Piers Atkinson

SIGNATURES: “Wit and glamour!”

TRADEMARK PIECE: “Cherry headband.”

IDEAL CLIENT: “The Queen or, failing that, Dame Judi Dench.”

THE COLLECTION: “Little Red Riding Hood, winter (as a persona) and trickery.”

CULTURAL INFLUENCES: “I think everything I experience goes into the designs in one way or another, but art of any kind is a huge inspirational source. I was at a lecture at The Wallace Collection recently and that place is absolutely crammed with design ideas – incredible.”

PLANS FOR 2013: “To go on a holiday.”