and design. In 2014 she opened ODE Interiors (Objéts de Epoch), her shop in Hastings Old Town. She showcases well-curated vintage furniture, interior inspirations and artworks. Specialising in carefully selected furniture and objects of Mid-Century design, produced mainly in Italy and France.