Here at Bags of Love, we just love to get involved in projects. From small scale community projects like supporting a charity that we believe in, to something more mainstream, like our beautiful bedding appearing on Big Brother. We like to get in there on all levels.
What’s more, we love to share these community projects with you! So, we put together this selection of posts to keep you up to date with what we’re up to. Browse some of the things that we have got ourselves stuck into.
This month we are happy to announce a long-term partnership with Dreams Come True charity. Dreams Come True fulfils dreams for children and young people aged 2 years to 21 years old with serious and life-limiting conditions. In celebration of all the dads, grandads, stepfathers and father figures, we’ll be running a Father’s Day Design Competition, giving […]
Child exploitation is a devastating topic right now in the clothing industry. BBC’s Panorama uncovered this week “The Kids Who Have to Sew to Survive,” and it was a topic, which really struck a nerve with us. The effects of child labour are extensive and soul shattering and, unfortunately, very real. Much like the workhouses […]
Big brother duvets We often get asked to make things for TV shows and set designs. From makeovers to period dramas or even London West End Theatre productions we are making clothing, drapes, curtains and products to match the required scenes. Today we were seeing our duvet cover productions in the Daily Mail in a […]
This week we were delighted to open our doors to a group of students under the leadership of Elisa Palomino of Central St. Martin’s and Malene Kristiansen from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Textile & Fashion. First the group was shown our factory in which all of our many wonderful products get made. […]
Last Saturday we were delighted to attend the New Designers show at the Business Design Centre in London, where and astonishing 3,000 graduates were displaying their wares. The event has been running for 30 years and, among other noble pursuits, has a strong focus on textiles and materials. We were hugely impressed with the talent […]
This weekend we visited the Graduate Fashion Week, a major annual event which showcases emerging talent from universities across the world. On the runway and across the exhibit we saw incredible cutting-edge conceptual designs come to life during four days of non-stop fashion mayhem. It was thrilling to see many of the designs printed right […]
This week Contrado was invited to speak at Central St. Martin’s University of Arts in London. The event was presided over by special guest speaker Grayson Perry, who gave an inspirational in-depth lecture. Recounting his own career, Mr. Perry presented some of his most famous pieces and explained in detail the motivations and stories behind […]
If you, like us, were curled up on the couch on Christmas Eve, enjoying some fabulous, festive TV, then you might have caught one of our favourite shows. A League of Their Own, showcased their Christmas Special on Christmas Eve and we personally couldn’t wait to see it. Not just because it is one of […]
We were recently contacted by one of our favourite radio stations, Heart, to see if we wouldn’t mind helping them with a present for one of their breakfast presenters. Well, of course we said yes! It was the lovely Rich Clarke’s birthday and his co-presenter Zoe and the rest of the team from Heart Solent […]
At Bags of Love, we are lucky enough to have some of the nicest customers in the world! Sometimes our lovely customers get in touch and let us know how much they love their Bags of Love products, and sometimes they go one step further. Meet our new friend Nathan, this cheeky looking chappy with […]