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Sol Cake interior design studio
A turnkey interior architectural design studio by Celine Deeves — based in Cape Town and working with clients globally.
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Welcome to Sol Cake.
Sol Cake is a turnkey interior architectural design studio by Celine Deeves, based in Cape Town and working with clients globally.
Creating intuitive, expressive, high-impact spaces for your home, short and long-term rentals, boutique hotels and offices within the hospitality, retail, and commercial sectors.
from concept through installation_
- 01Spatial planning
- 02Design direction
- 03Detailed architectural technical documentation & specifications
- 04Design-led site coordination
- 05Soft furnishings & styling
The icing on the cake? Soft furnishings and styling. Voila!
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about sol cake interior design studio + founder_
meet celine, founder & CEO
Sol Cake is a Cape Town-based interior design studio creating high-impact, intuitive and expressive spaces for homes, hospitality and lifestyle environments.
Founded by interior designer Celine Deeves, Sol Cake was built from a belief that the spaces we live in shape our daily experience — influencing how we feel, move, rest, connect and recharge. With a strong focus on atmosphere, comfort, materiality and clarity, the studio approaches design in a way that balances beauty with functionality, creating interiors that feel layered, calming and personal rather than overly polished or trend-driven.
Celine approaches design through a people-first lens, shaped by a deep interest in psychology, wellbeing, sensory experience and the emotional impact of space. Her work is rooted in understanding how environments affect mood, behaviour and everyday rituals, with careful attention given to spatial flow, natural light, texture, warmth and the overall feeling a space creates. Deeply inspired by nature, comfort, travel and slower, more intentional ways of living, she believes good design should not only look beautiful, but genuinely support the people living within it.
Working across high-end residential, hospitality and creative commercial projects, Sol Cake offers turnkey interior architectural design & decor, spatial planning, finishes specification, soft furnishings, and design-led project coordination for both local and international clients. Drawing inspiration from lived experience, sensory detail and contemporary warmth, Celine’s work represents this with a strong focus on the details.
At its core, Sol Cake exists to create and curate interiors that improve the experience of being in a space — spaces that feel considered, welcoming and connected to the people who use them.
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a few of celine’s favourite things
- long walks in nature
- ANYTHING! to do with animals
- sharing stories
- tagless ceylon tea, dash of milk
- moist vanilla cake
- a good book in the sun
- roadtrips
- loads of movement
There’s so many layers to me I am basically a lasagna — so that being said, let’s connect!
publications_
GOOD, Woodstock
GOOD in Woodstock spoke in a clean, contemporary industrial language — exposed concrete, generous volume, crisp white epoxy, and warm, tactile retail interventions that softened the harder shell of the space. The atmosphere was understated yet expressive: refined, urban, and carefully composed.
Since then, the founder of GOOD has gone on to build Neighbourgood into a far broader property, hospitality, and workspace brand operating across South Africa and the United States, centred on thoughtfully designed, all-inclusive accommodation, workspaces, and connected community experiences. I continue to create and collaborate on design work with their team, whose ethos I deeply admire. They have always been an exceptional client — visionary, values-led, and a genuine pleasure to work with.
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FAQs
What does Sol Cake do?
Turnkey interior architectural design — from concept through installation. That covers spatial planning, design direction, detailed technical documentation and specifications, design-led site coordination and, the icing on the cake, soft furnishings and styling. Sol Cake works on homes, short and long-term rentals, boutique hotels, offices, and hospitality, retail and commercial spaces.
How does a project work?
Most projects move through five stages, and each one is signed off with you before the next begins:
- Site visit, inspection & brief
- Concept, mood boards, spatial planning & design development
- Technical documentation & tender coordination
- Decor schedules, procurement & coordination
- On-site styling & decor placement
Smaller or fast-tracked projects can combine stages — your proposal sets out exactly which ones apply.
How are fees structured?
Every project starts with a written Fee & Service Agreement. Each stage has its own fixed fee, usually invoiced half on commencement and half on completion. Work outside the agreed scope is charged at R950 an hour.
Can you buy the furniture and decor for me?
Yes. Sol Cake can source, order and coordinate deliveries, then style everything on site — or prepare detailed FF&E and furnishing schedules if you’d rather purchase yourself. How purchasing works on your project is set out in your agreement.
Do you work outside Cape Town?
Absolutely. The studio is based in Cape Town and works with clients globally — past projects include homes in Johannesburg, Hermanus, Durban and Abu Dhabi.
How will I know how my project is going?
Each client gets a private project page: progress by stage, drawings and documents to approve, sourced items, your budget and updates from site — all in one place, open only to the email addresses you approve.
Business hours
How can I contact Sol Cake?
Through the contact form below or at celine@solcakeclub.com — you’ll hear back within 24–48 hours. I’d love to connect with you <3
I love having you here. Let’s create.
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