hospitality designers, architects & great storytellers
THDP was founded by partners Architect Manuela Mannino & Interior Designer Nicholas J Hickson in 2005 – and has been shaping the hospitality design landscape for 20 years.
With studios in London, Turin and Milan, THDP designs and oversees pioneering projects throughout Europe.
THDP’s creative teams work comfortably in the demanding discipline of hospitality design.
Our approach springs from an endless creative curiosity, we are not just designers, architects, concept developers, photographers, or communicators – we are all of those and much more.
As designers we are ‘storytellers’, this is the foundation of a clear, appealing, and distinctive concept & narrative, in short, THDP creates evocative interiors, hotels, and restaurants.
THDP creates compelling properties by narrating a coherent concept, one that listens to the soul of the property, the considerations of the owners, and the history of the location.
We evolve award-winning spaces and extraordinary adventures for hotel guests, creating beautiful hotels, bars & restaurants that thrive on their local culture and heritage.
We create intelligent interiors, plan every detail, and design from first principles to empower prosperity.
Welcoming to guests, inspiring their loyalty, and leveraging their enthusiasm by creating word-of- mouth publicity.
Manuela Mannino (arch) - Milan
Founder, Architect & Creative Director - Studio Milan & Turin
RIBA OAT - Italian Architect, who graduated from the Turin Polytechnic in 1993. She has led key projects in product design, interior refurbishments, and conversions for private clients.
Focused in London from 2000 on residential development projects Riverside Quarter and Albion Riverside and designing the interiors for the contract design company CP Hart.
Manuela brings her contemporary eclectic approach to our projects, combining her skills in concept building design, and taking care of the aesthetic link between architectural function and decorative detailing.
Nicholas J Hickson (BA Hons) - London
Founder & Technical Director - Studio London
Nick is British furniture, lighting, and interior designer for more than 34 years.
He has worked with high-end interior residential and commercial projects for international clients and developers in exclusive areas of London and worldwide.
He has extensive experience with hotel interior architecture, schematic planning, FF&E selection & custom design, and procurement strategies.
He has a contemporary approach to traditional manufacturing and combined with his attention to detail, he delivers inspirational award-winning interiors and furnishings.
creating enduring design concepts that evolve into compelling hotels.
“We create intelligent interiors, plan every detail, and design from first principles to be profitable.
Welcoming guests, inspiring their loyalty, and leveraging their enthusiasm by creating word-of-mouth publicity”..
THDP are chartered RIBA, SBID & NEWH members
