home: featured : [ The Future Kept ]

home: featured [ The Future Kept ]

Husband & Wife team Dean & Jeska Hearne have created an online store full of gorgeous well designed, durable and desirable items for your home. With a strong focus to inspire their customers to think about the items you buy for your home, bringing these independently produced products to the forefront of the collection.

‘We provide quality goods with an honest provenance that we use in our day-to-day lives, items made to ladt that will not fuel the throwaway nature of the modern world, heirlooms of the future. We hope to inspire a curiosity and desire within people to make more sustainable and ethical choices.’

Our favourite pieces include their woven baskets, throws and ceramics. Head to the website, explore and find your perfect item. We assure it will be more then just the one.

thefuturekept.com

home: found this [ paper pots ]

Over the last couple of years a new trend has taken over when it comes to bringing plants into the home. Among the usual ceramic pots to put them in, baskets and boxes have grown in popularity as well as paper pots. We have spotted these gorgeous versions from Oohh at Room365. Part of their new collection these pots are 100% waterproof, made from recycled paper.

‘Danish in design and inspired by nature and the environment these fairtrade, handmade pots have a truly unique edge to them’

[ from £7 ]

room365.co.uk

home: made [ rag rug baskets ]

These fun baskets are easy to make and a perfect storage solution in an office space or kids bedroom. Made from a rag rug [ try ikea ] these baskets bring colour and texture to a space and also very practical, as they can pack flat when not in use.

We found this great tutorial from sugarandcloth.com

home: featured [ Cup + Cloth ]

Cup + Cloth is an online store bringing a carefully chosen collection of products from independant makers and designers from the UK and around the world.

‘We provide a constant evolving range of original products as an antidote to the mass produced. You will find a considered.edit of sml batch goods with timeless qualities to keep + cherish for a lifetime’

The website is split into 4 categories; Made, Sourced, Found and Wall, helping you navigate the site and find the perfect item. In Made you will find UK based designers and makers. Sourced is full of handmade products from global designers. Vintage and unique second hand items is what you will find in Found, with Wall showcasing contemporary art from the UK.

There is something for everyone at Cup + Cloth with a gorgeous range of products. Our favourites include the african print cushions, Copper & Solder concrete dishes, and glassware.

Cupandcloth.com

home: featured [ Oggetto ]

This Dorset born online store founded by Helen and Charlie Camm has been a joy to find. Full of gorgeous well designed and made products with a rustic edge, with Oggetto you are sure to find something to fall in love with.

Focusing on all the rooms in the home, Oggetto is has a well curated selection which naturally flows between product categories, making it easy to choose a look and style you can expand on throughout different rooms.

‘Oggetto (pronounced or-jet-oh) is the Italian word for object and we believe beautiful objects help make a house a home. From our base in Dorset in South West England, we design and source products for designers, makers, artisans and small producers in th UK and around the world with a simple understated aesthetic and timeless appeal, as much at home in the town or country.’

Our favourite pieces include the kitchenware ceramics and the Chesil dining table & bench. We love the simplicity of Oggetto, with it’s character and charm; we recommend you take a look.

Keep up to date with Oggetto on Instagram and Twitter.

Oggetto.com

home: favourite thing [ Vitra dolls ]

If you are looking for some fun accessories for the home, and something with a bit of history then you should take a look at these wooden dolls from Vitra. we love the vibrant colours and charm of these dolls, originally used as toys, now hugely popular as ornaments for collectors.

‘Together with his friends Charles and Ray Eames & George Nelson, Alexander Girard was one of the leading figures of postwar American design. A key source of inspiration for his wife-ranging oeuvre, which primarily focused on textile design, was.his passion for the folk art of South America, Asia and Eastern Europe.

The Decorative wooden dolls, design and made by Girard in 1953 for his own home in Santa Fe, were likewise inspired by his extensive personal collection of folk art.

Based on the originals found in the Girard Estate by the Vitra Design Museum, the whimsical assortment of doils, both joyful and grim, is now available as a charming enhancement to any interior’

Pick from a large range of fun and colourful designs at reallywellmade.co.uk [ £83 ]

home: event [ Christmas crafting ]

It’s nearly time to start prepping the home for Christmas and we have found a great little workshop to get you in the mood.

At London Craft Club you can take part in making your own Christmas crackers. Create personalised crackers each with specials gifts inside. Enjoy crafting your crackers with a choice of patterned papers, ribbon and beads making them totally unique to you.

‘Spend a wonderful crafty afternoon with London Craft Club at Makers and Friends pop up shop in Greenwich, making your own unique luxury Christmas Crackers’

Nov 12th – 14:00 – 16:00

Book tickets at londoncraftclub.co.uk [ £42 ]

home: made [ ladder ]

In recent weeks we have noticed the popular trend of indoor ladders used as decorative and practical objects in the home. Ideal for hanging plant pots and tea towels in a kitchen, hooks and accesories in a hallway or maybe just somewhere to hang clothing in a bedroom.

To get the look why not try making one yourself. A wood finish is great as you can look at different thicknesses to suit or use dowling rods [ plus you can paint it any colour you like ]. Alternatively opt for copper, a popular choice still. Using piping and attachments it couldn’t be easier.

We have found some online blog posts and tutorials for you to follow.

Wood:

Copper:

home: made [ storage boxes ]

One of the most common storage solutions is the faithful cardboard box with lid – perfect for an office or bedroom. Finding the right size and colour isn’t always that straight forward so why not try making your own. You pick the colour and make it the size you want. Using simple techniques of folding paper or card, you can create your desired storage box in no time. We found some tutorials from designsponge.com, instructables.com and homemade-gifts-made-easy.com to follow.

home: event [ Makers Exchange ]

This great market is back at Chrisp Street throughout March. Selling anything from food produce to fashion, arts and crafts to upcycled furniture, with everything in the market made by locals with love.
Open the next two Saturdays [ 10am – 4pm ]

Closest DLR stations All Saints and Langdon Park

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