All posts tagged with British design

Why I do what I do: Upcycled Creative Lee Richards of Upcycled Creative is a man on a mission. He’s busy turning discarded objects into distinctive, stunning lighting and furniture – picking up awards from TV Dragon Theo Paphitis along the way. Upcycled Creative design and produce hand-made eco-friendly pieces with an authentic ‘wow factor’. […]

Why I do what I do: Scobel Clothing We meet Jackie Parsons of Scobel Clothing who hails from several generations of well dressed women. Her collection of well made ‘anytime any-wear’ pieces have just enough quirk to make you smile and feel special. These items of clothing will last, but Jackie hopes you will patch […]

Why I do what I do… Temper Studio Meet George Winks of Temper Studio. Temper create handmade contemporary designs, using both traditional and modern joinery and techniques. Influenced by the complex precision of Japanese joinery and the honest manufacturing of the American Shaker workshops, combined with a love of modern construction materials.  It’s good to see […]

A little light conversation… Thank you for taking part We’re delighted to welcome visitors to our Sustainable Department Store on October 1st to join in the conversation ‘High Streets of the Future’ chaired by our local MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, Helen Hayes. The panel will gather in the Blue Patch hub at 2:20 […]

More edited highlights In case you have missed some of our newsletters, Blue Patch presents just some of the newest Members to join this Summer – we have a round up from all our Homepage categories such as House, Garden, Wellbeing, Children, Business and Leisure. Sign up for the newsletter.   HILL & ELLIS Handsome bike bags […]

Some edited highlights In case you have missed some of our newsletters, Blue Patch presents just some of the newest Members to join this Summer – we have a round up from all our Homepage categories such as House, Garden, Wellbeing, Children, Business and Leisure. Sign up for the newsletter. Grn Sportswear Grn Sportswear wanted […]

Why I do what I do… Kreisdesign Like most people, we have fallen madly in love with Scandinavian influenced design – it just suits us! It’s hard not to form a strong hankering for the practical, clean and yet homely designs that tend to favour sustainable materials and processes. Nikki from Kreisdesign has taken these […]

Why I do what I do… Raggedy Fashion Revolution Week commences on the 18th April 2016, and people across the globe will be asking brands #whomademyclothes to show we as customers care about the people in all stages of the production line. With Hayley from Raggedy, you can be sure to receive clothing made with […]

I don’t know about you, but we at Blue Patch are feeling an overwhelming urge to drinks copious cups of tea, under warm blankets and watch the final days of winter roll in from the cosiness of the sofa. By Laura London is a master at creating the perfect atmosphere for precisely these moments through […]

The Blue Patch team are going to be popping up all over the country hunting for great design, so for inspiration and direction Julia (painter of flowers and recently, cobwebs) and I went to ‘Hello, My Name is Paul Smith’. This exhibition on one of our favourite British fashion designers, is at the Design Museum, London. It runs […]