Sitting in her smart new boutique on Pimlico Road in London, Nina Campbell is reflecting on the changes she has seen after more than 50 years as one of the most influential figures of the British decorating scene. “These days, everything’s got to be new – what’s the new thing, what’s the trend?” she says. “I don’t really believe in trends; I think they’re rather ghastly, actually. I think if you do something well, it just endures.”
As well as being a sign of the endurance of her own work and style, Campbell’s latest venture is also something of a return: after training with the decorator John Fowler in the 1960s, she opened her first shop just down the street, at 64 Pimlico Road, in 1970.
