Curated by collection, built for connection: Tristan Hogg's Montpelier home
'The way that it unfolds is really lovely, it almost feels a bit like a dollhouse; What I love about family houses is they're a collection of stuff that's happened over time''
We sat down with Tristan Hogg, one half of Chicken Lunch Club and founder of Pieminister, at his family home in Montpelier, where he shared insight into the design of the incredible space that hosts the infamous Sunday lunches he runs with his partner, Tess Rummer.
Tristan describes their style as modern rustic, though really, as he puts it, “it’s more just what we're into”. Antique furnishings sit alongside objects gathered over years of collecting. Each piece adds to a lived-in aesthetic that feels warm, welcoming and deeply personal. Rather than imposing a vision onto the house, they chose to work with what was already there, allowing the existing materials and character of the building to shape the direction of the design.
Moulded through time and careful curation, the result feels contemporary yet distinctive, with a quiet sense of nostalgia running through it. Nothing feels rushed. Pieces have been chosen slowly and intentionally, which is what gives the space its depth and intrigue. There is something about older homes and their materials that quietly absorb the lives lived within them. Here, that sense of story sits at the heart of everything.
