about us
It starts with a beautiful idea.
We are a Melbourne based hospitality and residential interior design studio. Passionate about design, enthusiastic about beauty and attentive to functionality.
Our creative approach.
Our clean and contemporary approach creates timeless unique spaces, not forgetting our past and always considering a sense of place.
Our highly professional team is focused on realising our Clients’ visions and constantly strive to develop long standing relationships through our personal, collaborative and creative approach.
Our talented people.
Our highly talented team have a rich collective background in hospitality design that provides us with the apprehension to carefully curated authentic spaces and experiences layered with uncompromised quality and exceptional details.
Our Team

Clifford Rip
Founder & Principal
With decades of international experience working on some of the world’s most renowned architectural structures, Clifford Rip fulfilled his life-long dream by opening his own studio – Suede Interior Design – a space where he can provide creative solutions and innovative designs alongside his hand-picked team.

Sunshine Laudiano
Design Director

Regina Zhang
Project Director

Bido Betiri
Senior Designer

Jenny Chan
Junior Designer