Words by Helen Kielt in response to Notebook by Fanny Shorter Girl in Verse Looking back it’s difficult to know how much of the remembering is tainted…
Words by Lee Randall in response to Olé Fabric by Thorody Interlace your fingers. See the weave? Like Belgian flax, loom-driven, clickety clack, smoothed, then cut and…
Words by Susan Young in response to Metalwork 30cm Ruler by Tom Pigeon Measuring The plump lobe of an ear: 0.8cm. The moon of a fingernail: 0.31cm. A neatly…
Words by Madeleine Tunstall in response to Betty Boo by Zoe Brewer x Out of The Dark Old Betty Boo You’re tempted to say I’m silly, not subtle. You want to disapprove, to…
Words by Pip Trentham in response to Axiom Table by Young and Norgate Living with Axiom As a father, Protective, he gathers his flock, Providing shelter, without conditions or…
Words by Kate Monson in response to Olly Stool by Junction Fifteen Steel cycles Born in a furnace blown by Monsoon winds, first a fine-edged dagger fit for…
Words by Hannah Moffatt in response to Underwood Table by Sebastian Cox The Underwood Boy Light dances in the eyes of the three generations. The youngest leans forward:…
Words by Ben Jolliffe in response to Inlay Tables by Alexander Mueller Echoes past flit across the table. ‘…it’s a commission.’ ‘…for dining, living…’ ‘…workshop in Rajasthan…’ ‘Welcome,…
Words by Olivia Sprinkel in response to Kites Mono, Hand Knotted Rug by Kangan Arora for Floor_Story Click here to view the design that inspired this piece of writing. Writer: sprinkel.co.uk / @sustainable Designer:…
Words by Justina Hart in response to Tarnish Dish by Daniel Schofield Half-and-half dish The tradition is that everyone in the family has to put their thumb prints…
Words by Tom Collins in response to Seven-Drawer Chest by Zoe Murphy #MexicotoMargate The donkey man came round last night. He was wearing a sombrero with ‘Kiss Me…
Words by Lewis Dowling in response to Equi Textile Collection by Foldability They say the language of God would have to be mathematics. The only universal constant, which…
Words by Irene Lofthouse in response to Layflat Notebook by Ola Blank pages eyed the writer expectantly, rustling proudly as her hand hovered. ‘She’s going to pick…
Words by Wendy Jones in response to Festival Floor Lamp by Mini Moderns This was the future. After the dark destructive days of war, a time for enlightenment. A…
Words by Henrietta McKervey in response to Coupe Plate by Richard Brendon The white disc beats a soundless pulse on the dark, inky sea. Random specks come to…
Words by Mike Gogan in response to Woven Mod Tea Towel by Seven Gauge Studios Click here to view the design that inspired this piece of writing. Writer: @clearlymike Designer: sevengaugestudios.com…
Words by SR Cunliffe in response to Lina Desk by Liam Treanor Woodwork Winter Wednesday. Wet washing. White walls. Wanderlust… What will we write, whispering wood? Wham!…
Words by Claire Bodanis in response to Encaustic Wall and Flooring Tiles by Lindsey Lang I am America. I am England. I am Spain. I am the beauty and precision of…
Words by Margaret Ousby in response to Rosette Tile Pattern by Sian Elin Rosette Welcomed by a Jalli lattice screen, warm Eastern sunlight scatters in bright beads across a…
Words by Chris Miller in response to Prop Up Armchair and Footstool by Vera and Kyte Lounging in the garden. Gardening in the lounge. Now that I’ve weeded the skirting boards And…
Words by Paul Snoxell in response to Plan Desk by James Tattersall An air-conditioned agency, Great Portland Street. An airy workshop, Leyton. An ex-sorting office, New Oxford Street.…
Words by Stephen Potts in response to Hayward Fabric by Custhom Click here to view the design that inspired this piece of writing. Writer: stephenpotts.net / @Stephen_G_Potts Designer:…
Words by Joan Lennon in response to The Brontë Alcove by Sean Dare Viewed, from the floor – a high Zeppelin, primed for the sky, only just permits the…
Words by Sarah Farley in response to Holton Bar Stool by James UK She sits alone at the bar: walnut curves and tradition meet tailored suit and heels. Outside,…
Words by Dave Clements in response to Upholstery Installation Workshop by Second Sitters Second Sitters Second Sitters are in their workshop in Hackney: ‘Rip down a chair that’s two…
Words by Neil Baker in response to Hasbeens by Stumped Studio I live within unwanted wood of broken tables, fallen branches kicked around until I’m found and…
