Artistic judgement.
Commercial precision.
Calm authority.

Gillian Cole is an interior designer and project director with more than 25 years of experience across private luxury residences, heritage buildings, hospitality environments and international exhibition design. Her work combines a highly developed visual sensibility with the practical and commercial discipline required to deliver complex projects from concept to completion.

As founder and Managing Director of Perception International, Gillian led commissions ranging from $60K to $16M +. Her portfolio includes a private residence on Cheyne Walk in Chelsea, a discreet embassy commission in South Kensington, a jewellery exhibition at Baselworld in Switzerland and the conversion of Walton Hall from a stately home into a hotel and banqueting venue.

Her responsibilities have extended well beyond creative direction: project programming, stakeholder management, conservation planning, specification, bespoke furniture, compliant commercial finishes, European sourcing and procurement. Since 2023, her work with Luduco in Mornington has kept her closely connected to showroom specification and bespoke furniture selection.

Gillian is now available for selected private commissions and senior contract engagements with interior studios, architecture practices and developers in Australia and internationally. Every relationship is handled with discretion; private references are available to qualified prospective clients on request.