Ben Pentreath | |
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| Born | Benjamin Toby Pentreath November 1971 (age 54) Dorchester, England |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
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| Website | www |
Benjamin Toby PentreathOBE (born November 1971) is an English architectural and interior designer who runs Ben Pentreath Ltd, aRIBA chartered practice, and Pentreath & Hall, which sells home furnishings.Country Life called him one of the "best country house architects in Britain".[1]
Pentreath is responsible for much of the development since 2009 ofPoundbury.[2][3][4] He has also done other work for theDuchy of Cornwall, including a development inTruro.[5]
As an interior designer, he has worked for thePrincess of Wales on the refurbishment ofAnmer Hall.[6]
Pentreath was born inDorchester[7] and grew up in an old stone barn.[8] He graduated from theUniversity of Edinburgh in 1995 with a degree in Art History. He took up further studies at theInstitute of Architecture. Pentreath moved to Norfolk to work for architectural designer Charles Morris, and then to New York for five years, before returning to England in 2003.[9] He set up hisBloomsbury-based architecture and design firm in 2004.[10] This was followed by his design store Pentreath & Hall in 2008.[citation needed]
Pentreath married New Zealand florist Charlie McCormick in 2015.[11] The couple live between a Georgian flat in Bloomsbury, London; the Old Parsonage inLittlebredy, Dorset; and a bothy on theArgyll coast of Scotland.[12]
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