Design That Sells: Why Brands Are Collaborating with KATE NIXON

In the world of interiors, few names resonate with the same quiet confidence and editorial precision as Kate Nixon.

Known for her discerning aesthetic, layered materiality, and timeless point of view, Kate Nixon has built a career that’s as nuanced as her interiors — and now, through carefully curated collaborations, she’s offering brands the opportunity to bring her signature style to life in new, meaningful ways.

Kate Nixon x Quercus & Co wallpaper and linen design collaboration

At Brand Shout, we’ve been proud to partner with the Kate Nixon team representing the businesses growing portfolio of design collaborations. Kate's work — both past and present — reveals the kind of brand strength that’s increasingly rare: authentic, versatile, and commercially poised.

From Editor to Tastemaker

Kate Nixon’s story begins not in a studio, but behind the glossy pages of some of Australia’s most influential design publications. As Interiors Editor at Australian House & Garden for over a decade, she shaped the visual and editorial direction of countless features, cementing her reputation as one of the country’s most trusted voices in interior design.

This editorial background is central to her success. It honed her ability to spot enduring trends, understand the pulse of consumer taste, and balance creativity with commercial viability — all critical ingredients in a successful licensing partner.

A Studio with a Singular Vision

Today, through her Sydney-based practice Kate Nixon Studio, she consults across high-end residential, hospitality, and retail projects — designing with purpose, subtlety, and an unwavering eye for quality. Her interiors are known for their calm complexity: richly layered, thoughtfully composed, and deeply liveable.

Humphrey side table by KATE NIXON available from Boyd Blue

What sets her apart is not just taste, but trust. Her name carries weight with clients, stylists, architects, and design retailers alike — making her an ideal partner for brands looking to elevate their lifestyle or interiors offering through strategic collaboration.

Where Editorial Meets Product: Licensing in Action

Through her enduring relationship with Brand Shout, Kate has already embarked on a number of highly successful design-led collaborations that demonstrate the licensing potential of her aesthetic:

• Kate Nixon x Quercus & Co.: A refined wallpaper and textile collection that brought Kate’s timeless design language into print. This collaboration merged artisanal printing with a curated, contemporary palette — appealing to homeowners, stylists and designers alike.

• Kate Nixon x Boyd Blue: A sophisticated lifestyle collection developed with Boyd Blue, this range included elegant furniture and décor pieces crafted for luxury interiors. It showed how seamlessly her studio’s design principles translate into physical products — and how well her name resonates in premium retail environments.

These partnerships are not one-offs. They’re the foundation of a growing licensing portfolio that reflects Kate’s evolving influence and appetite for thoughtful, design-led product development. The KATE NIXON brand boasts another 5+ collaborations launching through into 2027.

Why Work With Kate Nixon?

Collaborating with Kate Nixon offers more than access to a great eye — it’s an invitation into a world of aesthetic refinement and trusted design credibility. Her brand is well established, her following loyal, and her creative sensibility endlessly adaptable across homewares, furniture, textiles, and décor.

KATE NIXON with a selection of pieces from her new furniture collab with Boyd Blue

For manufacturers, retailers, and category experts looking to differentiate their product offering, a partnership with the Kate Nixon trademark is a chance to bring design-led storytelling to market in a way that’s both beautiful and commercially resonant.

And for licensing partners? Her professionalism, vision, and proven market appeal make her one of the most promising creative collaborators in the Australian design landscape today.

Let’s Create Something Beautiful

As KATE NIXON's assigned licensing agent, we’re here to help brands explore partnership opportunities that are creatively aligned, strategically sound, and built to last.

If you see potential in pairing your manufacturing or retail capability with Kate’s celebrated design perspective, we’d love to connect.

Interested in working with Kate Nixon? Get in touch with us.

Let’s create something exceptional.