Wicklewood is an artisan homewares house, creating collections that are designed in London and brought to life by master craftspeople all over the world.
Beyond ‘products’, Wicklewood creates ‘modern heritage’ – pieces that pass through the hands of artisans and makers, into your hands, and your home. Designs that celebrate origin and tradition, enhancing our daily lives and encouraging us to revel in a fun and beautiful outlook on life.
Our Founder
Caroline grew up surrounded by textiles and design – from the antique fabrics her great grandmother collected in Central America in the early 1900s to the samples she helped her mother cut and send out – interiors were woven into her life from day one.
After 10 years in the U.S. She returned to London and launched Wicklewood in 2018, with a capsule range of cushions which now form the backbone of the collection.
Caroline lives in West London with her husband, her three small children and not-so-small dog. She is usually found running to (or from) her children, wearing colourful clothes, carrying a large water bottle and daydreaming of her next sourcing trip. When entertaining at home, her go-to formula is Ottolenghi from Deliveroo, a Wicklewood adorned table and an eclectic group of friends.
Our Designs
Caroline follows her curiosity around the world, collecting patterns and textiles, discovering artisan techniques and searching for original things that tell a story and capture a feeling of joy. By seeking out these narratives, Wicklewood creates and curates special designs that inspire and weave delight into the fabric of your life.
Pieces with personality that celebrate craft, recast tradition and create moments of magic to lift up the everyday – that’s what Wicklewood is all about.
Lived In Spaces
We believe in homes with a story – spaces to live in, not just to look at.
The colourful hand woven cushion that brings the sofa to life and lays the perfect foundations for an epic Sunday den. The hand block printed quilt that welcomes you home after a long day at work, then warms your toes on a chilly winter evening. The handblown glassware that celebrates summers of joyful lunches, punctuates slow breakfasts and means five more minutes with your nearest and dearest because you can throw it all in the dishwasher.
A Sprinkling Of Joy
We are founded on the belief that when the designs we surround ourselves with have traceable origins and are made with care and skill, they’re elevated, offering moments of whimsical escape amongst the everyday.
More than ‘products’, these are treasures that celebrate tradition, kindle stories and bring people together, to revel in a fun and beautiful outlook on life.
Our Makers
Nurturing narrative is what makes our hearts sing – the colour, craft, culture, heritage, and pattern that come with original pieces.
We celebrate those origins, by seeking out and forming partnerships with artisans around the world, then delivering their hand crafted pieces to your home.
WOMEN WHO INSPIRE US
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Lilly de Jongh Osborne
Caroline’s great grandmother, Lilly de Jongh Osborne, lived in Costa Rica and Guatemala in the early 1900s and travelled widely, amassing an extensive collection of Mesoamerican textiles and artisan pieces. A well-known scholar, lecturer and writer, she pioneered the documentation of indigenous Guatemalan weaving techniques, natural dyes and motifs. Today, her collection is housed by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology.
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Blithfield
Wicklewood was born from Blithfield, a boutique British textile house well known for its British made, beautiful printed textiles and wallpapers, founded by Caroline's mother, Liz, and her business partner, Anne Dubbs, when Caroline was ten years old. Caroline spent many a weekend sticking labels onto sample cuttings, manning the Blithfield stand at trade shows and learning about entrepreneurship, interiors and design from her mother and Anne.
