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Designer Maker

Our Designer Maker section spans the length of Frome town centre, showcasing some of the best contemporary craftspeople, designers and makers in the South West. Ditch mass-produced high street fashion and discover everything from screen printed apparel, to handcrafted leather accessories from makers who are all about materials and process.

We don’t believe in throwaway fashion and passing trends – our designers and makers create high quality, unique products that are made to last, making the perfect gift or a timeless piece for your home.

Olive Tree Workshop

We use sustainable sourced British timber to create beautiful products for the home.

Melia Handmade

Melia’s handcrafted waxed canvas aprons and bags. Rugged durability and timeless sophistication. Featuring water-resistant resilience, reinforced stitching, and premium hardware, evolving with a unique patina through years of use.

Embroidered by Hope

Local self taught embroidery artist and visible mender.

Down the Way

Ethically made clothes using vintage, thrifted and deadstock fabrics. Handmade in Frome.

Gemma's Funky Art

Gemma’s Funky Art makes prints, stickers, and zines inspired by fungi, fantasy, and folklore.

Wildflower Cards

I make greeting cards and prints that focus on the dreamy exotic fantasy of the everyday with the allure of faraway lands, using beautiful colours to brighten up the day.

Rabbit

“Combines the raw energy of rockstars with a fairy ethereality” ~ Vogue.
Discover rabbit’s whimsical fashion – soft sustainable clothes, screen printed or hand painted with garden delights, bats & butterflies.

Rubbish Portraits

Not your average photo booth! Rubbish Portraits creates wonderfully wonky handdrawn portraits live at the market, turning visitors into one of a kind works of original art.

Bethan Mary Clarke

Bethan creates pieces inspired by nature and landscape. Her work varies from stained glass everlasting bouquets to larger panel designs, including traditional lead panel and copper foiling work.

Flõwan Studio

Flõwan Studio — Painterly rugs and wall hangings, designed and made in my studio, commissioned or ready-made. Hand and machine-tufted in 100% wool and recycled yarns, each piece intuitively designed and one-of-a-kind.

Furrtastic Empurrium

Inspired by my curious imagination combined with an interest in animal and human behaviour, I love to make amusing, colourful, performative ceramic sculptures of animals domestic and wild.

Ibolya Feher / Made by Ibi

I make one of a kind, hand made ceramics to bring joy to people’s home and brighten up their day. I create fun home décor and figurative items. I use bright, colourful glazes and aim to create work that makes people smile.

Lore Botanicals

Natural, organic & sustainable skincare made in Dorset that will bring your skin nourishment, harmony & a radiant glow.Natural home fragrances inspired by the wild foothills of Europe to transport the senses.