Tambour began in 2011 as two people and a drawing table in a Lisbon attic. The idea was simple: a room should be planned around the people who live in it, not around a style. Fifteen years on we are a small team of six, and we still start every project by listening.

StudioSince 2011

Projects completed
140+
Design awards
9
Years in practice
15
Clients who return
62%

Recognition

Fifteen years of work, noticed.

  • 2024 Interior Design PrizeShortlisted in the small homes category for its use of lime plaster and a single source of daylight. Lune Apartment
  • 2024 Hospitality Design AwardsWinner in hotel rooms under twenty keys, noted for its quiet, sleep-first approach to a busy city hotel. Nocturne Suite
  • 2023 Nordic Timber ReviewFeatured as one of the year's best uses of untreated pine in a family home. Birchmoor House
  • 2023 Club Interiors AnnualHonoured for a members' lounge lit entirely by lamps after sunset. Amber Room
  • 2025 City Homes AwardsWinner in residential renovation for a dark, calm flat built around one long wall of joinery. Ashgrove Flat

The team

Designers, makers and good listeners.

Rua das Janelas Verdes 38, Lisbon.

Visit us at the studio in Lapa. We are a small team with very different backgrounds, from architecture and joinery to textiles and set design, and every project gets at least three of us.

  • Portrait of Ansel Danbury

    Ansel DanburyFounder and creative director

  • Portrait of Petra Lindwall

    Petra LindwallSenior interior designer

  • Portrait of Jonah Marais

    Jonah MaraisProject manager

  • Portrait of Maud Ekwueme

    Maud EkwuemeFurniture and objects

  • Portrait of Ines Varhol

    Ines VarholLighting designer

  • Portrait of Sasha Quillon

    Sasha QuillonStudio and communications

Trusted by

  • Casa Orla
  • NORDLYS
  • Hotel Ribeira
  • atelier mū
  • Fold & Co.
  • SALT HOUSE
  • Linho

Let's plan your room.

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