Alysha graduated in 2016 with a Masters in Aerospace Engineering from Sheffield Hallam University. For the next six years, Alysha worked as a Technical Sales Consultant in the software industry, but felt she needed to do something more creative, so retrained as a web developer. Alysha then spent a year learning languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python and React JS, alongside some frameworks such as Bootstrap and Django (drf).

Fulfilling her ambition to enter a more creative field, Alysha joined deVOL in September 2024 as a Web Developer in our Creative Design team. Her responsibilities now include producing new features on the website for product launches or content pages, maintaining and adjusting the styling on the frontend to improve UI, and supporting back end processes and systems, such as order management and dispatch.

Outside of work, you’ll usually find Alysha with her nose in a book or in the middle of a crochet project. Alysha has also been tap dancing for 4 years and takes part in a yearly charity dance for Children In Need to try and break the world record for the number of people tap dancing to the same song at the same time!

Kishan graduated from the University of Westminster in 2020 with a DipHE in Computer Science. Joining deVOL in 2023, Kishan put his considerable expertise in SEO and Google Analytics to work immediately, helping to make it as easy as possible for people to find deVOL online. In addition to this, Kishan helps to manage the deVOL website, making style edits, and ensuring our stock management systems are running smoothly and effectively.

When he’s not at work, Kishan plays tennis for Charnwood Lawn Tennis Club, but he’s a keen musician, posting English and Hindi guitar and singing videos on social media, and he’s now learning to play the Bansuri flute! Kishan also loves to travel and aims to visit 100 countries, 33 down 67 to go...

Chloe started at deVOL in April 2025, joining the showroom team at our inspiring Cotes Mill headquarters. A busy day may see Chloe answering customer emails and phone calls, welcoming visitors to the showroom, advising on the extensive range of home accessories that we offer, ensuring the kitchen displays are tidy and looking beautiful, and lending a hand to anyone that needs it! All this expertise is put to work in her own home, where she’s planning several large renovation projects.

Outside of deVOL, Chloe is a student at the Open University, studying towards her Business Management degree, and you can frequently find her on the netball court, having played for the last 10 years. Further afield, Chloe enjoys travelling, with recent trips including swimming in the Great Barrier Reef and volunteering in Costa Rica. 

Edward studied Architecture with Environmental Design at the University of Nottingham, graduating in 2021 with a First Class Degree. During his studies, Edward developed a passion for designing sensitive and welcoming spaces, with a rigorous examination of building materials and the embodied and sequestered carbon related to them. At university, Edward won a competition to design and build a pavilion at Wirksworth Art Festival using reclaimed pallets. Edward’s final year thesis project, a bamboo pavilion, went on to be constructed in the Milton Keynes Council office.

Some other exciting projects Edward has been involved with include creating and running a VR environment at TEDx Bath for Yasmeen Lari's humanitarian housing project in Pakistan, as well as designing and building installations in both 2022 and 2023 for the Forest of Imagination Art Festival in Bath.

Here at deVOL, Edward is part of our Project Management team, first working in Leicestershire and then moving over to sunny LA in 2025. Working closely with our Kitchen Designers, Edward guides our customers from 2D drawings to fully completed kitchen cupboards, ensuring each detail has been thought through and works beautifully in practice.  

In his free time, Edward enjoys furniture making and fine woodworking, using reclaimed wood and predominantly hand tools. Creations have included coffee tables, play shelves for his nephew and items for his workshop. Edward also likes to go climbing outdoors and taking long country walks.

Ella graduated from the University of Manchester in 2024, obtaining a degree in Architecture. During her final year, Ella’s work focussed on designing a library for a small, traditional cotton textile town in the North. The design was inspired by weaving sheds and how natural light enters spaces. This project was chosen to represent the university in a Dezeen article, and a model of Ella’s building was shortlisted in The MSA Modelmaking Awards, partnered with Stanton Williams.

In January 2025, Ella joined deVOL as a Kitchen Design Assistant at our beautiful St. John’s Square showroom in London. This role involves drawing up designs and quotes for our customers and assisting the team wherever they need it. Ella particularly enjoys working on projects with lots of character, especially heritage or listed buildings.

Outside of deVOL, Ella enjoys playing tennis with her family and competing in lacrosse matches at weekends. You can also find her exploring new restaurants and galleries around London, with a focus on textiles exhibitions.