Claire Harrison
Creative Director
Claire leads the studio's interior and creative direction.
Her work focuses on natural materials, furniture, art, and creating interiors that feel personal without becoming overly styled.
Manchester · Est. 2016
Spaces with a sense of permanence.
Interior architecture and design shaped by material, light, proportion, and the way people live.
Explore Selected Work(01) The studio
Harrison & Vale is a Manchester interior architecture studio creating thoughtful residential and hospitality spaces across the North West and beyond.
Quarter-sawn oak, West Didsbury
Our work balances architecture, natural materials, craftsmanship, and contemporary living to create interiors that feel considered rather than decorated.
About the Studio(02) Projects
Selected Work
Six homes from the last four years, from a mill floor in Ancoats to a field barn in the Hope Valley.
(03) Philosophy
We design spaces meant to become more beautiful with time.
Our approach begins with architecture and proportion. Materials are chosen for how they age, light is treated as part of the architecture, and every object is considered in relation to the space around it.
(04) Services
Five ways we work, often all at once.
Spatial planning, architectural interventions, custom millwork, material specification, and interior detailing.
We draw every junction: where oak meets plaster, where a door stops, how a skirting turns a corner.
(05) Studio
Founded in Manchester in 2016, Harrison & Vale works with a small collaborative team of architects, interior designers, craftspeople, fabricators, artists, and builders.
Ethan Vale
Principal Architect
Ethan leads architecture, planning, detailing, and construction.
His work focuses on proportion, material relationships, adaptive reuse, and integrating contemporary architecture within historic environments.
(06) Process
From first visit to the final object.
Most projects take between twelve months and two years. One of us leads from the first walk-round to the day the last lamp goes in.
01
Discovery
Understanding the property, client, lifestyle, architecture, and ambitions for the project.
02
Concept
Establishing spatial direction, materials, atmosphere, and architectural language.
03
Design Development
Refining layouts, millwork, lighting, finishes, furniture, and architectural details.
04
Documentation
Preparing detailed drawings, specifications, schedules, and construction information.
05
Construction
Working closely with contractors, craftspeople, fabricators, and consultants throughout execution.
06
Installation
Furniture, artwork, objects, styling, and final project completion.
They understood that we wanted the apartment to feel refined without ever feeling precious. The finished home feels completely natural to us.
— Daniel & Emily CarterAncoats, Manchester
The studio managed to preserve everything we loved about the townhouse while completely changing the way we live inside it.
— Michael ReynoldsWest Didsbury, Manchester
Every decision felt considered. Materials, lighting, furniture, and architecture all feel like they belong together.
— Sarah MitchellAltrincham, Cheshire
(07) Press
Selected Press
- Architectural Digest2026
- Dezeen2025
- Dwell2025
- The Local Project2024
- Wallpaper*2024
(09) Enquiries
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We work on a limited number of residential, hospitality, and commercial projects each year. Tell us a little about yours.
- Studio
- 48 Stevenson Square
Manchester M1 1FB