Meet Helen Rawlinson - designer, maker, and one of Dannells’ longest-standing customers. With over 30 years of lampshade-making experience, Helen has gone from experimenting with designs for her MA show to seeing her pieces stocked in major high street shops. From her vibrant North London studio, she now produces striking screen-printed lampshades, unique homewares, and playful collage art, while also hosting workshops to share her creative skills with others. Read on to dis

Blending her background in design and interiors with a passion for sustainability, Anna Vojtisek returned to her love of traditional crafts to create her signature hand-painted and block printed lampshades. Crafted with environmentally friendly materials, Anna’s thoughtful approach to pattern and colour results in one-of-a-kind pieces that bring warmth and character to any space. We caught up with Anna to chat about what inspires her, the techniques she loves, and how each of

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Meet the month's maker Sarah, of vintage and contemporary lampshade business, Nipper and Moo.

This month’s meet the maker, Charlotte of Flowers For Susie, welcomes you into her print-based studio to tell her lampshade maker story.

Today we’re excited to meet Amanda, of Amanda Wells Lighting , who’s ambition to make her own products brought her to lampshade making,...

Go behind the scenes with Carolyn from Molly and Bobby Designs to find out how she became a professional lampshade maker.

Go retro with vintage lampshade maker Witty Dawn, in our Meet the Maker interview.

Love Frankie lampshades are packed with personality, and we’re thrilled to introduce you to the creative force and founder behind the...

In this months Meet the Maker Julie Gardner of Gilhoolie, shares her the story behind her gorgeous free machine embroidered lampshades.

Meet maker Lilly Greenwood and find out about her exquisite artworks and how these translate to beautiful handmade lampshades.

Following her desire to bring warmth to her customers’ homes, Deisy Sosa of Lamps Design Studio creates bold colour combinations and...

Taking the simplicity and beauty of old illustrations and etchings and bringing them to life with her eye for detail and carefully...

Making oversized DIY lampshades is a fantastic way of adding statement lighting to your home, or for professional lampshade makers, a way...

Collector of vintage and antique finds, Louise of Foresters Lampshades turned her hand to making hard lampshades to compliment the...

After starting her career in the fashion industry, Anna Proctor of Jericho Design House, turned her talent for print design to interiors,...

Making lampshades that are stunning to look at and completely unique is no mean feat, but Claire Frame of The Creative Recycler has...

In this month’s Meet the Maker we chat with Jenny Fraser, an expert in making traditional hand-sewn lampshades, who now shares her skills...

Proud small business owner, Jackie Moulla of Brits Love Vintage has found the sweet spot of lampshade making, supplying her customers...

Switching career to find a more flexible role, Ellen, of Hillview Soft Furnishings is a City & Guilds trained curtain and blind maker and...