+ ADDING VALUE THROUGH DESIGN
- SUBTRACTING WASTE THROUGH CONSCIOUS REUSE AND SUSTAINABLE DECISION MAKING
"To Love and Paint"
Love the earth
Love what we do
Love the people we rely on
If love is the first step in all we do, we will then be allowed to have greater responsibility in making decisions on behalf of the earth, on behalf of each other
Only then are we “allowed” to step into contexts not of our own to design and translate in.
Love is an entry ticket to make, produce and create.
We believe in making things where they belong.
Our work centres around designing and producing FF&E in close collaboration with local makers, artisans, and workshops, as near to the final site as possible. This approach supports local economies, reduces environmental impact, and results in work that feels grounded in its place.
Alongside our own ranges, we offer bespoke design, interior design, production management, and ethical sourcing, either individually or as part of a complete process.
Through this, we aim to contribute to a more thoughtful, connected, and responsible way of making.
HOW WE WORK & SOURCE
Artisan Partners
Some Things is built on collaboration, shared skills, and mutual respect.
We work with artisan partners across different contexts, recognising making as a form of knowledge, one that is learned, refined, and passed on through practice. Our role is not to overwrite this knowledge, but to work alongside it, combining design thinking with established craft skills to create objects that are relevant, useful, and honest.
Each collaboration is shaped by its environment: available materials, tools, cultural references, and production realities. Design is developed through exchange—testing, adapting, and problem-solving together, so that objects evolve through making, not abstraction.
We believe skills move both ways. Artisans contribute deep material understanding and technique; we contribute structure, refinement, and pathways to new applications. What emerges is shared authorship rather than hierarchy.
The outcome is work that carries its context quietly—functional, tactile, and considered—rooted in real hands, real places, and real processes.