AT HOME IN LONDON, ARTISTS CHARLOTTE AND PHILIP COLBERT WEAVE THEIR CREATIVITY THROUGH A SPACE FOR BOTH LIVING AND WORKING

Charlotte and Philip Colbert's home in East London is everything you'd expect of a couple whose quirkily original take on the world has propelled them to the top of the avant-garde art scene.

Created from a row of old terraced shops, it is a spacious bohemian paradise where family life meets their creative passions.

Founder of the Hyperpop movement, Scottish-born artist Philip has been dubbed an heir to Andy Warhol. His surreal pieces address issues of consumerism, technology and identity, and he has also created a global following for his cartoon lobster alter ego.

And his wearable works have been seen on Lady Gaga, Cara Delevingne and even the Queen.

As for his British-French soulmate, she is an award-winning film-maker and artist.

Charlotte is the half-sister of Jemima Khan and is best known for her enigmatic horror film She Will, starring Rupert Everett and Malcolm McDowell of A Clockwork Orange fame.

Described by Variety as "a superb, sly horror-drama debut delivering otherworldly feminist vengeance", it was lauded by Guillermo del Toro and critic Mark Kermode and won the Golden Leopard for Best First Film at the 2021 Locarno Film Festival.

Charlotte's art has been shown at leading museums and galleries around the world and has been likened to that of André Breton and Salvador Dalí, as well as being described as an "exploration of the human mind".

The couple's 2012 wedding set the tone for their union, with the groom in a three-piece suit in his signature lobster print and the bride's white gown adorned with a serpent-like black swirl. Since then, they've given free rein to their shared fascination with symbolism, turning Maison Colbert into an extraordinary universe all their own.

Here, they tell us what inspires them. 

Philip, did you always want to be an artist?

"It was always my dream, but it took time for me to have the confidence and opportunity to make it work as a career.