Born in Vevey, Switzerland relocating to the UK to pursue her previous career in theatre & TV. Catherine was an actor, writer & director. Catherine trained at the famous Lecoq in Paris in the early 90's.

Having grown up with an engineer father & an antique loving mother, Catherine had always been drawn to the beauty of wood, design and how things worked! During her acting career she played an equal part off stage as well as on. Working closely with set designers, prop buyers and stylists. As Catherine travelled the world in award winning shows her days off would be spent browsing antique markets finding treasures to save. In the early noughties whilst taking paragliding  lessons she collided with a highly regarded french polisher. Voila a new chapter was to begin! Catherine trained and worked alongside Julian for 5 years learning her trade dreaming of moving to the sea and having her own studio where she could give the past a future. Ten years later Gladstone Studios  was launched.