Welcome to Joy Revival Design

  • One of a kind pieces created in my seaside studio

  • Workshops

  • Workshops run from the Joy Revival Design Studio and venues throughout Edinburgh. GROUP BOOKINGS for private events, birthdays, hen do's and much more, just get in touch.
  • One-off designs and makes

  • combining different textures and colours.
  • Beautiful handmade fabric jewellery

  • All with sustainability at the heart.
  • Eco-lampshades now available

  • Eco-friendly and vegan bags

  • using cork and beautiful natural fabrics

One of a kind pieces created in my seaside studio

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Workshops

Workshops run from the Joy Revival Design Studio and venues throughout Edinburgh. GROUP BOOKINGS for private events, birthdays, hen do's and much more, just get in touch. for more info and current workshop available

One-off designs and makes

combining different textures and colours. SHOP

Beautiful handmade fabric jewellery

All with sustainability at the heart. SHOP

Eco-lampshades now available

SHOP

Eco-friendly and vegan bags

using cork and beautiful natural fabrics SHOP

Upcoming workshops

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  • Sea Glass Jewellery Workshop 1 - Porty Town Hall. 3.11.24 *15.00*
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  • Sea Glass Jewellery Workshop 1 - Porty Town Hall. 3.11.24 *14.00*
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Sea Glass Jewellery

  • Joy sea glass necklace
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  • Joy sea glass necklace
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  • Joy Sea Glass necklace
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  • Joy Sea Glass Earrings
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  • Joy Sea Glass Earrings
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Joy Revival Design Jewellery

  • Sea Glass Earrings 072
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  • Joy Earrings 067
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  • Joy Sea Glass Earrings 069
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  • Joy Sea Glass Earrings
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Handmade Bags

  • Joy Cork Bag
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  • Joy Bag 02
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  • Joy Bag 04
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Sustainable lampshades

  • Joy 17 Lampshade
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  • Joy 16 Lampshade
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  • Joy 15 Lampshade
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  • Joy 13 Lampshade
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Testimonials

This stunning piece arrived this week and I’m beyond happy with my purchase. No photo can ever truly show the absolute love that goes into every single detail in its design and construction, even down to the colour of the hinges.

For anyone looking for a completely unique piece of furniture for their home and who’s keen to support an incredibly talented, hardworking, small business owner, look no further!

Rachel

Textile art Upholstered Boxes and Footstools

  • Joy 04
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  • Portobello 02
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  • SOLD Portobello 01
    Caroline Sewell Design - Portobello 01.
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    Caroline Sewell Design - Joy 03
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    Caroline Sewell Design - Joy 01
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Caroline Sewell Design - creating handmade boxes.
Caroline Sewell Design- boxes made with sustainable materials.

I strive to source sustainable planet friendly products. Using where possible natural materials such as cork, cotton and wool.

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Caroline Sewell Design - colourful wool fabrics

Each item i create is hand-crafted to be a one-of-a-kind design.

The upholstered boxes are abstract or geometric designs, combing a rich palette of colours, textiles and textures.

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Caroline Sewell Design  - Unique boxes and footstools.

Each design whether it is a box, bag or shade is completely unique, handcrafted and designed with attention to detail.

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  • Inspirations

  • I often draw inspiration from my walks along Portobello beach

  • For the boxes inspiration can come from the landscape around me.

  • I'm always drawn to the bold and vibrant fabrics of the 1960s and 70s and love using them in my designs. They just bring Joy.

Inspirations

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I often draw inspiration from my walks along Portobello beach

For the boxes inspiration can come from the landscape around me.

I'm always drawn to the bold and vibrant fabrics of the 1960s and 70s and love using them in my designs. They just bring Joy.

About

SHORT STORY

My influences come from the desire to be kind to the planet whilst using quality products. My truly unique pieces draw inspiration from different aspects of my life. Many ideas come from my local surroundings, living by the sea in Portobello: the wide skies and sea which change daily with colour and form; the rich architechure in Edinburgh and the wide lanscapes I visit in Scotland. As well as this, I have been greatly influenced by my family and their love of patterns, colour and textures espically my Nanny Joy who inspired many of my most colourful designs.

I notice the different textures which are all around us and how these collide into each other without questioning. This realisation is reflected in my work in which I use a variety of textilies and colours to create my geometic and abstract design.

The design of the boxes is based on original mid-century sewing boxes. I admired the clean lines and elegant design, and also saw the potential that they could be used for much more.  The idea was born to create pieces with the ability to store precious items which, rather than being hidden away, could take centre stage in any room. 

LONG STORY

I have always loved fabrics, colour and textures and studied upholstery at the School of Master Upholsterers and Soft Furnishing in Stirling. It was using this knowledge, and the love of combining a variety of textiles and colour, that the idea was born to create truly unique upholstered boxes.  Every one I create is different, telling a story inspired by the world around me. 

Growing up I was always drawn to colour; my mum always had colourful flowers around the house and every week we would visit my Nanny and Papa.  Nanny Joy was always dressed in the most colourful and vibrant dresses and their garden was an explosion of colours, full of a depth of colour and textures. The house was full of love and it was here where I experienced my first use of a needle and thread and the feeling of creating items from stitching different fabrics together.  

Whenever I think of those visits, I am filled with great memories and it's from here that my passion for textiles and patterns grew. Not only that but the colours Nanny Joy often wore, yellow and blues are often my go-to pallet.

Now living by the sea and walking my dog Lola on the beach every day, my designs are often inspired by the vast ever changing sky and water, from the inky blue and green sea to the rolling hills in the distance and its contrast with the flat ocean (on a calm day!) It can also be the smallest thing that inspires me from the the patterns the cracks make in the sea wall or the swirls in the peebles on the beach.


Sustainability

My Ethos

As well as having a passion for colour and design, I have always been conscious of the impact we have on the environment. Because of this I strive to create products that are kind to the planet.

When creating boxes from scratch, I choose materials that are environmentally friendly and, where possible, locally sourced. The wood is high quality Scottish hardwood, sourced and milled at a local timber yard in Dunfermline. The wooden legs are hand-turned by a local craftsman. Instead of using foam padding I use wool and cotton felt which is biodegradable.

The unique design collage on the lid of each box is crafted from a variety of different environmentally friendly fabrics. I often use wool from the Isle of Bute, vegan leather and vintage fabrics.

I hate to see vintage sewing boxes heading to landfill, so as well as making new boxes I also rescue these when I can! As with the new boxes, I make sure that the same high quality and environmentally friendly materials are used to transform them into one-of-a-kind designs.

When you buy a Joy Revival Design, you are not only buying a hand-crafted unique item of furniture, but also a product made of the highest quality environmentally friendly materials.

Caroline Sewell Design - Scottish beechwood on tractor ready to be planed.
Caroline Sewell Design - Caroline with mustard Bute Wool.
Caroline Sewell Design - Beautiful cotton fabrics.
Caroline Sewell Design - Scottish Wood Timber Yard.  The Beechwood being planed.
Caroline Sewell Design - holding mustard fabric