Internationally Qualified - 28 Years Experience
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Anna Cuthbert

Director and Principal Designer at Cuthbert Interiors NZ Ltd

Residential Interior Design Specialist

In my role within a residential interior practice spanning across New Zealand and abroad, I am dedicated to upholding the principles of comprehensive consultation, meticulous design, sustainable sourcing, and efficient project management.

This ethos ensures that each project is a harmonious blend of aesthetics, functionality, and environmental responsibility. As we navigate the intricacies of interior design, my commitment remains unwavering – delivering excellence that exceeds expectations while contributing to a sustainable and beautiful future.

Cuthbert Interiors Establised 1979

Completed Projects


How We Work

Transforming spaces into expressions of style and comfort, our designs are crafted to reflect your unique personality.

Explore our portfolio and let us bring your vision to life.

01 Consult

Our initial phase involves a comprehensive consultation to understand your vision, preferences, and functional requirements. We seamlessly integrate the planning phase, ensuring a streamlined approach. This phase is crucial to establishing clear project goals, budget constraints, and timelines. Our analytical process involves identifying design challenges and formulating strategic solutions, laying the foundation for a successful project.

02 Design

Now with a thorough understanding of your needs, our design phase comes to life. We meticulously craft bespoke designs that align with your aesthetic preferences, functional requirements, and budget. Our designs aim, not only, for visual appeal but also prioritise functionality, creating spaces that resonate with your lifestyle.

03 Source

Sourcing materials is a meticulous process reflecting our commitment to sustainability. We prioritize New Zealand-made products, collaborating with local manufacturers to support the regional economy and reduce carbon footprints. Our extensive network, spanning hundreds of agents both nationally and internationally, provides access to a diverse array of fabrics and products. Embracing the 5R’s – Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle – guides our sustainable design philosophy. This includes advocating for conscious consumption. Additionally, our dedication extends to using New Zealand wool in our rugs, contributing to the local textile industry and advancing global eco-friendly practices. Our approach ensures a harmonious balance between aesthetics, environmental responsibility, and community support.

04 Project Manage

A successful project requires effective management. Our project management phase ensures seamless execution, overseeing timelines, budgets, and quality control. We act as a liaison between clients and contractors, ensuring that the envisioned design is translated into reality with precision.

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The 5Rs of Interior Design

Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle

These elements drive sustainable interior design. They minimize waste, promote resource efficiency, and encourage the use of recycled materials.

Through maintenance and conscious material choices, we craft eco-friendly spaces, fostering a sustainable future.

We collaborate with local manufacturers, minimise fabric and material wastage, repurpose existing furniture, and modernise it when feasible.

This approach fosters eco-friendly spaces, promoting resource efficiency and a sustainable ethos in design.


Our Customers Love Us

What Our Clients Are Saying About Our Services

We have known and used Anna for many years. She organised the design and manufacture of our new kitchen and two upstairs bathrooms for our family home. She provided advice on furniture and cushions for our family room and did the same for our beach house including curtains. We have been very happy working with Anna. She has good ideas and attends to things promptly. We will continue to use her.

Barrie B

We were just a little bit worried that Anna might be too overqualified for the interior design and fit-out of our small Consulate for Mongolia here in Newmarket, Auckland. Any such worries were unfounded. Anna provided outstanding service and advice, appropriate for our budget. Our little office is much more stylish and enjoyable to work in than we could ever have anticipated, while the cost was much less than expected – both in terms of the cost of the furniture and fit out and Anna’s fees. We would recommend her to any organisation – large, medium, small or, like us, tiny.

Matthew H

Very happy with the service received from Anna at Cuthbert Interiors. Anna listens to your requirements including budget and offers great ideas and then manages all suppliers to ensure the best result.

Our project was a complete refurbish with a limited budget. We are delighted with the outcome, I couldn’t have done without her.

Totally recommend Anna.

Ali W

Anna has created beautiful spaces in our home on a number of occasions over the past 8 years. She takes all the stress out of interior design choices and we have been very happy with all the results – from designing functional, aesthetic cabinetry and workspaces to soft furnishings that just make you want to spend time in each space. Anna listens to the brief and budget requirements, and has great contacts within the industry with reliable trades people. We would not hesitate to recommend Anna.

Emma G

We employed Anna to help us with furniture and layout choices for remodelling our large open plan living room. Anna was very quick to see how significant improvements could be made, but more importantly almost immediately identified our own preferences and was able to work up something spectacular within an acceptable budget. She kept us well briefed about timeframes and potential issues around those and was able to maintain our optimism about getting a great result despite all the curved supply chain balls being thrown at us by Covid. We were particularly pleased by the strong connections she had with local manufacturers. The project will continue for some time yet, and Anna has made it clear that we can continue to rely on her support whenever it is needed. We recommend Anna highly for anyone wanting a better, colourful and appealing use of space.

Mark L

I really appreciated the initial & follow-up communications from Anna & her excellent timekeeping. I was a bit nervous, not knowing quite what to expect when she came to my house. Annas lovely manner however soon put me at ease & she came up with some really great ideas – ones that I certainly wouldn’t have thought of myself. She has a keen eye for colour & detail. Definitely recommend her !

Charlie C

Anna has created the most wonderful kitchen laundry dining room and powder room far superior to anything I imagined. She guided or should I say counselled us through decisions my husband and I found difficult to agree on. An incredible ability to enhance every aspect of the building and design. We now have the most modern functional family area which we are throughly enjoying. Although our house is very old she has managed to incorporate modern with old beautifully. Could not be happier.

Kathy S

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Anna. Anna had exceptional product, textile and art knowledge. She really helped me create a reflection of my personal style. She offered an excellent array of choices and was very good at listening to our requirements. Approachable at all times. Nothing was ever too much trouble, and Anna has a great relationship with her suppliers. She was aware of the need to create a practical and stylish space for our busy family. I recommend her highly and unreservedly.

Jane M

We employed Anna to help with our house renovation which included a new kitchen, bathrooms and self-contained sleepout.
She has good ideas with colors. Her experience and contacts with others in the industry helped made the project much less stressful.
Any issues were attended to promptly with excellent communication.
We are enjoying living in the new spaces which are functional and look great.

Kristine N

Highly recommend Anna, she is a great listener and quickly understood how to make the most of the different spaces we had in our newly built house.

Anna assisted with the overall interior design concept of the living and dinning room, and her sourcing of our pendant lights was invaluable.

She provided advice on creating an amazing ‘powder room’ and put together the tiles, wallpaper, basin, gave advice on lighting and colour and result is a gorgous little room with a ‘Wow” factor.

We have engaged Anna previously for an apartment in Auckland and this house was the second project that we had her involved with. Absolutely thrilled with the result.

Lesley P

Anna was amazing to work with. She knew exactly what would suit our family-room area, in keeping with our own personal style and budget. There was never any pressure to make decisions or purchases and she was always friendly and obliging, making it all so easy! Thank you Anna.

Kate M