Learn how Tom Mark Henry, a leading interior design studio in Sydney and Brisbane, uses Programa to simplify workflows, foster collaboration, and create inspiring spaces that prioritize human connection and cultural impact.
Tom Mark Henry
In Practice
NSW, Australia
“We place a high value on human connection & cultural impact to create unique & engaging environments.”
Cushla McFaddenDirector, Tom Mark Henry
About Tom Mark Henry: Studio Origins and Philosophy
Founded in 2014 by Cushla McFadden and Jade Nottage, Tom Mark Henry has studios in both Sydney and Brisbane. We bring together a highly-skilled, diverse team with decades of experience and degrees in interior architecture and design. With experience across industries in luxury single residential and multi-residential developments, commercial workplaces, hotels, hospitality, retail and wellness – every approach we take with our clients is to create spaces that inspire while enriching their lives. A typical project in our studio from start to finish anywhere from 6 months up to 3 years or more.
“We were your typical excel-spreadsheet-for-everything studio. We found the process to be very manual, it left a lot of room for error.”
Cushla McFaddenDirector, Tom Mark Henry
We place a high value on human connection & cultural impact to create unique & engaging environments. Our culture is supportive, open, and we celebrate each other’s successes and offer help during challenges. We have a mentorship 1-1 program within the studio where we regularly touch base on working towards individual goals. Our design philosophy is to be curious and creatively re-frame problems as solutions to the brief we are working with.
“We love the client dashboard where the client can go in and approve quotes, to save many emails going back and forth.”
Cushla McFaddenDirector, Tom Mark Henry
When selecting projects, we focus on criteria that align with our values and vision, ensuring each project contributes meaningfully to both our studio and the community. Project Selection Criteria includes alignment with values, cultural impact and feasibility and resources. Projects must resonate with our values, foster collaboration, enhance local culture, or address community or individual needs we are passionate about and of course, we evaluate projects and their feasibility including time, budget, and available resources.
How Tom Mark Henry uses Programa
We can reach the furniture procurement stage a lot quicker with the Product Library we’ve built, giving us information at our fingertips and making approvals quick and straightforward. We love the Client Dashboard, which allows clients to approve quotes directly, saving us many back-and-forth emails.
Tracking Budgets with Programa’s Financials Tab
Tom Mark Henry uses Programa’s Financials tab to keep project budgets in check. Filtering by supplier gives them a quick view of trade discounts and lets them easily adjust client savings. Instead of manually tracking numbers across multiple spreadsheets, they manage everything in one place, saving time and keeping costs transparent.