We’re interior design specialists with a difference.
With over 30 years collective experience in commercial, branded hotel design Bell & Swift launched into the market in early 2019.
Born from an idea to offer truly collaborative design services to clients – something that founders Dawn and Craig hadn’t seen offered by competing agencies – Bell & Swift, from day one, focused on doing things differently and exceptionally.
Now, we’re a proud team of talented creatives, working across the UK, with offices in both London and Glasgow. As we’re Glaswegian at heart, and well versed in the importance of brand positioning, Bell & Swift began their brand journey by taking inspiration from none other than the City of Glasgow Crest. From the bird that was brought back to life to the Bell of St Mungo’s so was born Bell & Swift.
We’re best known for our award-winning commercial designs within the hotel and hospitality industry. But, behind the scenes we are a team of passionate, creative and expert interior design collaborators who enjoy nothing more than immersing ourselves into our projects to create thought provoking, striking, innovative designs, which capture the essence of your brief and your vision of your guests.
We’re experts within interior design and understand the complexities of commercial projects. With years of industry experience our Design Team are able to seamlessly combine practicality, with their flair for creativity. We work tirelessly, constantly pushing our creativity, budgets and design ideas to deliver authentic, quality design solutions that work! From refurbishments to brand prototypes, we thrive on bringing your ideas to life.
Our mission:
To create spaces of value to you and your guest.
Our values:
Ambition
Ambition fuels our design philosophy at Bell & Swift. No project is too small or too ambitious, and no budget or scope of work can limit our aspirations. We are driven by an unwavering desire to push boundaries and strive for excellence. We don’t accept mediocrity; we chase innovation, and we make it our mission to provide unparalleled results. Ensuring that every piece of work we produce is of the highest standard. With ambition as our driving force, we are devoted to making your vision a reality.
Team
At Bell & Swift, teamwork is at the core of everything we do. We believe that true innovation blossoms when diverse talents combine forces. We believe in the power of collaboration, both within our dedicated team and with our clients. Our projects thrive on the synergy of working together, seamlessly mixing creativity, expertise, and vision. We’re not just individuals; we’re a collective force, committed to delivering results that exceed our clients’ expectations.
Creativity
We pride ourselves on our creativity. It’s what makes us different. It’s what makes our designs unique. It’s what helps us deliver bespoke solutions that stand out from the crowd and impress your guests. We don’t get lost in a daze or push our taste or style preferences onto your project. We take our inspiration from logical sources, and focus on your vision, so the result is always the perfect fit for your space.
Authenticity
We believe in authenticity, so that’s all you’ll get from us - authentic Bell & Swift. We’re friendly, we’re approachable. We enjoy what we do, we’re happy to be doing it and we’re delighted to be working with you. We’re a talented bunch and we work hard, so we’re very proud of our achievements. On every project, we’re working with you and the project team towards a common goal. We understand that communication is the bridge to success. From the moment we start working on a project, we keep our clients, and the entire design team in the loop, sharing our progress each step of the way. Open, honest, and clear communication is the cornerstone of Bell & Swift. It’s about sharing our journey with you. No big egos, we’d rather collaborate and work together to achieve the best possible result for your project.
Quality
We’re experts in interior design, we understand the importance of quality. Whether that be in the service we offer, or the designs we create, it’s our goal to give you the highest quality output every time you work with us. We’re meticulous in our process, detail orientated and focused on the end result. We hold ourselves to a high standard, as we should after all, it’s your budget we’re spending. We know that high quality doesn’t need to mean high price. We’re not extravagant or wasteful, and we don’t spend money for the sake of it. For us it’s all about value. Getting the most out of your spend, so no matter the budget, we’ll source the best value features for your space without compromising on design.
What we offer
We’ve worked for over thirty years on large scale commercial projects across the globe. So, our design team has a deep understanding and enthusiasm for creating locally relevant, insight driven, commercially viable, award winning designs.
However, our service is as bespoke as you are: the best results are driven from being able to tailor our services to suit your individual needs. We work within the framework of each brand and know exactly how far to push the boundaries to create outstanding designs. Each member of our design team is well versed in the challenges of construction, with a wealth of commercial awareness. So, whilst creativity is key, we’re able to apply our project management skills and commercial insight to deliver a first-class end to end solution.
To get the best results we believe in collaboration and transparency. Our strong project management implementation processes ensure we are effective, efficient and ambitious on our delivery and allows us to manage the design process of complex multi-stakeholder projects seamlessly. You’ll know exactly what’s happening throughout every stage of our delivery, so you can be reassured everything is in hand.
We are with you each step of the way keeping projects on track and remaining focussed on delivering your design vision.
Working with brands
We have built a vast amount of knowledge on branded hotel design over the years through our experience working with, and building, brands from budget to lifestyle.
We understand the brand pillars and are well versed in working with brand specific documentation. We also know how far we can tailor the design to make your project the best it can be without straying from the brand ethos.
Our experience has resulted in us building great relationships with key people in all the major brands ensuring the process is collaborative from start to finish.
We understand
brand pillars
Our experience doesn’t stop at hotels, our brand knowledge extends to branded restaurants, build to rent accomodation and student accommodation.
Get in touch with our Design Team for more information on your hotel, restaurant, build to rent or student accomodation project.
New builds
Our ambition for new builds is simple. We want to enhance how people enjoy life through our creative and practical interior design approach.
We love drawing inspiration from our years of interior design to create aspirational, striking interiors, which set you apart from your competitors.
From exciting and contemporary aesthetics to warm and welcoming spaces, our new build designs transform your space for the future. Get in touch with our Design Team for more information on how we can develop a new build work package for your organisation.
Refurbishments
The complexities of refurbishments can be challenging. We love nothing more than being able to bring to life great ideas and maximising the potential within an existing space.
Our team are experts at transforming and optimising space, visualising building improvements and knowing which boundaries can be pushed to bring to fruition your design ambitions, within your budget and timeframe. Get in touch with our Design Team for more information on how we can support and create an outstanding refurbishment solution for your organisation.
Our service is as bespoke as you are.
Prototype design
From concept to creation. We work collaboratively with your entire team through each phase of the design process to maintain the integrity of the initial brief and to ensure your final design is every bit as good, if not better, than the original concept.
Our collective of creative individuals can produce brilliant design and detailed work packages within tight timescales are agile enough to cope with any changes along the way. Get in touch with our Design Team for more information on how we can develop a Prototype Design package for your organisation.
We’re experts within interior design and understand the complexities of commercial projects
What do our clients say?
“Having worked with Dawn and Craig over a number of years they always deliver inspiring designs whilst complying with Client briefs and budgets. With their own practice, Bell and Swift, they are able to provide a more Client focussed and personal approach on all their commissions. I wish them continued success and look forward to working together on another project soon”
Steve Pollock, Director - NBM
Careers at Bell and Swift, fancy joining team Bell & Swift?
At Bell & Swift we know that a positive working environment is absolutely fundamental for a happy team and that is why our culture is at the heart of everything we do. For us, that means a few things:
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We value clear, honest and regular communication with each other. We’ve learned over the years that staying completely open, asking questions and taking advice is just one of the formulas that keeps our team creative, collaborative and happy.
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Being a small team there is huge potential to develop your career. We give our team the opportunity to get involved in all aspects of a project from concept design to construction. We don’t pigeonhole our staff (e.g., juniors only responsible for certain tasks). If you are ambitious and keen to gain experience, we will guide and support you to do so.
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Our team are always at the top of their game and we know that staying that way doesn’t just happen by chance. That’s why we value giving employees time to stay up to date with industry trends. Whether it’s time out to complete some training, sharing interesting and inspiring news stories or simply enjoying group discussion - after all, knowledge shared is wisdom doubled. As we work in hospitality, we also encourage our staff to stay up to date with new hotel opening and hospitality venues. Interior design exhibitions are also something we attend.
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Our team is our most valuable asset and we make sure to never take that fact for granted. We are keen to develop our team so are happy to provide training and development. We are very flexible with our employees who have to deal with childcare, personal issues etc. We understand that all of our team have a personal life, so we trust them and give them flexibility as required. We know the nightmare of juggling childcare!
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Our business isn’t thriving if our team is not and wellbeing really does take a central seat at our table. We take pride in our approach to our working environment and know our team benefit from that. You can say goodbye to a grey washed corporate culture as our homely office welcomes colour, laughs, conversation and, of course, an all-important positive work / life balance.
What’s in it for you?
At Bell & Swift, we’re innovative and imaginative in our approach, always finding new ways to impress and inspire.
If that sounds like you then we’d love you to get in touch - we are always on the lookout for creative minds to join the team. Along with the opportunity to work with some of the best designers Glasgow has to offer, joining our team also comes with a heap of benefits. Including:
A day off on your birthday
The opportunity to develop your career
Support and mentoring
Training and development
A great office environment
Snacks provided to help get the creative juices flowing!
The opportunity to be part of a growing business
Flexible hours if required
4pm finish on Fridays
Diversity & inclusion
We are fully committed to curating a diverse and inclusive company culture. We welcome absolutely everyone at Bell & Swift, regardless of gender, identity, ethnicity, race, age, religion, disability status, neurodiversity or any other feature. We aim to provide equality, fairness and respect to every individual in our employment and respect and value all members of our team exactly as they are. Our qualities make us unique and at Bell & Swift, we celebrate that.
Say hello to our team
We know selecting a consultant is choosing a new member of your team. We want you to know what we’re about, so you can feel comfortable that our team will work well as an extention of yours.
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