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HowdidVincentTradingcome

about?Mikehasalwaysbeena

joinerandafterrelocatingtoDevon

tobenearthesea,hedecided

hewantedtogoit alone.I havea

degreeinbusinessmanagement

andhadbeenwantingtostartmy

owncreativebusinesstoo,soit just

madesensetodoit together.My

loveofmodernrusticdetermines

ourstandardrange,butwe also

design custom pieces.

What’stheethosbehindyour

business?Weliveforthebeauty

inimperfection,championinga move

awayfrommass-produceditems,

whichalllookidentical,infavour

ofthosewithcharacterandhistory.

Treesarea greatplanet-friendly

sourceofbuildingmaterialsas

longasthey’regrownandfelled

responsibly.Wemainlyuse

reclaimedscaffoldingboards

sourcedfromCornwallasthey’re

oftenonlyusedforshortperiods

oftime– a shameconsideringthe

energythathasgoneintomaking

them!Thetimberis stillperfectly

strong,greatforproducingfurniture

that will last generations.

Wheredoyoufindinspiration?

Thewooditselfholdsendlessstories.

Sometimesa particularreclaimed

piecewillarriveandI cantellstraight

awayit deservestobeturnedinto

somethingspecial.Instagramis fullof

inspiration,too.I loveitscommunity

feel;it’sa greatwayofmeetingother

designers and sharing creative ideas.

Storageboxes,

from £50 each

Meet Emma & Mike Vincent,

furniture

designers

Wheredoyousellyourproducts?

Wemainlysellourpiecesviaour

website,butwearealsopartofa

smallcollectivebasedinourlocal

areacalledDevonPopUpCreatives.

Together,wearrangesmallevents

for a unique shopping experience.

Whatdoyoulovemostabout

livingandworkingbythecoast?

Althoughworkkeepsusreallybusy,

beingsoclosetotheseameanswe

caneasilytakefiveminutesoutof

ourdaytowatchthetidecomein

andseethesunset,ortakeourdog,

Lola, for a run along the beach.

RevIveJoIneRyusesa mixofsustainablematerialstocraftitssignature

banquettables. 01273 965110,revivejoinery.co.ukTeDWooDproduces

beautifulfurniturefromsustainableBritishwood. 01243 572567,tedjefferis.co.uk

FoRge CReATIveuses offcuts to create its gorgeous products. forgecreative.co

Doyouusesocialmediaforyour

business?ourworkis veryvisual,

sowespendmostofourtimeon

Instagram.It’sa greatplacetobuild

relationshipswithotherdesigners

andsharecreativeideas.We’re

growingquicklyandfindthata lot

ofourwebsitetrafficandsales

seem to come from Instagram.

Whatwordsofwisdomdo

youhaveforanyonethinking

ofstartinga business?

Themostimportantthingis tojust

getgoing,evenit’sonlyonehour

a week.Don’tcompareyourselfto

others, just do what’s right for you.

Sumupyourstyleinthreewords.

Timeless, modern and rustic.

VincentTrading,@vincenttrading,

vincenttrading.co.uk

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Reclaimedwood

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