This week we had a chat with Nicola about her lovely little place called
Homemade London so we thought we should
let her tell you all about it!
What is Homemade London?
At Homemade London we specialise in indulgent creative
experiences – including parties, team building sessions and workshops. We have brought together London’s
most stylish designers and crafts people, to produce a range of tailored activities
so that at the end of every visit, you will have made something you will want
to keep forever or give to someone special.
How did the idea of Homemade London start?
I (Nicola) had been working as a producer at the BBC and wanted
to do something new - to explore a new creative direction. I had always loved
fashion and enjoyed making things and was a habitual course-taker myself, but I realised I could find relatively few places in London where she could learn to make things
I really wanted to wear or keep.
So I started Homemade London as a place where people could
learn how to make high-quality items for themselves and learn a new skill in
the process.
Who makes up Homemade London?
I founded Homemade London myself two years ago and am lucky
enough to have an amazing team of experts and designer-makers, who have helped
to shape and design the classes and party experiences. There are currently 20 different Homemade London teachers, each with their
own specialist expertise. I design and teach a number of the workshops
myself as I wouldn't want to miss out on all the fun!
How do you decide which workshops to run?
We always try to do something different - Homemade London
was created to offer things that you can't find elsewhere. I'm passionate about fashion and
interior design and am often influenced by designers that I love. For example, the cardboard deer head, designed by Francesca
Baxter-Hunter is contemporary and you won't find a workshop like it anywhere
else.
Why come to Homemade London?
We're really proud of the environment we've created, which
is an important and sometimes overlooked aspect of the experience. Our workshop
feels more like a salon and every detail has been carefully designed. I've
included a lot of personal touches and found some wonderful furniture. The
intimate space we've created is particularly important for parties and team
building sessions.
We at Live it. Love
it. Make it. are really excited about
taking a trip down to Handmade London, their website looks lovely and it makes a
change to have a craft space in Central London, they mostly seem to be on the outskirts of town.
Check out the website and have a look at some of the
workshops, I think I might go and check out the Craft Clubs they have on or the
Liberty Print Cushion workshop! that always going to get my vote!
Thanks for chatting with us Nicola
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