Darrell Warner

Dive in From Hollywood to the idyllic Cotswolds… this concept costume artist show us around his “waterside shed”

I bought my studio by a lake about nine years ago, having failed to attain planning permission to build a studio in my garden. Forced by the need for a separate workspace coupled with a growing family, my wife punched a search into Google and my present studio was one of the first properties to appear. Unbelievably, it’s just a five-minute drive from home.

Admittedly, the studio is little more than a shed, being classified as a lodge that sits on the edge of a lake. Its southerly aspect means I tend to be bathed both by sunlight and reflections from the water. Initially, I didn’t think this was ideal – at least from an artistic point of view – but I’ve come to enjoy the interplay of light throughout the seasons.