Yesterday I went to the Country Living Magazine Spring Fair at the Business Design Centre in London.  I had a lovely day looking at all the pretty goodies on offer on all the amazing stands. It was nice to see so many people selling products that are made in Britain so I thought I would share a few with you.

One of my favourites was Barnickle Furniture as I thought the display really stood out. Lucy Schmidt is the very talented artist from Devon who takes discarded items such as filing cabinets and cable reels and transforms them into statement pieces of furniture by painting various designs on them. So not only does she create her amazing work in Britain but she also does her bit for the environment by recycling unwanted items! I really loved her little coffee tables that were made out of cable reels but my absolute favourite was the red telephone box filing cabinet. She is currently painting a lot of patriotic imagery on her furniture but she does also take custom orders.

There were quite a few clothing stands at the fair this year that I really liked.  One of which was Little Dye House where I bought this super cute camisole.

They offer a range of very pretty Womenswear, girlswear and babywear all lovingly made and dyed in Britain with incredibly soft fabrics. Another company I liked, was Kind Hearts Clothing which also makes beautiful items of clothing in Britain for Women and Children. A lot of their designs have a retro feel and I especially liked the 1940’s style cardigans.

Whenever I go to these fairs, I always want to buy a Tweed Coat or Jacket as they always look so well made.  Welligogs had a selection of British made coats and jackets that looked sooooo amazing!

Not only was there loads of British made clothing for people but I also found some seriously cute wax jackets for dogs on the Redhound for Dogs stand. They also had collars, beds, jumpers, bandanas and treat bags all of which are made in Britain. I just had to buy a wax jacket for my little Westie, Belle! She will have to wait a few days for it to arrive in the post though as the Lady is kindly changing the trim for me.  I will add a photo of Belle wearing it soon!

As a lot of my finds on this post have been a bit girly, I thought I should end with a more MANLY product. I was so impressed with the quality of Alex Pole‘s ironwork that he hand makes in Somerset! His mix of iron and other items such as large pebbles, lawn bowls and blocks of wood really looked stunning! I have definitely got to buy one of his oak doorstops soon! I love the way that they have such a simple and contemporary shape which is contrasted by the natural texture created by the grains of the wood! Absolutely Beautiful!