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Botanical design studio

Design grown from the earth, not the shelf.

We design interiors, print and botanical gifts for people who want things that come back to the soil. Every project starts with a plant, a material and a hand that can hold the object.

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From first sketch to finished object. Most projects begin with a single visit to the studio.

Dried pampas grass and eucalyptus stems with a small clay vessel on folded paper, lit from the left
Fig. 01 Dried pampas and eucalyptus, arranged on folded paper at the studio.

01, The studio

We are a small studio of four designers who work side by side with growers, weavers and potters. We choose materials that can be grown again, and we design the object so it stays in your hands for years instead of three seasons.

  1. 01

    Grown first

    Every project starts with a plant, a fibre or a clay, and the object is designed to come back to the soil.

  2. 02

    Made to last

    Objects are built for repair and reuse. We design the parts, not only the finish.

  3. 03

    Slow to ship

    Nothing leaves the studio until the plant is planted and the object is in the hand.

02, The practice

Three ways we work

Most projects start as one of these three. Each one begins with a visit to the studio and ends with something you can hold in your hand.

Overhead view of dried leaves, a sage sprig and folded linen on a pale stone table

Studio visits

Walk into the studio

Bring a photo of the room you want and we walk through the materials together. Most visits end with a material list and a date.

Hands folding warm ivory paper beside a small terracotta dish

Material research

Chosen by hand

We test paper, clay and linen until the object feels like it came from the ground and not the shelf.

Woven rattan bench with a potted plant and paper lantern in a sunlit courtyard

Garden design

Planted for the long run

We design beds that look good in the first year and still have something to say in the tenth.

See the full list of services Two weeks of lead time for a first visit.

03, Services

What we build

Three services, each with a scope and a lead time. Tell us which one fits and we will come back with a price.

01, Interior

Interior design

Space planning, material boards and a finish list for rooms that stay warm and quiet.

From 4 weeks

Woven rattan bench with a potted plant and paper lantern in a sunlit courtyard

02, Print

Print and paper

Books, stationery and packaging printed on uncoated stock, designed to be read and reused.

From 6 weeks

Overhead view of dried leaves, a sage sprig and folded linen on a pale stone table

03, Gifts

Botanical gifts

Planted objects, seed papers and small gifts that arrive with instructions for growing them.

From 2 weeks

04, In the studio

A short record

Every figure comes from the studio's own workbooks, counted each January.

  • 34 Projects completed
  • 96 Percent of materials reused
  • 4 People in the studio
  • 12 Years of planting

05, Questions

Before you write

If your question is not here, the studio answers every email within two working days.

Most projects run six to ten weeks from first visit to delivery. We work in short stages, so you can see the object at every step rather than at the end.

Yes. We plant around what you already have and design the rest of the room to keep the light and the air you already have.

Paper, clay, linen and wood, all grown or reclaimed. We avoid anything that needs a new tree for every copy of a pattern.

We travel across the country and by sea. If the site is more than a day away, we send a sketch first and meet you in person for the plan.

Send one photograph of the room and what you want it to hold. We reply with two time slots for a visit, and most of our projects begin with a single conversation.