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- Aug 9
- 6 min
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...
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- May 31
- 4 min
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,...
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- Apr 12
- 9 min
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...
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- Mar 10
- 5 min
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...
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- Feb 16
- 5 min
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'...
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- Nov 25, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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- Oct 29, 2021
- 6 min
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...
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- Sep 22, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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- Aug 31, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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- Jul 27, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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- Jun 29, 2021
- 7 min
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...
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- Jun 4, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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- May 7, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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- Mar 2, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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- Feb 4, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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- Dec 9, 2020
- 5 min
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...
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- Oct 21, 2020
- 3 min
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.
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- Aug 20, 2020
- 5 min
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...
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- Jul 2, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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- Jun 19, 2020
- 5 min
Meet the Maker - Poppet Retro
Catering for every taste, our fabulous lampshade makers use their passions and skills to make our lampshade making products sing - and...
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- May 21, 2020
- 6 min
Meet the Maker - Jasmine Yahkup
Welcome in to Club Tropicana, a place where lampshades are adorned in the wonderful and lush artwork of talented surface pattern student...
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- Apr 29, 2020
- 4 min
Meet the Maker - Katherine O'Shea
At a time when a lot of us would love to see a some different scenery, we're excited to be chatting with Katherine O'Shea, who's...
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- Feb 21, 2020
- 5 min
Meet the Maker - Cheeky Pickle
In this week's Meet the Maker blog post we chat to Racheal Markham aka The Cheeky Pickle about all things lampshade making!
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- Nov 20, 2019
- 5 min
Meet the maker – Jo Hill
We’re feeling very privileged this week to meet artist and designer Jo Hill of www.johilltextiles.co.uk, who’s talented creative eye...
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- Jul 23, 2019
- 6 min
Meet the Maker – Jane Warren
This week we have the absolute pleasure of chatting to the doyenne of lampshade making, Jane Warren of The Lampshade Loft. Jane fell in...
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- May 29, 2019
- 5 min
Meet the Maker – Helen Round
This week we’re super excited to be chatting with Helen Round, a British textile designer and print maker, who’s beautiful and classic...
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- Oct 9, 2018
- 2 min
Meet Ella, artist and illustrator, journalist and stylist
Hi, I’m Ella! I sell illustrated prints, stationery and fabric, I also take-on illustration commissions for books, magazines and websites...
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- Apr 17, 2018
- 6 min
Meet the lampshade maker, Amore Lampshades
Interview with a lampshade maker Hi, I’m Laura, I’m a Lampshade Maker, living in Adelaide, South Australia and have been making...
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- Sep 13, 2017
- 2 min
Lighting installation by Y3 pupils
Students transform their dining hall into wonderful Wonderland with the help of Art Hoppers. Creativity was certainly flowing in this...
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- Apr 29, 2017
- 4 min
Dannells meets Lisa Wilmhurst of Mobilampshades
Dannells competition entrant Lisa Wilmhurst of Mobilampshades tells us her business tips and warnings! We first ‘met’ Lisa of...
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- Apr 5, 2017
- 2 min
An insider view from interior designer Susannah Acland
As an Interior Designer, I am always keen to provide my clients with the perfect finishing touches to their scheme. Whichever room in...
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- Mar 13, 2017
- 4 min
Take more risks and make what you love!
Busying away in her studio she makes freehand machine embroidered gifts for all ages as well as running workshops teaching her unique...
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- Mar 6, 2017
- 3 min
How do you style your studio?
Creating the right work space is crucial to a productive, inspired and fulfilling day. How do you style yours? Today we are taking a look...
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- Dec 27, 2016
- 4 min
Introducing Ros and her Papershades
How was yours? Are you full to the brim with festive cuisine, cracker jokes and a little too much sherry? Well I have something...
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- Oct 24, 2016
- 3 min
Louis Comfort Tiffany, one of the most famous names in lamp design.
This week we bring you guest blogger Rachel, co-owner of Gosh! & Absolutely, a wonderful shop on Plymouth’s historic Barbican selling a...
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- Sep 26, 2016
- 2 min
Bespoke Metal lampshades
The world of lampshades is full of surprises and this is one we came across recently… Excell Metal Spinning Ltd no less! What do they...
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- Sep 5, 2016
- 2 min
Learn Natural Dying Techniques with Botanical Inks
This week I am bringing you something a little different, I know many of you love to work wonders with cloth, whether it be embroidery,...
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- Jul 25, 2016
- 2 min
An insider view from interior designer Susannah Acland
As an Interior Designer, I am always keen to provide my clients with the perfect finishing touches to their scheme. Whichever room in...
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- Jun 13, 2016
- 2 min
Beautiful free-motion embroidery
Jane Gooding, the talent that is Picpacnaddywak has written us a lovely guest blog post about her work… Picpacnaddywack I’ve sat here at...
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- Jun 3, 2016
- 1 min
Lampshade designer Kate Hollowood, selected as a finalist for the Etsy UK awards in the new talent c
Vote for Kate! Voting ends on 6th June! Kate handcrafts her lighting to order from her studio in Leamington Spa. The first lampshade...
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- May 16, 2016
- 1 min
PicpacNaddywak and her intricate free motion embroidery
PicpacNaddywak designs and creates free hand embroidery products. Being a mum to 4 children I find myself busy all the time, however,...
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- May 9, 2016
- 3 min
Solo businesswoman, Lisa Lampshades
My ‘lampshade journey’ has seen me go from an enthusiastic amateur crafter to a solo businesswoman. Although selling is not (and never...
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- May 2, 2016
- 3 min
Colourful design with Claos Interiors
My story all started with a fountain pen, a post-it and a 9 to 5 desk job. They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and in my...
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- Apr 25, 2016
- 2 min
Embroidery with The Art of the Needle
So the person I’m introducing you to this week is the wonderful embroidery artist Elizabeth Tapper from the Art of the Needle. Elizabeth...
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- Apr 18, 2016
- 3 min
So you want to be a wallpaper designer?
I came across wallpaper designer Juliet, while tweeting and was drawn to the following lampshade dilemma: Which would you choose? I...
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- Apr 11, 2016
- 2 min
Artist spotlight: Claire Hewie and her Scottish craft business, Enchanted Tweed
My aim was to design magical gifts for the home that were handmade and unique. Initially the main seller was my Deluxe Fairy Doors and...
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- Mar 21, 2016
- 2 min
Amanda Jayne Handmade Designs
I am a mixed media artist based in Yorkshire. I up-cycle vintage textiles and other treasures to create hand stitched art, keepsakes,...
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- Feb 1, 2016
- 3 min
Lisa Malyon – Bristol-based artist who draws buildings directly onto lampshades
Do you hunt? I do… As Needcraft’s social media ninja I do a lot of hunting about for fabulous and inspiring lampshade stories across the...
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- Jan 19, 2016
- 2 min
The story of a lampshade designer
Helen, lampshade designer and founder of Moorish Idol found lampshade-making through fabric printing which she began two years’ ago....
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