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www.girlandbird.com
girl&bird, my accessories line, was founded in 2010. Initially selling lace collars that could be worn as necklaces, I have since expanded it to include purses made with quirky prints, personal initials and my signature vintage maps.
I have been interested and compelled by maps for a long time: the lure of unknown places, the muted colours, the ware-marks of long past adventures...
My granddad had a large collection of maps. When he passed away, they were given to me. Rather than let them sit in a drawer, I felt the need to turn them in to something that could be enjoyed on a daily basis.
I treat the maps with great care - laminated for their protection, and paired with pure cotton, they maintain the beauty and integrity that an old object should, but reinvented into an object that is functional in the age of sat-nav.
I have been interested and compelled by maps for a long time: the lure of unknown places, the muted colours, the ware-marks of long past adventures...
My granddad had a large collection of maps. When he passed away, they were given to me. Rather than let them sit in a drawer, I felt the need to turn them in to something that could be enjoyed on a daily basis.
I treat the maps with great care - laminated for their protection, and paired with pure cotton, they maintain the beauty and integrity that an old object should, but reinvented into an object that is functional in the age of sat-nav.