Design for a beautiful day, everyday.
We are Studio Portobello, a small Dublin-based interior design practice specialising in characterful home renovations. When working with a period home, conservation and contemporary lifestyles need to be carefully balanced. We create comfortable homes with a layered presence of considered materials, unique pieces and artful details, while ensuring the original architecture and character of the building is maintained. Our clients value craft and longevity, and seek a trusted creative partner to guide them from concept through to completion.
Hanna Botelho Karhunen
Co-Founder & Creative Director
Hanna is our creative director, and the guiding hand behind our visual language and planning principles. Equal parts intuitive and analytical, she leads the studio’s design work with an eye for poetry and a respect for function.
Born to Finnish and Portuguese parents and shaped by life in Belgium, the UK and Ireland, Hanna’s design language blends Northern restraint with Southern warmth: elegant, grounded, and unafraid of unexpected details. Her spaces are quietly expressive, where colour, texture, and light are used to narrate different moods throughout the day.
Hanna’s planning is meticulous, ensuring practicality and aesthetics never clash. Whether designing a tranquil nook or a full home, she creates spaces that feel storied, effortless, and joyfully alive.
Peter Twomey
Co-Founder & Sourcing Director
Peter heads Studio Portobello’s sourcing operations, curating unique design pieces through an extensive network of makers, dealers, and couriers across Europe. With a deep knowledge of the Irish and European markets, he expertly blends character, quality, and value, while always remaining attuned to the everyday rituals of living well.
Peter describes his style as cultured dreaminess, pairing vintage and contemporary pieces to create spaces that feel comfortable, inviting, and full of personality.
A Cork native with a passion for fashion, music, and European history, Peter strives to broaden the possibilities for interiors in Ireland, introducing a richness and soul to homes through thoughtful curation.
