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For the Love of Cardboard: What Sustainable Materials Can Bring to Interiors

For the Love of Cardboard: What Sustainable Materials Can Bring to Interiors

  I think cardboard is beautiful. It’s a sustainable material that has the ability to be so many things: natural and industrial, rough and smooth, ragged and precise, flexible and rigid. I’ve been in love with cardboard since art college when my desk was piled high with egg boxes and scraps of paper. That hasn’t changed. I find bits of packaging, paper and pieces of...

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Sustainable Furniture Meets Surprising Design: 5 Ideas to  Inspire You at Home

Sustainable Furniture Meets Surprising Design: 5 Ideas to Inspire You at Home

  From sustainable furniture made from reclaimed wood to interior schemes sourced with as few air miles as possible, sustainability is becoming increasingly important in our homes and our buying choices. It’s a good thing too. Why wouldn’t our goal be to live in a world where being responsible with materials and production is the normal standard? People are often surprised by my lighting range. I...

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Discover the Brighton Creatives That Help to Make the City's Heart Beat

Discover the Brighton Creatives That Help to Make the City's Heart Beat

Think of Brighton and Hove and you’ll likely think of pastel-coloured, decorative railings, the magnificence of the wide, blue sea on your doorstep and a lively city where there’s always something happening. There’s also a community of Brighton creatives that I feel honoured to call myself a part of. It’s a group that’s endlessly supportive and inspiring, hidden away in studios all over the city....

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The Slow Craftsmanship of Making a Stunning Cardboard Lampshade by Hand

The Slow Craftsmanship of Making a Stunning Cardboard Lampshade by Hand

October is when the clocks change and the nights draw in. At this time of year there’s nothing better than coming home to some cosy lighting and that’s just what my cardboard lampshades create.  From design to making to all the little details, here’s how slow craftsmanship creates a product that can transform a space. This is how I make the CartOn C5. 1.The Design The...

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Behind the scenes on an intriguing craft studio tour with maker Tabitha Bargh

Behind the scenes on an intriguing craft studio tour with maker Tabitha Bargh

What could be more intriguing or tantalising that being allowed to peek behind the scenes of someone else’s craft studio? For many creatives, the craft studio is their own world, just as it is for me, but I understand that it’s not an environment most people get to enter into every day. That’s why I wanted to share my space with you.  Being in the studio...

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