Reused/Upcycled Gifts
Finding new uses for things which are broken, out of date or just no longer needed can be difficult but artists and designers are at the forefront of addressing this issue. They are using their creativity, imagination and hard earned skills and techniques and taking the concept of reusing into a whole new dimension. We are proud to be promoting so many of these ‘re-design’ products as part of this collection, for example Julie Robertson makes new jewellery from broken watch fittings.
One of the reasons we are passionate about handmade products is because they are not mass-produced, seasonal designs to be replaced again but are unique products to be kept and cherished. This longevity means that handmade products have is an intrinsic environmental benefit. However, we are aware that accidents do happen so we have set up a ‘re-use’ scheme whereby if a ceramic product purchased from us is broken, it can be sent back to us and it will be reused by an environmental artist in a mosaic.
We use reused packaging as often as we can and are big fans of scrapstores which is where most of our gift boxes come from. Scrapstores are an amazing resource and very cheap, if you don’t know where your nearest one is then visit the UK directory.
If we can not use reused packaging then we use recycled or packaging made from a sustainable source.
