MEET THE CURATOR
Bilen Zeremariam – Curator, TRI Design Festival 2026
“Curating TRI Design is both a professional privilege and a personal homecoming. Knightsbridge and Chelsea shaped me as a young designer, and this festival is an opportunity to bring together the brands, makers, and voices that define design at its most meaningful.”
Educated at University of the Arts London, Bilen’s design journey has always been deeply rooted in the city’s creative culture, with Knightsbridge and Chelsea as areas that inspired her as a design student and later shaped her professional path.
With 17 years of experience in luxury interiors, Bilen spent five formative years at the Harrods Interior Design Studio, working in the heart of Knightsbridge and developing an intricate understanding of the expectations, aspirations, and lifestyles of HNW and UHNW clients. Leadership roles at RH England (Restoration Hardware) and Bloomingdale’s Dubai further strengthened her holistic approach to luxury, where interiors, hospitality, service, and lifestyle experiences come together to form a complete client journey.
As Editor-in-Chief of OLISE Magazine, she leads a platform dedicated to craftsmanship, design innovation, and global cultural dialogue across interiors, architecture, and lifestyle. Through OLISE, she is closely connected to an international network of design studios, architects, creative directors, and emerging talent, enabling her to identify and spotlight future-defining voices.
In parallel, her long standing work within Knightsbridge has fostered enduring connections with luxury brands such as Harrods, Dolce & Gabbana Casa, B&B Italia, Baxter, Molteni, Poliform, Visionnaire, Fendi Casa, and Baccarat, relationships that directly inform and elevate her curatorial direction for TRI Design.
