National Maker Directory

I make hand-tailored soft-sided lampshades from vintage and designer fabrics sourced from all over the world. I have studied with Ian McQueen in London. I also make drum lampshades, cushions and I upholster and paint furniture, however, my main core product is the soft-sided lampshade and refurbished lamp stands. My inspiration comes from all over. I am a magpie and scour charity shops and the internet for fabric. I studied textiles and fashion years ago in Liverpool and have worked in illustrated design/arts/photography book publishing for the last 17 years so I am constantly surrounded by visual stimulus and actively seek it out. My style could be described as modern rococo with a bit of boho/granny chic thrown in!

Husband and wife team Glen & Mandy formed Montague Collections in 2018, combining the artistry and talents of Glen (traditionally trained cabinet-maker) and Mandy’s design and sewing skills to create solid timber ‘live-edge’ mirrors, as well as lamp bases complemented with innovative lampshades inspired by contemporary stained glass. The result is a range of beautiful, unique and professionally finished items for the home.

I work with various warm glass techniques, layering the glass with powders and paint, and often incorporating leaves and printed or stencilled designs. Layers of glass replicate the layers and strata of the land – hills, skies, beaches, rivers and seas.

Living and working on a smallholding in west Wales I am surrounded by the most wonderful inspiration. I step out of the studio to gather hawthorn, oak and ivy leaves to encase in glass; I look up and spot a pair of ravens skyfalling in dazzling sunlight; I look down and gaze through the reflective surface of the pond to the life teeming in the layers beneath. Prices range from £3.50 to £250. Commissions accepted.

I source Victorian and Edwardian animal etchings which I edit and collage to create contemporary designs.   Ideas often come from my anthropomorphic take in the images I find in the old encyclopaedias I collect.

Once the design is in place I turn it into prints and lampshades with a difference. All of my designs are produced with a story in mind and a desire to raise a smile from a moment of nostalgia and recognition. The mix of Victorian illustrations with the stylish monochrome of the designs means that they are equally suited to a classic home or a modern flat making them an excellent choice for most tastes.  My products range from £25 to £125.

I come from a Theatre Design background and apply my scale-model techniques to create small mixed-media playful sculptures of mice, made entirely from salvaged and recycled materials. I make numerous commissions and ‘one-off’ pieces, which are either freestanding, housed in a driftwood box, or positioned under a glass dome. The sculptures are highly detailed, with every aspect considered to a high standard, these can be personalised to meet a client’s specifications.
Prices vary, depending on the detail and complexity of the piece; they range from £15-£65. My clients often commission pieces for their own home, or as gifts for special occasions. The colours, materials and detailing frequently appeal to children as much as to adults.
I’ve always had a fascination with stories and histories, and collect profusely. I work with fragments of fabric, paper, wood and metal, with which I aim to fire up the imagination and encourage audiences to engage playfully with my work.

Notably with a vintage feel, I make pretty personalised/quote necklaces, floral bracelets and bobby pins offered in vintage tins that I’ve found along my travels. I like to use as many medias as I can and love the romance of vintage and bygone days and this is in some of my pieces. I like to use extracts from period dramas such as Pride and Prejudice. I teach basic jewellery and themed jewellery making classes at a local college occasionally and have a weekly pitch on the market within the city of Cambridge.

I make timeless, eco conscious jewellery, which has an organic influence and a dash of vintage inspiration. I love creating different textures with precious metals and my jewellery is delicate and feminine, perfect for layering together.

I pride myself in using recycled sterling silver and premium 18k gold vermeil, as well as carrying out sustainable practices. All gemstones used are ethically sourced from independent British businesses and packaging is 100% recycled and recyclable.

Trained in Textile Art & Design at Ilkley College, I like to think of my rich felted landscapes as a traditional craft with a contemporary twist capturing the essence of a place or scene. I create my canvas in a ‘painterly’ way, building up textured layers of fibres, and use the sewing machine as a drawing tool to bring the picture alive. Other work is screen-print and stitch.
Inspiration comes from my natural surroundings and experiences, drawing on hues, shapes and textures of landscapes, tumbledown buildings, unruly wildness, broken gateways against fertile greens and browns of rolling landscape or the dark earthy secrecy of a wooded area, moss and lichen covered walls.
Although I have several themes all pieces are one-offs.

I am a textile artist from Cumbria. I work with machine embroidery on linen or cotton and create one off pieces and cards which are landscape based. Inspiration is gained from walks and travels both in the UK and abroad but often feature water, whether that is a lake, tarn or sea.

I studied 3-dimensional design at West Surrey College of Art where I graduated with a BA Hons in Jewellery design and also have PGCE in Design teaching at secondary level. I work from my own workshop at my home where I also run classes and workshops. I work primarily in silver and gold, but enjoy incorporating other materials, in particular marble, acrylic and more recently leather, giving a more ‘edgy’ feel to my designs and reflecting interests in rock music, fashion and burlesque cultures. Music and musical instruments have always influenced my designs and continue to be an inspiration using a contrast of organic curves with the tension of straight lines. I enjoy making one off commissions on request and make jewellery for men as well as women and consider many pieces to be unisex. Prices can vary from £30 to £3000.

Naomi has been making jewellery since she was 14 and has always designed as she works, allowing the making process to inspire the final piece. Many of her designs use leaves, plants and feathers to imprint natural textures on silver giving her work a ‘found’ quality – almost as if the pieces were produced by a […]

I am a textile designer specialising in digitally printed textiles. I create complex patterns through a mix of hand drawing and digital manipulation. I have just completed my Masters in Textile Design, and am inspired by the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements. I use rich sensual fabrics such as velvet, silk and chenille to create luxurious pieces in vibrant colour: as well as framed works, I also use my designs to make bags.

Naomi Tracz makes elegant and wearable jewellery using silver, gold and semi-precious stones. With a background in fine art and photography she enjoys experimenting with contrasts of light and texture, always striving for simplicity of line and form. She takes her inspiration from the natural world and also her interest in the art and jewellery of the ancient world.

Naomi employs traditional metal working techniques including piercing, etching and Keum Boo (the ancient Korean art of fusing 24 carat gold foil) as well as working with modern materials such as epoxy resins and acrylics.

Natali Stewart is an experienced feltmaker, colourist and yarn dyer based in East Sussex, working with the finest wool and silk materials. She is a long-standing member of the Sussex Guild.
She creates one of a kind wearable items such as scarves, wraps and snoods as well as felted handbags which have more of an interior design or statement piece feel to them. Recently she has started to explore other craft disciplines, incorporating working with wood alongside felting and wool to create unique lampshades and floor standing wood lamps.

Stephanie Wheeler from Naturally Heartfelt makes contemporary jewellery incorporating extracts from original texts, poetry and music into her designs. Papers from salvaged books are sealed and fixed behind glass in pendants, earrings and bracelets.

Stephanie also makes paper lampshades by applying hand cut circles of reclaimed music scores and maps to shades.

Navdeep Dhiman is a mixed media textile designer who specialises in making products from thread, resin, hand dyed plastic and handmade bead. The transparent resin pieces are hung on a nylon thread so light can shine through the striking colours and shapes, which make it ideal for hanging in front of windows, as room dividers or on a wall. Each of these pieces is unique and come in different range of colours, shapes, sizes and textures.

Recently, she has started to experiment with laser cutting to produce patterns that are not possible with resin on recycled card and perspex.

nbNg is the collection of fold-formed work made by designer-maker Nettie Birch of Ng Jewellery. Very different from her other jewellery and born from a desire to explore how metals move naturally rather than forcing shapes upon them, the pieces reflect organic forms and sweeping shapes. Using the maleability of copper and, more unusually the strength and lightness of aluminium, large pieces have been created which can be scaled for more everyday wear.

My work responds to the love of my surroundings, nature, intricate details noticed and moments captured.  A contemplation on ecology and our relationship with our environment. With a desire to evoke and convey the sense of a place, my prints start as sketches, a found object, a leaf, a stone, a record of the smells […]

I specialise in etchings and house & garden portraits. My etchings are very detailed and intricate with a quirky style. My source of inspiration is mostly old buildings (often historical) and waterside landscapes in both the UK and Ireland.

I am primarily a wood turner based in South Wales. I am self taught and take my inspiration from anywhere from the piece of wood that I’m using to architecture, or from other pieces of furniture that I see. At the moment I am concentrating on making table and floor lamps as I really love making something that is both functional and looks amazing.  I use local hardwoods from the very local area or at worst within about an 80 mile radius. I like to be able to support my local wood store as well as keeping the risks of importing timber at bay.