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Madeleine Boulesteix
Madeleine is based in South London and South Devon
Woven Image
(UK) The Collective Agency
Woven Image is an Australian company that manufactures innovative surface coverings and textiles. One of its key products is its award-winning EchoPanel, a versatile eco-friendly acoustic material made from 60 per post consumer recycled plastic bottles and 40 per cent virgin PET, and which is 100 per cent recyclable.
Available in different thicknesses (7,12 and 24mm) and lots of designs and colours, EchoPanel is a fun, modern material can be used in myriad ways in residential, office and contract interiors - as wall cladding, space dividers, decorative designs, desk dividers or indeed as artwork. It has the added bonus of being able to absorb sound, so in spaces that are noisy or echoey, it creates what's called acoustic comfort for people.
EchoPanel demonstrates upcycling at its best because it's taking a waste material and creating a high quality new product from it. It comes in panel form, ready-made freestanding screens, ceiling suspended space dividers and in packs of peel-and-stick tiles - which are great fun to use.
So if want to update your interiors and have acoustic benefit too, check out EchoPanel - available to order in the UK through The Collective Agency.
Joëlle Kem Lika
Studios in Acquitaine and Burgundy
Joëlle Kem LIka is an artist whose paintings are life-affirming, exuberant and full of vibrant colour.
At the heart of her work is a wish to celebrate and encourage us all to prize the natural world; indeed she says she draws her inspiration entirely from nature: 'I try to capture the strength of life in my works, such as the force of the sea, the vibrancy of life in the ocean, and the delight to be had from flowers, skies and sunsets.'
She works in watercolour and acrylic paints and genres she specialises in include abstracts, impressionism and painting from the perspective of being in a situation - so as an artist she's imagining what it would be like to be in a wave or to be a ladybird inside a flower.
Littleworks Creative
Littleworks Creative offers little works of art by Tamara Williams. She makes her unique pieces using plaster to cast both intaglio and relief plates. Each cast is unique, since no two castings are the same. Even colours can change due to the plaster baking the surface and altering the stability of the inks..Tamara's exquisite artworks always start with a drawing - and much of her inspiration comes from plants. Each plaster tile is air-dried, mounted and framed, and frames are hand-painted. Works are made to order and colours can be specified. Prices from £65
Project Maya Seedball
54 Tetherdown, London, N10 1NG
A mix of native wildflower seeds, peat-free compost, clay and chilli rolled into a ball, ‘SEEDBALL’ gives your garden a biodiversity boost.
This easy and effective route to a mini meadow is incredibly simple – scatter your seedballs on a bare soil patch (or in a pot) and the balls provide the care and attention seeds need. Choose from six varieties, inc ‘Bee Mix’ & ‘Butterfly Mix’. 100% British made - even the tin.
Frome Reclamation
Frome Reclamation Limited, Station Approach, Frome, Somerset BA11 1RE
Frome Reclamation is the largest stockist of architectural salvage and genuine reclaimed materials in the south west. Founded in the '80s, Frome Reclamation buys and sells traditional building materials and architectural antique items. The in-depth knowledge within the family-run business delivers a quality service with best value pricing across the full range of antiques and reclaimed materials.
The company has a large salvage yard and attracts clients from across the country. So if you're looking for stained glass doors, statuary, reclaimed wood, interesting artefacts, do pay us a visit.
Kährs
Cairo Place, Endeavour Business Park, 7 Penner Road, Havant, PO9 1QN
nanimarquina
Església, 10 3º D, 08024 Barcelona
Nani Marquina makes beautiful contemporary carpets and rugs designed by Nani herself and top independent designers. Rugs are made from wool and other sustainable fibres including jute. A lot of our rugs are made in India, where we work with the Care&Fair organisation to improve education for the children of the people who make our rugs, as well as facilities and amenities for workers in the textile industry. We believe products should be recyclable or biodegradable and our carpets are both. Find us online at Nest (.co.uk)
Martín Azúa
Verdi, 169 22, 08012, Barcelona
Top designer Martín Azúa's contemporary Numbered collection of homewares comprises furniture, products for the kitchen and decorative accessories made by artisans in and around Barcelona.
Products are idiosyncratic but functional and a pleasure to use. They're made by hand, using sustainable/recyclable materials, such as clay, grasses and wood.
Pictured above are Kantir water bottles that keep water cool without the need for a fridge.
Greenfibres
99 High Street, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5PF
