Fox and Monkey

Edition Five Feature
Words by: Sam and Katie
Location: Bedfordshire, UK   
Photo Credit: ©Darina Stoda @darinastoda (profile image) & ©Lucy Cooper (product images) @mykindlifestyle 

What is it that you do and how do you do it? 

Katie: We create beautiful, handcrafted furniture and homewares that are made slowly and sustainably and have at their core the idea of bringing nature back into the home. We really want our designs to be timeless, one-of-a-kind and built to last a lifetime. 

Everything is made to order, which is also more environmentally friendly. We really want to go back to a time when the craft was truly appreciated, and things were made with more care and consciously created for people’s homes. There’s a real beauty in that and we want to hone in on that simpler time. 

But we still want things to have a modern, stylish and luxury feel, because furniture isn’t just built to be functional – it can be a real work of art. It’s no different to hanging a masterpiece on your wall: it’s a talking point. 

Your website says that you both previously worked in musical theatre. How on earth did you go from that to this? 

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