Margot Robbie may be one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars, but when it comes to work, she’s not exactly what you’d call an “office person.”
“I don’t like sitting in one room for a long time – I get antsy,” she told Architectural Digest magazine in a recent article on her new office. And yet, since LuckyChap Entertainment’s new Los Angeles HQ opened its doors, Robbie finds herself clocking more hours there than she ever expected. “As beautiful as my office is – and it’s incredibly beautiful – I spend way more time there than I imagined I would.”
It’s not hard to see why. The 5,000-square-foot former fish shop has been transformed into a chic, cinematic, and deeply personal workspace for the company’s founders – Robbie, her husband Tom Ackerley, and longtime collaborator Josey McNamara.
With hits like I, Tonya, Saltburn, and Barbie under their belt (not to mention the new dark comedy Sirens streaming now on Netflix), the LuckyChap team wanted an office that reflected their singular point of view – bold, female-led, and unafraid to rewrite the rules.
“We were never into the idea of conference rooms or poster-plastered walls,” says tells AD. “We wanted it to feel like a creative home, not a CV.”
To bring their LuckyChap office vision to life, they enlisted interior designer Scarlett Hessian – a close friend and longtime collaborator – who was initially stunned by the building’s previous life. “When they showed it to me, I was a bit horrified,” she laughs. But the bones were promising – vaulted ceilings, a mezzanine flooded with natural light, and architectural nods to classic mid-century design. Hessian leaned in, blending European antiques with tactile layers to create what Ackerley calls “a house-style, familial feeling.”
There’s an oak-panelled kitchen that anchors the space – a fully functioning galley where the team cooks breakfast and eats lunch together. A coffee bar, with an antique mirrored backsplash and a café-grade espresso machine, has become an unlikely weekend destination.
Every corner of the space resists corporate clichés. There’s no LuckyChap logo on the wall. Instead, details speak in whispers. A conference table in blush pink gently nods to Barbie, while reupholstered chairs from the film’s Mattel boardroom scene (yes, the ones Will Ferrell sat in) are now used for everyday meetings. Awards are discreetly hidden in bookshelves – BAFTAs and Golden Globes discovered accidentally, like Easter eggs.
The LuckyChap offices are as idiosyncratic as the people who use them. Robbie’s is designed for movement, with a double-sided desk, plush sofa, and a laptop table that slides to meet her wherever she lands. There’s wall-to-wall carpet to soften sound and mood. But even then, she’s drawn to the outdoors. There’s also a rooftop garden with butterfly-friendly plants, vintage planters, and C&C Milano cushions flecked with red.
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