Piers is an Inchbald alumni, who also has a first class degree from Durham University. After graduating from Inchbald, Piers took up a position with Derek Frost Associates, a London-based design practice specialising in high-end residential interior and furniture design where his projects ranged from houses in the UK and France to a 40m Mirabella class yacht. He worked with Imogen Taylor and Pierre Serrurier at Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler before establishing his own design consultancy.