
WHO IS CRAFTED?
Welcome! Let’s get to know each other…
Crafted is myself, Therese, an AMUSF trained upholsterer with experience in both modern and traditional upholstery.
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Completing my upholstery training over three years at the School of Art, Architecture and Design, London Metropolitan University, I studied under the expertise of a third generation upholsterer whose excellent teaching laid the foundations for my own practice.
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Born from a life long love affair with colour, textiles, and the joy and frustration of making things with your own hands, I founded Crafted from a teeny, tiny workshop in 2017.​ Joining Sit Collective in 2018, a female led upholstery workspace in East London, I make up one quarter of the collective. Working alongside a wonderful group of peers, we share our knowledge and experience between us.
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Invested in the concept of sustainable living, I am passionate about upholstery as an antidote to the culture of disposability in mass produced furniture. I believe that by connecting with the process of refurbishing, investing in what we already have, we can help to break the cycle of a throwaway society, diverting items away from landfill.