Charles is unique. Intelligent, insightful and incredibly stylish! A designer, antique hunter, and all round culture vulture, Charles’ first foray into presenting was as the resident expert alongside Carol Vorderman on the ITV1 Daytime show The Golden Lot.  On the show, he was able to display his formidable knowledge and easy manner whilst revealing in depth information about a broad range of antiques and design collectables; from a jacket belonging to a member of Run DMC to a piece of Nelson’s HMS Victory to a rare plywood chair designed by Alvar Aalton for a Finnish sanitarium. Charles was involved in sourcing the objects during the shows conception and production.

He opened his first compact design shop, Anatomy in Shoreditch in 2002 which led to his designing projects for Warp Records, and a number of bars in the area (including The Redchurch Bar and No One), the most recent of which is Green and Red, a traditional Mexican Taverna. He is now working on further design projects including a Cuban members bar with all the interior furniture and fittings to be sourced from Havana. A line of specialist furniture, Tomorrow, is going into production along with a line in bed linen.

The ever growing area of modern design collecting has also led Charles to source a number of unusual pieces for private collectors- the most notable of which is a rare pre-production shell chair by Danish master Hans Wegner.

As a one time guitar player and songwriter in the band The Paradise Motel, and then as a record producer in Melbourne, Charles’ knowledge is not limited to design and antiques alone. A keen music and literature boff, his other interests include fishing, cricket, eating and ‘gaming’ and he is incredibly proud of his 1983 Mercedes 230TE that once belonged to the Syrian embassy.

Throughout his childhood he spent time living in Australia, America and the UK. His antique dealer mother instilled an interest in design (from Architecture and decor, to collectable items) and his US airforce father fostered an ordered attitude to information.  Charles is an inspiring person, with an infectious enthusiasm to his subject matter. In front of the camera he is informative and totally accessible. He is young, cool and is a real character on screen.