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Our Adventure October the 10th is World Mental Health Day and we are joining the campaign to raise awareness about what can be done to make sure that people with mental health issues can live with dignity. On October the 10th members, staff, volunteers and friends of Designs in Mind are going on adventures, setting themselves challenges and doing something different to raise money for Designs in Mind. Tracey, Lyn, Elaine, Jess, Wendy & Jen - Oswestry Old Racecourse Walk Kath,
Meet Bridie
Bridie is the latest person to join the Designs in Mind team so we thought you would like to get to know her... What are you looking forward to the most working with us? I am most looking forward to being back in a studio environment on a daily basis , working directly with others to create beautiful work which has an engaging story and strong purpose , both socially and commercially. The diversity of the company excites me as it is a truly unique entity in which I could no
What does adventure mean to you?
We have written a few blogs over the last year about the 'retail adventure' we are on and we have been inspired recently by stories of adventure in Oh Comely magazine. So across the making table this week we have been discussing what adventure means? “It means excitement, fear, the opportunity for change, to experience something new, perhaps thrilling. There’s a whole universe out there waiting to be discovered – even more exciting, there’s a whole universe inside, waiting t
Catching Up
So much has been happening since we last wrote a blog, so it is about time that we got you up to date... Commissions- Coverage Care: We have continued to work on our latest commission for a new care home in Shrewsbury. This includes a 40m mosaic path, 50 felt wall hangings and 6 string ward signs. I like the way the mosaic comes together, a bit like creating a jigsaw. Once you’ve got the design in mind (no pun intended) it can quickly come together, a bit of brute force with
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