Eleanor Lakelin

EleanorLakelin studied Cabinet-making at City and Islington College (1995-6) and London College of Furniture/Guildhall University (1996-8). She was the first woman to win the annual Austin’s Prize for Craftsmanship in Wood in 1998. After leaving college Eleanor set up her own business to design and make furniture and functional objects in wood for both retail outlets and to public and private commission. Eleanor’s work has been featured in many publications including Living Etc ,Ideal Home and Furniture and Cabinet-Making and exhibitions and shows have included 100% Design ,East London Design Show, Crafts Council and New Ashgate Gallery. In the last few years Eleanor has been turning wood on a lathe to make both functional objects and decorative vessels and she is the recipient of the Cockpit Arts/Worshipful Company of Turners Award 2011. Her most recent work features wet-turned vessels and sand blasted pots.
Contact details: 07944811675 at Studio103, 18-22 Creekside, Deptford SE8

chocolate creative

chocolate creative is a London based boutique home wares and accessories brand focused on sustainable, hand-made design products, combining traditional skills such as cross stitch and embroidery with silk screen printing, inspired by traditional crafts, antiques, vintage textiles and images. Products are: cushions, prints, bone china mugs, tea towels, tote bags and others. There are 4 distinct collections, namely Decayed Glamour, Cameos, Messages and Children, which make up the brand.
The hand made collections use a long crafted process, from the drawing of the designs to the silk screen printing to the sewing. Because of the nature of the process, colors and patterns may vary from item to item.

Kate Clarke

Kate Clarke is a London based designer who creates a unique range of hand screen-printed home ware products. Her fresh, bold and colourful designs have a contemporary feel with a retro twist.

Kate's work is originally created by cutting out various paper shapes which she then uses to design unique patterns and illustrations. Her work reflects her love of textile and pattern design. She is particularly influenced by Scandinavian, Japanese and 1950's textiles.

Inspired by her passion for product and packaging design and having worked as a book cover designer for 10 years she has now launched a collection of interior products, guaranteed to brighten any home.

Marian Lynch

Marian Lynch of thecolourhouse produces a range of individual scarves using skilled textile processes including shibori, devoré and sublimation printing in tactile hemps, silk satins and fleece. Hand printed organic, fair trade cotton tea towels and aprons will also be available this season through Handmade Christmas Pop-up Shop.

tomfoolery

tom·fool·er·y / tom-foo-luh-ree –noun, plural -er•ies. 1. foolish or silly behavior; tomfoolishness. 2. a silly act, matter, or thing. [Origin: 1805–15; tomfool + -ery]

Tina Götschi is tomfoolery: "I want to fill the world and your homes with beautiful things made of porcelain, printed textiles, knitted textiles and found objects. Tomfoolery stuff is quirky, whimsical, with a long story behind each piece."

Sian Zeng

Sian Zeng was born in China and moved to Hungary with her parents when she was seven. She graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2009 with a BA in Textile Design and has since created her own collection of fabrics, illustrated stuffed bears and wallpapers as well as having designed several bespoke client led projects. Her work is often inspired by her own fairy-tale-like narratives which she uses to create surface designs and illustrations. In 2008 she was awarded the William Atkinson scholarship by Central Saint Martins for her designs on Little Red Riding Hood in 2010/2011 the Elle Decoration young talent of the year award by the Elle Decoration Hungary. This year her wallpaper collection was selected by Heal's as part of the Heal's Christmas Picks. With her passion for 'crazy' stories and beautiful patterns, Sian continues to explore the possibilities of new and traditional technology to create narrative led surfaces for quirky interiors.