That's why it is understandable that Sincerely Louise - which designs DIY knitting kits that allow customers to create gigantic faux taxidermy trophy heads for their homes - has won the People's Choice Award, one of the winners in this year's Etsy Awards UK and Ireland.
Louise Walker, author of `Faux Taxidermy Knits`, designs every element herself and hand prints and packs each kit. and believes that enabling people to be creative is a driving force behind her business'. She also runs workshops for different knitting projects of all levels. Louise's prize for winning the top award is £10,000 plus a chance to stock at John Lewis, one of the UK's favourite retailers.
Etsy is a marketplace where millions of people around the world connect, both online and offline, to make, sell and buy unique goods. Founded in 2005 in New York, the Etsy community includes the creative entrepreneurs who sell on their platform, particularly appealing to thoughtful consumers looking to buy unique goods from their stable of retailers and manufacturers who partner with Etsy sellers to help them grow their businesses.
The 2016 Etsy Awards winners were handpicked from thousands of entries, and are a series of design awards created to celebrate and support local Etsy makers and designers throughout the UK and Ireland.
The expert panel of industry judges this year included Anna Rigby, John Lewis; Patricia Van den Akker, The Design Trust; Pip McCormac, Red Magazine and Erica Davies, The Edited. The People’s Choice Award winner, receiving the top prize of £10,000, was voted for by the public from the pool of 60 finalists.
Here's is the line up of the rest of the top prizes.
Home & Living Award
Gold winner: Estampe and Co, Prize £2,500
A collaboration of two artist-designers their patterns are based on endangered species and tribes native to the Amazonian region and are designed to inspire eco-friendliness and habitat conservation. They are printed using non-toxic inks on non-woven paper from certified forests. Their range also features an innovative ‘peel and stick’ wallpaper option. 5% from each sale is donated to an organisation which promotes the sustainable use of resources.
Silver winner: Factory Twenty One
Bronze winner: Naive Noir Furniture
Fashion & Accessories Award
Gold winner: Pluck’d Designs, Prize £2,500
East Londoner Saffie Pluck has developed her own reflective yarn using local mills and suppliers. She designs and hand knits accessories and clothing for urban cyclists and runners. The products look normal during the day and seamlessly transform to highly functional, reflective pieces at night. Pluck’d Designs’ ethos is focused on creating everyday slow fashion, with quality being a top priority, ensuring that her products will last season in, season out.
Silver winner: R Palmer Jewellery
Bronze winner: Katie Brown Designs
Kids & Baby Award
Gold winner: Button and Blue, Prize £2,500
Amy is a Brighton based mum of two who started her Etsy shop to facilitate flexible working hours around raising her children. Knitting was her hobby which she transformed into a business. She knits with natural fibres and her designs are minimal and classic with a pop of fun. She hopes to get Button and Blue products into stores and would like to see a local network of parent run businesses.
Silver winner: The Fox in the Attic
Bronze winner: Sian Zeng
Retail Star Award
Gold winner: Yvonne Ellen, Prize £2,500
Yvonne Ellen homeware is a unique range of tableware designed to add charm and intrigue to the home. Yvonne combines a passion for beautiful fine bone china with a love of quirky, decorative illustration in her ranges. Every piece is designed and made in Britain. She handmakes the majority of her collection, with a selection of pieces made in one of the original pottery factories in Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
Silver winner: L'Etabli London
Bronze winner: Papio Press
Etsy New Talent Award
Gold winner: FeatherOak, Prize £2,500
Alexandra is 19 years old from rural Northumberland. She gathers many of her resources locally, including crystals, bone, sea glass and coal. Months of research and planning went into opening her Etsy shop, she sold sheep skulls online to raise the funds to buy a professional camera and taught herself photography. Alex hopes to expand her jewellery production into working with precious metals such as silver and gold and would love to travel around Britain to gather more natural treasures for her work.
Silver winner: Laura Slater Print
Bronze winner: Rowenna Mason Weaving
For more info on the winners, click HERE.
A collaboration of two artist-designers their patterns are based on endangered species and tribes native to the Amazonian region and are designed to inspire eco-friendliness and habitat conservation. They are printed using non-toxic inks on non-woven paper from certified forests. Their range also features an innovative ‘peel and stick’ wallpaper option. 5% from each sale is donated to an organisation which promotes the sustainable use of resources.
Silver winner: Factory Twenty One
Bronze winner: Naive Noir Furniture
Fashion & Accessories Award
Gold winner: Pluck’d Designs, Prize £2,500
East Londoner Saffie Pluck has developed her own reflective yarn using local mills and suppliers. She designs and hand knits accessories and clothing for urban cyclists and runners. The products look normal during the day and seamlessly transform to highly functional, reflective pieces at night. Pluck’d Designs’ ethos is focused on creating everyday slow fashion, with quality being a top priority, ensuring that her products will last season in, season out.
Silver winner: R Palmer Jewellery
Bronze winner: Katie Brown Designs
Kids & Baby Award
Gold winner: Button and Blue, Prize £2,500
Amy is a Brighton based mum of two who started her Etsy shop to facilitate flexible working hours around raising her children. Knitting was her hobby which she transformed into a business. She knits with natural fibres and her designs are minimal and classic with a pop of fun. She hopes to get Button and Blue products into stores and would like to see a local network of parent run businesses.
Silver winner: The Fox in the Attic
Bronze winner: Sian Zeng
Retail Star Award
Gold winner: Yvonne Ellen, Prize £2,500
Yvonne Ellen homeware is a unique range of tableware designed to add charm and intrigue to the home. Yvonne combines a passion for beautiful fine bone china with a love of quirky, decorative illustration in her ranges. Every piece is designed and made in Britain. She handmakes the majority of her collection, with a selection of pieces made in one of the original pottery factories in Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
Silver winner: L'Etabli London
Bronze winner: Papio Press
Etsy New Talent Award
Gold winner: FeatherOak, Prize £2,500
Alexandra is 19 years old from rural Northumberland. She gathers many of her resources locally, including crystals, bone, sea glass and coal. Months of research and planning went into opening her Etsy shop, she sold sheep skulls online to raise the funds to buy a professional camera and taught herself photography. Alex hopes to expand her jewellery production into working with precious metals such as silver and gold and would love to travel around Britain to gather more natural treasures for her work.
Silver winner: Laura Slater Print
Bronze winner: Rowenna Mason Weaving
For more info on the winners, click HERE.
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