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Meet the Maker - Hillview Soft Furnishings
Switching career to find a more flexible role, Ellen, of Hillview Soft Furnishings is a City & Guilds trained curtain and blind maker and...
Aug 9, 20226 min read
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Meet the Maker - Rosella and Lime
Fashion graduate Sharon, of Rosella and Lime, takes inspiration from her sketches of nature to create stunning collections of lampshades,...
May 31, 20224 min read
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Meet the Maker - Candid Owl
Candid Owl's mission is to provide customers with unique, standout lampshades and lamps and they definitely don’t disappoint! With her...
Apr 12, 20229 min read
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Meet the Makers - Gola
Gola is a creative collaboration of talent, skill and creative ideas of mother and son team, Mari and Ifan, whose stunning lampshades...
Mar 10, 20225 min read
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Meet the Maker - Romor Designs
Far from ordinary, each of Romor Designs' lampshades has a wonderful, creative and individual story, very much like Romor Designs'...
Feb 16, 20225 min read
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Blog highlights and Top Posts of 2021
It’s been a busy year on the Dannells blog and with many people trying their hand at lampshade making in the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021,...
Dec 23, 20213 min read
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Meet the Maker - Detola and Geek
This month's Meet the Maker, Detola of Detola & Geek came to lampshade making later in life, using her passion for African textiles as...
Nov 25, 20215 min read
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Meet the Maker - Silversoles Felted Textiles
A master of felt making, Emma of Silversoles uses her talents to make unquestionably beautiful and tactile lampshades, that bring both...
Oct 29, 20216 min read
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Meet the Maker - Copper Dust
Spotting a gap in the market, Vanessa of Copper Dust used her eye for interiors and gut instinct to start out in the world lampshade...
Sep 22, 20213 min read
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Meet the Maker - Lume lighting
Combining her passion for clean and simple design and talent for detailed printing, Joanna of Lume Lighting creates lampshades that are...
Aug 31, 20214 min read
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Meet the Maker - Crushshade
Proving that lampshades can be the most creative part of your room, Cath of Crushshade has blown us away with her incredible sculptured...
Jul 27, 20214 min read
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Meet the Maker - Wendy Carlton Designs
Starting her career in fashion, Wendy Carlton of Dotty and Flo, has enjoyed applying her talent for painting to many commercial mediums...
Jun 29, 20217 min read
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Meet the Maker - Made by HRM
In this month's Meet the Maker interview we get to know talented lampshade maker Helen, of Made by HRM, who's a whirlwind of creativity...
Jun 4, 20214 min read
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Meet the Maker - Hearts and Glitter
Nestled in her studio in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, Anita has built up her successful lampshade making business, Hearts and...
May 7, 20214 min read
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Meet the maker - Kettle of Fish Designs
Combining her childhood passion for collecting, her eye for fine art and her talent for creating beautifully made objects, we are...
Mar 2, 20215 min read
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Meet the Makers - Co-Vintage
With a joint love of all things vintage, best friends Charlotte and Kirsty of Co-Vintage set off on an adventure learning macramé...
Feb 4, 20215 min read
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Meet the Maker - Alison Bick
Channelling the beauty of her home surroundings in Cornwall, Alison Bick's bold and beautiful lampshades certainly pack a punch. Using...
Dec 9, 20205 min read
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Meet the Maker - Jane Ellison Textiles
Meet Jane Ellison, a talented printer who's 'modern retro' screenprinted lampshades are influenced by mid-century design and modern shapes.
Oct 21, 20203 min read
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Meet the Maker - Laura Evans
This week we meet Laura Evans, a fine artist, collagrapher, printmaker and of course lampshade maker from the Isle of Purbeck. As she...
Aug 20, 20205 min read
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Meet the Maker - Bridget Arnold
Bridget Arnold wears many artistic hats, but has found that foraging in nature's hedgerows on the Granite Trail, provides her with all of...
Jul 2, 20203 min read
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