Sophie Lillingston: Sophie founded Lillingston in 1993 after previously organising events at Dora Lowenstein Associates. Using her passion for art and exquisite architecture, nurtured while working at Sotheby’s, she first founded Lillingston in order to build the largest portfolio of exclusive venues in the UK, many of which had never been accessible before.  Born into an Irish racing family, Sophie thrives on adventure and has built Lillingston's reputation for staging spectacular and highly creative events in unknown locations all over the world.