About us
Nested Living is a multidisciplinary studio creating interiors and bespoke furniture that honour nature through thoughtful design and skilled craftsmanship.
We nurture people, places, and the planet bringing care, creativity, and integrity to everything we do.
Rooted in regenerative principles, our work is about more than how a space looks. It’s about how it feels to live in, how it connects you to what matters, and how it endures over time.
Why does Nested Living exist?
Can you imagine a world where the true measure of value is health of people, places, and the planet, not just financial gain?
At Nested Living, we believe fresh air, clean water, and thriving communities are not luxuries they are essentials. Yet today, these life-supporting systems are under threat from the materials we use, the waste we generate, and the ways we build and live.
If we’re serious about addressing the climate and ecological crisis, we must rethink how we design, make, and inhabit the world starting from the inside out.
That means designing interiors and furniture that do more than look good. They must support well-being, minimise harm, and actively contribute to regeneration.
We exist to show what’s possible when design is done differently when every material is chosen with care, every process considers its impact, and every space is made to last.
Because in the next ten years, the choices we make will shape the future. And we choose to create places that support life.
How We Work
We discover, design, and make; co-creating spaces and furniture that support life in all its forms.
Our process is holistic and hands-on, rooted in regenerative design principles. We look beyond surface aesthetics to consider how things are made, where materials come from, and how our work can contribute to the well-being of people and the planet.
With our design studio and workshop under one roof, we take an integrated, circular approach. This means designing out waste, choosing non-toxic, renewable, and reclaimed materials, and building systems that support repair, reuse, and future adaptation.
Every step of the journey from first conversation to final installation is guided by intention and care. We design for longevity and purpose, creating spaces and crafted pieces that feel good to live with, evolve over time, and quietly enrich everyday life.
Our Philosophy in Practice
Our work is grounded in three pillars:
🔸 Discover – We begin by listening. To you, to place, and to what wants to emerge. We seek out the story, the essence, the possibilities.
🔸 Co-create – Through a collaborative and considered design process, we shape spaces and places with clarity, care, and purpose.
🔸 Nurture – We craft using sustainable, local, and reclaimed materials wherever possible. Our regenerative lens ensures what we create supports both present and future life.
Who we are;
Our hands on conscious Multi-disciplinary Studio and Workshop based in Oxfordshire is run by co-founders Helen and Bruce Gordon
Helen Gordon
Co-Founder & Creative Director
Co-Founder & Creative Director
BA Hons Fashion and Textile Design (specialising in Printed Textiles), MSC In Fashion Marketing (with Logistics), Diploma in Architectural Interior Design. Various Regenerative Courses
A creative designer, facilitator, systems thinker and regenerative practioner, Helen is collaborating with individuals, communities and businesses to drive transformative change. Helping to shift mindsets to unlock new potential, she is co-creating spaces, places and products that nurture connections and enable life to flourish.
With over 30 years of diverse experience across retail, the built environment, and manufacturing, designing, developing, sourcing, managing, and directing the creation of products and brands across a wide range of sectors including interiors, homewares, fashion, and textiles, she has witnessed first-hand the unsustainable practices that occur, the escalating global consumption and waste, highlighting the need for urgent change.
As co-founder of Nested Living a multidisciplinary studio and workshop in Oxfordshire, specialising in interior design, bespoke kitchens, custom furniture and one off pieces, Helen is guided by life-centred and circular design principles. The studio reimagines beautiful, functional living spaces that are regenerative for the people and the places they inhabit. By sourcing locally, designing out waste, using sustainable materials with low toxicity and construction methods for repurposability they craft legacy pieces that enhance the health and wellbeing of both people and planet.
Bruce Gordon
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Creative, practical, and with a wealth of experience across multiple mediums Bruce has a passion for building beautiful things.
Bruce’s career as a designer maker, and his work on major Hollywood films, shows in the flawless craftsmanship, fit and finish of each project we design and create for. Along with his 3D spatial expertise at designing and planning spaces, furniture and products and his practical experience in bringing major projects to completion within tight deadlines, he’s a reassuringly calm presence to direct our team on the construction and effectively oversee client projects both large and small.
About our Founders
Nested Living brings together 60 years of combined experience in diverse industry sectors such as the built environment, film, retail and manufacturing, designing and creating spaces, furniture and products for renowned brands. A huge insight has been gained into the enormous amount of unsustainable and unethical practices that occur throughout the supply chain along with the increasing amounts of global consumption and waste. Passionate about creating change Nested Living believes that by shifting from a competitive mindset to a collaborative one, by remapping supply chains locally and building in social impact we will help to restore and support communities, in turn allowing us and our planet to live and flourish
Inspired by nature and living systems, they apply holistic thinking to projects, where problems are seen as possibilities, innovation is encouraged, and attention to detail and quality ensured, where every space, piece of furniture or object is crafted to speak with authenticity and soul.
Our portfolio
Completing multiple turnkey design and build projects aswell as individual interior design projects, we have extensive experience of refurbishing period properties to a high standard and an in-depth understanding of the complicated skills these properties require.
Now focusing on creating regenerative interior spaces and the furniture that occupies them we bring the added benefits of our build expertise to every project.
Start a project
Good design is a process of collaboration and communication, and that’s why we start with a clear understanding of our clients’ needs. If you like the look of our work and the thinking behind our approach, why not get in touch? With no obligation on your part, it’s the ideal way to find out if you’d like us to take things further.