§ · The room
The studio.
A quiet home studio in Battersea, SW11 — built for the one thing colour analysis requires: neutral, north-facing daylight.
Colour analysis depends on light. Not studio lighting, not a ring light, not a warmly decorated interior — but neutral, north-facing daylight, which is the only light that reads skin colour without distortion. Fluorescent strips skew everything green. Warm tungsten skews yellow. LED is unpredictable. The studio is positioned beside a north-facing window with neutral cream walls, and no overhead lighting is used during the appointment.
The room contains a coat hook, a kettle, a generous mirror, a comfortable chair, and a wooden rail of several hundred professional colour drapes. There is no waiting room, because there is no waiting — appointments run on time and end on time. There is no shop, no retail, no team. It is one room, with one practitioner, and a carefully assembled set of fabrics.
The studio is in a private residence on Chatham Road — a quiet street a few minutes' walk from Northcote Road, in the area between Clapham Common and Wandsworth Common. It is private, comfortable, and accessible. Full directions are included in the booking confirmation.
Getting here.
78B Chatham Road, Battersea, London SW11 6HG
- Clapham Junction — 10 minutes on foot, or a short taxi
- Wandsworth Town — 15 minutes on foot
- Northcote Road — 5 minutes on foot
- On-street parking — available on Chatham Road and surrounding streets
- Step-free access — yes, to the studio entrance
- Hours — Monday to Friday, 09:00–14:00, by appointment only
The studio serves clients from Battersea, Clapham, Wandsworth, Balham, Brixton, Tooting, Fulham, Chelsea, Putney, and across South and West London. Clients sometimes travel from further afield — the session is long enough to be worth the journey.