STUDIO WALD
Husband and wife team Jakob Creswell-Rost and Freya Hawtin met while studying a degree in 3D design at Leeds. After graduating and gaining further qualifications in Fine Art and Graphic Design, the couple moved to Brighton and started up a business using their skills to produce design-led stationery and gifts with bold prints using techniques such as letterpress, risograph and lithography.
In 2016 Jakob & Freya moved from Brighton back to Leeds, and a year later with the business gaining momentum, went for a Brand redesign and became Wald, offering interesting and affordable homewares, prints and stationery with a focus on sustainable materials. They extended the range of products to incorporate lino print and digital design, and later landed some exciting collaborations with large companies such as Bloom & Wild, Science Museum and the Victoria & Albert.
With Wald becoming busier than ever the couple still managed to organise their beautiful wedding in 2018, not to mention raising their three wonderful little humans! Jakob's mother Ulrike helps out with creating lino print and pattern, and together the team manage to get their work-life balance just about right. In 2019 the business moved to a studio workshop located by the docks in Leeds city centre. Set in a historic old Tetley Brewery building (now owned by a cooperative), it's surrounded by a bustling bit of town and being very much their second home, it helps them feel connected to their city.
I love to support small, innovative designers and when I met Jakob & Freya at a trade show loved their clever, modern take on simple objects, and their real passion for using sustainable materials. I've chosen a small selection of their products that aren't necessarily something you knew you needed, but once you see them feel you can't do without!
Charity
Green Tulip Founder
A really different but fabulous scarf, bought to wear with black dress for accent colour but can be used with so many more colours. Easy to order and delivery when promised. Thank you to all at Green Tulip
Great company for their selection of eco products. Items of quality, well packaged and quick delivery.Excellent.
I bought my friend’s secret Santa gift from here and everything was perfect - the package was ordered and arrived within the stated time, the packaging was eco friendly and the products were just fantastic. I love that this company is doing something ethical, quietly and without a fuss but that it does it to the absolute best of its ability and exactly what you’d expect. Plus from looking at the website it’s a team of dedicated and fabulous women (and Lola the dog!) who are committed to what they do.
I’d definitely recommend and will be ordering again!
Item exactly as described and delivered well packed and on time as promised, thank you :)
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