I’m Iris Calloway.
I am Sage & Stone.

Interiors have always had my heart. Even as a child I was busy drawing houses and floor plans, and I had ideas about how rooms could be made more efficient and more enjoyable with simple changes.

My love of interiors found its first home in our restaurant in York, which I ran together with my husband until the summer of 2017.

After designing and building our own house, I decided in 2012 to change course and train as an interior designer and stylist. Straight after my training I started as a stylist at a new-build developer’s design studio, where for four years I advised future buyers on furnishing their new home. I drew floor plans and furnished show homes for new developments.

In February 2018 I started Sage & Stone. I still focus with great pleasure and curiosity on everything the interior trade involves, and I make sure I keep up with the latest interior trends and with the technical and aesthetic possibilities.

Hospitality suits me just as well: I love the personal contact I used to have with guests — and now with my clients — and I feel a strong personal involvement in this work too. I still find it special to think along with a client about the furnishing of their home or workplace. And if something comes my way that is relevant to a client, I’m always happy to let them know.