Crafting Modern Retail and Architectural Spaces
WELCOME TO REAFE STUDIO.
REAFE is a modern architecture and retail design agency in the UK, creating beautifully considered architectural concepts, intelligent interior environments, refined products and distinctive branding.
With over 25 years’ experience, we deliver refined architecture, thoughtful retail design, bespoke interiors and clear brand communication. Working across Sussex and London, our studio blends precise architectural thinking with a contemporary design sensibility.
ABOUT REAFE STUDIO
What sets REAFE apart is the way we connect disciplines. Architecture, retail design, interiors and branding are not treated as separate services — they form a single, coherent design system. This unity gives our work clarity and permanence: buildings, spaces and brands that speak the same visual language.
Our 25 years of experience across architecture, fashion and home retail, hospitality interiors, bespoke product development, brand messaging and graphic design allows us to solve complex design problems with both technical precision and creative clarity. Every project is approached with the same intent: to craft sustainable, commercially effective and quietly beautiful outcomes.
25 years' experience
Sussex & London
Cross-disciplinary design
End-to-end capability
Quiet Authority in Design
Recognised as a design-led retail studio in London and a trusted architectural practice in Sussex, REAFE delivers intelligent, elegant solutions for clients across the UK. We craft calm, intelligent spaces shaped with precision, clarity and a quiet sense of refinement.
Our Name:
A nod to our home in East Sussex, REAFE means to anticipate pleasure: to long for the accomplishment of anything: to speak continually on the same subject.
Taken from: A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect by Rev. W. D. Parish. Originally published 1875
Our Studio:
Based in Lewes, East Sussex, our Studio comprises a passionate and talented team of architectural designers, retail designers, graphic designers, illustrators and artists who are all experts in their craft. We are near Brighton & London, but also surrounded by the ancient landscape of the South Downs, whose natural beauty inspires our practice.
Design Services:
Architecture
Modern architectural design, extensions, refurbishments and planning across Sussex and London.
Retail Design
Retail interiors, store concepts, fixture design, visual merchandising systems and commercial environments.
Interiors
Residential and commercial interiors shaped by proportion, light and materiality.
Branding
Brand identity, typography, design systems and tone of voice for design-led businesses.
Design Philosophy:
At REAFE, we believe in thoughtful, intelligent, honest concepts that – like enduring classic designs – respect form and function. Our work favours clarity, restraint and longevity: design that feels inevitable rather than decorative.
Our Approach:
We collaborate with specialist makers, engineers and manufacturers to develop considered design solutions. Each project begins with a clear design philosophy and progresses through focused concept development to detailed delivery.
Small, close-knit teams carry proposals from initial sketches through to completion. Form and function are considered equally to ensure every solution works effortlessly and looks resolved.
Sustainable Design:
To ensure our products have a long, sustainable life, we invest time in their development early on within the concept design phase. This involves studying notable design classics or researching new materials and production techniques to identify the innovative qualities of a particular material or process.
As a consequence of our focus on long-lasting design, sustainability became a primary consideration in developing REAFE Studio and is incorporated in all our design processes. This is our unique proposition which distinguishes us from traditional design studios.
Discuss Your Next Project
If you have a project you’d like to discuss — from a retail concept to a home extension, product brief or brand development — we’d be pleased to hear from you.