This week, my fellow design lover and friend Sophie Burke, joins me for another AVD Inspire episode inside our custom recording booth by Bureau x IDS Vancouver. She is the founder of Sophie Burke Design, an award winning Vancouver interior designer known for West Coast interiors with quiet luxury, subtle sophistication, and beautiful restraint. We talk about human centered design, heritage home renovation, why professional interior photography matters, and how collaborations elevate every project. From London design roots to Pacific Northwest style, this is a masterclass in timeless interiors you will actually want to live in.
In this episode:
• The West Coast style and Pacific Northwest aesthetic that define Sophie Burke Design
• Human centered design and what livable truly means
• Why timeless interiors are all about intentional layering, texture and patina
• The power of collaboration and community in modern design
• Sophie’s design confessions — and the trend she’s ready to let go
• Career breakthroughs, London beginnings, and a new chapter in Vancouver
About Sophie Burke
Sophie Burke is the founder and principal of Sophie Burke Design, a Vancouver based interior design studio recognized for creativity, subtle sophistication and attention to detail. Awards include Western Living Designer of the Year 2024 and House and Home Interior Designer of the Year, with features across leading Canadian design media. Her studio’s ethos centers on thoughtful design that supports wellbeing and stands the test of time
Connect with Sophie Burke
Website: https://www.sophieburkedesign.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophieburkedesign
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Bureau is a furniture and design company specializing in workspace fit-outs and made-to-order furnishings. We believe that modern workspaces are decidedly unmodern, fixed on out-of-touch, catalogue cliché notions on what it means to make deep and meaningful work. Utilizing data and technology, we design spaces that flex and modulate to the ever-changing, often abstract needs and behaviours of its people, furnishing businesses with the tools they need to shape workspaces that work.
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