For nearly two years, I've been quietly carrying this collection around with me.
Some of the very first sketches were drawn during my honeymoon, travelling between Paris and the British countryside. Looking back now, I can see those places woven throughout the collection. I wanted these pieces to belong in both worlds; equally at home in a Parisian apartment as they are in a centuries-old cottage.
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| 【FIG 01.】Huey x Lulu and Georgia |
Around that same time, I received an email from the team at Lulu & Georgia asking if I'd be interested in designing a collection together. I would design the pieces, and they would bring them to life. It wasn't something I'd ever done before and truly felt like an opportunity I couldn't pass up.
If you've followed Huey for a while, you'll know how deeply involved I am in every part of the design process. After all, it's only ever been me for the past six years in the designer’s seat (still is). Every curve, every proportion, and every material choice is considered over and over again before a piece ever reaches production. Handing any part of that process over to someone else felt incredibly unfamiliar. These designs were personal and collaborating felt like opening up a part of myself that I never have before.From our very first conversations, though, my anxieties were quickly quelled. The team at Lulu & Georgia cared about the process just as much as the final product. They welcomed every conversation, every revision, and every tiny detail that mattered to me. They never asked me to compromise; they only encouraged me to keep refining until everything felt exactly right.
What followed was nearly two years of designing, refining, and reimagining.
There were countless sketches, prototypes, material samples, and conversations. We adjusted proportions by fractions of an inch. We tested fabrics, explored different wood species, reconsidered silhouettes, and revisited pieces months after we thought they were finished. Some ideas simply didn't make the final collection. Others evolved into something completely different from where they began. All of which pushed my boundaries, using materials and creating details that are the most intricate I've ever done.
That's one of my favourite parts of the design process.
Good design rarely arrives fully formed. It asks questions. It changes.
Although Huey and Lulu & Georgia are different businesses, we quickly discovered we cared deeply about many of the same things: honest materials, sculptural forms, thoughtful restraint, and creating pieces that feel collected rather than trend-driven. That shared philosophy became the foundation for every decision we made.
One of the most memorable moments came recently in mid-May, when all seven pieces finally existed together for the first time. After seeing them individually for so long—in sketches, and sample rooms over Facetime—walking into their Los Angeles photo studio and seeing the complete family assembled felt surreal. They no longer belonged to my notebook or my computer screen. We were celebrating something we'd all built together. The collection had at last become tangible, physical objects that could now be shared by all of us.
I'm grateful for how slowly this collection came together.
There were countless opportunities to rush decisions, simplify details, or settle for "good enough." Instead, everyone involved kept asking how each piece could be just a little better. That kind of patience is rare, and it's something I'll always appreciate about this collaboration.
Nearly two years later, I still love these pieces just as much as I did the day I first designed them.
Opportunities like this don't happen by chance. They exist because of the people who have supported Huey from the very beginning.
I hope you'll enjoy living with them as much as I enjoyed bringing them to life.
Bret xx
