After a few years feeding the ducks in the picturesque fishing village of Emsworth in Hampshire, England, we have relocated our studio back to the South Coast town of Southsea. We’re back to the place we originally started in 5 years ago, with a new central location in an old butcher’s workshop.

Looking to the heritage of the building for inspiration, ‘The Old Workshop’ is a fresh take on a design studio. Graphics on feature walls take cue from characteristic butcher’s packaging and combine with iconic design interiors to create a functional working space. 

The project itself took around 4 weeks to complete. The interior was completely ripped out to reveal original parquet flooring while walls were moved and built to create defined areas within the main studio. The team involved had a limited budget to work with, making the use of materials already available such as the flooring, key to the project’s success. Stainless steel work surfaces complete with butcher’s blocks are complimented by bespoke desking areas as well as the obligatory Eames chairs, creating the perfect mix of classic and contemporary with clean lines and butchery.

We were lucky enough to be asked to help create a press preview event for Clarks along with our good friends at Spread design. The Originals product for next season is definitely looking strong with 6 limited edition desert boots being released to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Originals brand.

Here’s a lil behind-the-scenes peek of the event and of the 60th Anniversary product…

Dan at Freshness asked us to lend a helping hand for the new look Freshness Mag site and we were only too happy to help. We created icons for the News/Updates, Shop Guide, Chinese, Japanese and Features sections of the site.

The second issue of The Ride journal landed fresh off the press on the ilovedust studio desks today.

Our second cover design is looking sweeeet.