Ellen Thomas
Furniture

Ellen Thomas is a British furniture and product designer based in the north east of England. She graduated from Northumbria Universities celebrated Three Dimensional Design course with a 2.1 in 2010. Ellen Thomas is a newly established furniture and product design company operating through Northumbria Universities Designers in Residence Scheme. Ellen’s work brings a contemporary twist to iconic products and furniture.

She is concerned that attitudes towards products and furniture today are too disposable. Her focus is to create beautiful contemporary designs with added value encouraging the user to form an attachment with her work. In doing so she hopes that her pieces will be kept and cherished. After exhibiting at New Designers, 'Homework' at Mint, 'On the road' at Saatchi and Saatchi and Design MART in 2010.

Ellen is entering 2011with her furniture now ready for retail online and she is hoping to gain retail outlets.

Q&A's

Describe your creative practice in 20 single words.

Detailed, quirky, elegant , understated, turned, revival, considered, practical, charming, functional, playful, classic, contemporary, odd, subtle, timeless, desirable, refined, whimsical, curious

Describe your influences using 30 single words or short phrases.

Nature. Places. Music. Photographs. People. Life. Traditional Craft techniques. Art Nouveau. Modern technologies. Impressionism. Industrial processes.The Arts and crafts movement. Droog. Japanese joinery. Architecture. Fashion.