Marios Schwab

Designer name: Marios Schwab

Origin: “Greco-Austrian and currently live in London.”

Career highlights: “Winning the Best New Designer award in 2006 and the Swiss Textiles Award in 2007.”

Design background: Marios completed his BA at Esmod Berlin then went on to the MA course at Central Saint Martins. He worked for the menswear designer Kim Jones, on Jones' womenswear label, before starting his own business.

What are your inspirations for spring/summer 2010: “English roses and vanitas.”

What are your design signatures? “The little black dress.”

How would you describe the Marios Schwab woman? “A young, cosmopolitan woman who is open minded, enigmatic and adventurous.”

What sums up quintessential London for you? “The British Museum.”

Where in London do you find most inspiring? “Kew Gardens.”