Four years ago, Poppy Venables took a leap and changed careers to become a bespoke lampshade maker - and she hasn’t looked back since. Now the face behind By Poppy UK , she’s grown her business from strength to strength, creating custom lampshades that are as practical as they are beautiful. From bold fabric choices to inventive cone and cylinder shapes (and plenty more in between), Poppy’s developed a style her customers love. We caught up with Poppy to chat about what inspi

Driven by her love of interiors, Naomi - the creative force behind Nana Robin Designs  - has grown her lampshade making and soft furnishings business from a small side hustle into a thriving creative enterprise. By steadily developing her lampshade-making skills, Naomi now creates a distinctive collection of beautifully crafted soft and hard lampshades that feel both timeless and contemporary, for her website as well as through bespoke commissions for clients’ homes. Alongsid

Rated highly by our professional lampshade makers, ‘Lampshades’ by Katrin Cargill at first glance might look like a very average and...