Celebrating the North of England’s creativity and manufacturing, Charlotte Raffo, The Monkey Puzzle Tree

Charlotte Raffo is the founder of The Monkey Puzzle Tree, a homeware business that creates award-winning, artist-designed fabrics and wallpapers with a twist and a conscience.

Working with artists and designers to produce the most beautiful collection of products, Charlotte’s brand makes everything within a hundred-mile radius of Leeds.

The business has also recently won two awards for its design and innovation –  a Guildmark for their cork wallpaper, and ‘Best in British Product Design’ award at the Brit List Awards.

Discover:

• [03:02] Charlotte’s background and why she set up her own business
• [10:20] How the brand works with local artists
• [12:01] Why Charlotte chooses to not follow trends and work with artists with unique styles
• [14:41] How Charlotte goes about deciding on the fabrics, processes and manufacturers to use to make her products
• [23:37] The trade shows Charlotte attends and why she sees that as an important way to market her business
• [32:54] Why Charlotte believes you have to invest in your business for the long term
• [42:05] How the name of the brand came about

Watch the video interview of this episode on YouTube here.

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