KELLY PEARCE IS A COLLECTOR OF ANTIQUES, AN ART AND DESIGN ENTHUSIAST AND AN ACCOMPLISHED ILLUSTRATOR, WITH OVER 35 YEARS OF DESIGN EXPERIENCE.

AFTER GRADUATING IN FASHION DESIGN FROM EAST SYDNEY DESIGN COLLEGE IN THE LATE 80’S, KELLY IMMEDIATELY  SET OFF FOR MANHATTAN, NEW YORK. RECOGNISING HER EXCEPTIONAL DESIGN TALENT, SHE ACHIEVED EMPLOYMENT WITH SOME OF THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL FASHION HOUSES INCLUDING DONNA KARAN AND CALVIN KLEIN. OVER TIME, KELLY TRANSITIONED INTO  LUXURY LEATHER GOODS. AS HER CAREER PROGRESSED, KELLY MANAGED LARGE DESIGN TEAMS WITH  RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELIVERY TO DEADLINES OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCT.  AS A CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR COMPANIES SUCH AS ANNE TAYLOR ACCESSORIES IN NEW YORK, THE COUNTRY ROAD GROUP AND THE OROTON GROUP, KELLY WORKED BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND NEW YORK FOR OVER 20 YEARS. 

IN 2004, KELLY RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA PERMANENTLY TO START A FAMILY.  WHILE HER CAREER TO DATE HAD BEEN FOCUSED ON FASHION, AT THIS POINT THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED ITSELF FOR KELLY TO  FULLY COMMIT HER FIRST PASSION AND APPLY HER TWO DECADES OF DESIGN EXPERIENCE TO ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. TO THIS END, SHE UNDERTOOK BOTH PARTIAL AND COMPLETE RENOVATIONS OF  RESIDENCES’ IN NEW YORK AND AUSTRALIA.