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Coworking
A calm, design-led space where independent professionals do their best thinking.
Find your spot →A place to do your best work
A place to do your best work
The studio is a beautiful coworking space for founders and freelancers. It's also home to Olive and Wilde's professional interior design practice, a shoppable showroom, our materials and fabrics library and a programme of events and workshops for creative professionals.
You can work here, shop here, meet clients in our meeting room, come to an event, host your own or hire the whole space.
Ditch the kitchen table and join a creative community of collaborators in the centre of Dorchester.
What we offer
A calm, design-led space where independent professionals do their best thinking.
Find your spot →Interior design services — from a one-hour consultation to a full room transformation.
Explore interiors →Industry talks, creative workshops and community evenings worth putting in the diary.
See what's on →The story behind the studio
I’m the interior designer behind Olive & Wilde and the slightly stubborn person who walked into a 270-year-old building and started pulling woodchip off the walls to see what was underneath.
I created the studio because I knew there had to be a better alternative to working alone at the kitchen table. A place where designers, founders and freelancers could spend the day doing their best work, inspired by each other and their environment.
It’s also the home of my interior design practice and a space where people gather for workshops, events and conversations about design.
The fireplaces appeared first. Then the samples. Then the coffee machine. Now the space feels exactly how I imagined it: warm, creative and full of people building brilliant things.
I'd love you to come and see it for yourself. Book a free studio tour and I'll show you around.
Don't take our word for it
"I've tried many co-working spaces and Olive and Wilde Studios is HANDS DOWN the best I've ever had the pleasure of working in... When I'm working here, I feel at home but it's more than that, it drives my creativity and locks in my productivity. Laura makes you feel welcome as soon as you walk in that front door."
"As someone who usually works from home, it's been refreshing to be surrounded by friendly, creative people. The atmosphere is welcoming and inspiring, making it easy to connect, share ideas, and collaborate. Everything is thoughtfully designed, so working here is not just productive, but genuinely enjoyable."
"What truly sets Laura apart is her deep expertise in the hospitality industry... As a boutique hotel, we face unique challenges—balancing character with comfort, preserving history while making bold statements, and Laura has understood this intuitively. Every decision is purposeful, guest-focused, and commercially smart."
"We recently worked with Laura to help us with the design of our master bedroom... Laura helped us envision what the space could look like by creating a very in depth mood board... I never knew a finished room could make me feel so happy and calm. I would highly recommend her services!"
