Irreverent Artistry

Laura is an abstract mixed media artist. Often dark and expressive, her work seeks to convey emotion and the complexity of the human spirit through her work. Make sure you check out the videos of her process on her blog.

Laura has created a mural in The Making Rooms’ ground floor – a map of the planets as they were on our date of becoming a Community Interest Company. Thanks Laura!

laura@irreverentartistry.co.uk

Earthworks

Alastair is an artist and potter who specialises in public engagement and collaborative works. Been to a train station in the area? – You’ve probably seen his work!

Asia Design Studios

Asia Design Studios is a local business who specialise in fashion, textiles, and surface pattern design. Their vision is to keep all their items handmade and sourced in the UK.

asiadesignstudios@gmail.com

Revidge Mount Consulting UK Ltd.

RMC UK is an accountancy service and advice on an ongoing, usually monthly, basis to make sure your business’ money is working hard for you. Zia specialises in business planning and the financial side of running a company.

0161 641 5547

ziashah@rmcuk.com

Physionation

Physionation provides a referral service and bridge the gap between GPs and healthcare professionals specialising in physiotherapy.

The service is available to GPs through their own practices. 

Ivy and Ted Furniture and Kitchens

Sam restores and hand paints beautiful furniture, bringing these pieces into the 21st century with classic elegance. She sources furniture herself or can provide bespoke design and painting service for your current furniture. Sam also mentors and provides business consultancy services to creatives in her field.

Charlotte Harvey

Charlotte creates freehand 2D artwork with 3D printing pens. Her wall hung pieces are usually collections of smaller items i.e. the bottles to the left, or blind portraits and continuous line pieces. The web link above takes you to her page on Corner Gallery’s website.

Charlotte is outgrowing her space at The Making Rooms and will be moving on in a month or so. All the best Charlotte! Keep in touch!

charlotteharvey.uk@gmail.com

Kate Illustrate

Kate is a multidisciplinary freelance illustrator and graphic designer. She takes commissions for commercial blackboards and murals, custom ‘letter drawings’, pet portraits, wedding stationary, and brand identity to name a few and has a distinct line-drawn style.

kate@kateillustrate.co.uk

Milestones3D

Aiden has sold his 3D scanning and printing business and moving on to bigger things! While at The Making Rooms Milestones3D would scan & print people (& pets) for any occasion, be that weddings, graduations, corporate & custom events using their full-body 3D scanner.

info@milestones3D.co.uk

BREAD art

Although not currently a tenant, David Boultbee of BREAD art has been our resident artist, amongst other things, for the last two years. Last year he worked with local young people on a commission for a large and unusual (read:mad!) clock for The Making Rooms. This year he has created a response to his connection to Blackburn as a town and has produced a suspended brick wall with glowing mortar hanging from thousands of threads in our entrance way – you’ll have to come and visit to believe me!

dboultbee@gmail.com

Kahn Design Solutions

Suhail is a freelance industrial designer specialising in veterinary equipment. He has a passion for engineering and a creative approach to product design.

suhail@khandesignsolutions.com

in4.0

Mo from ‘in4.0’ set up this business to provide a link between new technology, like 3D printing and smart sensors, and businesses that can benefit from such things. They also have an educational branch that seeks to improve the knowledge and skill set of the next generation in this field.

mo@in40.co.uk

SewCecilia

Cecilia’s speciality is textiles and she turns her hand to anything in this realm; quilts, cushions, soft furnishings, rag rugs, upholstery etc. Wherever possible she recycles fabric and clothing to make her items.

ceciliabrown@tiscali.co.uk