Carla Risdon is the founder of Risdon & Risdon.
https://risdonandrisdon.co.uk/
Based in Shropshire the company produce aprons, bags, leather aprons, tool rolls and knife rolls.
I found out about the company because my girlfriend Bryony bought me one of their epic aprons for Christmas last year.
I wear it every time I get into the kitchen and get around a big feed up.
It was a such a pleasure to speak with Carla after reaching out to her on Instagram.
We take a deep dive into why she started the business, how she grew the business and what is coming up in the future within the business.
A superb story so far and one of Carla’s key take aways:
‘Don’t look for problems, look for solutions.’
This is a sneakily inspiring episode and the dedication and craft that goes into their products is hard to describe, just listen and you will understand.
Definitely get around their products lovely people:
https://risdonandrisdon.co.uk/collections/all
Information on their pop ups:
Old Spitalfields Market - 10-13th November
Walton Street Winter Market, Chelsea - 1 December
Blue Patch Sustainable Department Store, Espacio Gallery, Bethnal Green Road - 11-16th December
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/blue-patchs-original-sustainable-department-store-shoreditch-tickets-48651705561
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