The physical studio of Studio Cotton is a really special space in the centre of Bristol, and is the absolute core of our business.

I started my business from my living room back in 2016, where I quickly learned how to watch Judge Judy continuously for 11 hours a day by channel flipping.

When I realised that my daily JJ marathons were not a viable business strategy, I upgraded to a desk in a co-working space.

When I realised that a co-working space that got burgled on the reg and got cleaned on the very-much-not-reg, I upgraded to a small 3-person studio above a coffee shop.

When I realised that my company was growing, I wanted our own space to run workshops, and the studio landlord had, ummm, questionable morals and business practices, I wanted to upgrade to our own office space.

It took 6 months to find the right space, 4 months to negotiate the lease, and 6 weeks to turn the third floor of 48 Corn Street into the Studio Cotton of my dreams… nearly.

After spending all of our time, creativity and energy on refurbishing the main workshop space, we decided to work with the Ikea Business Design team to finish the small side offices where we complete our day-to-day work.

An astonishingly painful 6 months later, work was finally complete, and so our phenomenal photographer, Georgia de Lotz returned for a new interior photoshoot to capture the finished space.

Date: November 2018
Photographer: Georgia de Lotz
Location: Studio Cotton, 48 Corn Street, Bristol
Client: Studio Cotton

Workshop: Custom iridescent butt, but or a set of three by Bristol designer, Yay Rae Flay

Workshop: Rubber plant under prints by Little Paisley Designs, Cawligraphy, Niaski and Cairn & Grace

Workshop: A hint of my houseplant hoarding

Workshop: The famous monstera, Veronica, not to be confused with our wonderful team member, Weronika.

Workshop: Our studio is always littered with yarn as you never know when you'll need to do some emergency crocheting

Workshop: The 2019 Christmas tree featured dried flowers from local business, Pretty Wild

Workshop: You can't have too many books on design, marketing and feminism

Workshop: Sneaky peek at our living room area

Workshop: A few years ago Alex and I had a food-themed Christmas tree, this bauble then moved into the studio

Office One: Dulux Blush Pink walls accented with off-black cabinets and a concrete effect worktop

Office One: Custom acrylic sign by Yay Rae Flay

Office One: Little trinket purchase at the Bristol Etsy Team x Bristol Girl Bosses Pop Up Shop by Rebecca Edelmann

Office One: In theory these are our stationery shelves, but in reality it's my houseplant hospital of shame

Office One: Please don't judge me for the top shelf of crusty plants.

Office One: Alex's desk and a vintage chair that was in my nan's conservatory when I was growing up. We moved this chair out of the main workshop as too many people were jumping into the comfy cush.

Office One: Currently our spare desk for when our freelancers work in-house.

Office One: My massive notebook and Georgia's non-Mac laptop

Office One: Plant pot cosy by one of my absolute favourite people, Moloney Makes

Office One: More of my massive notepad, and a lamp from Homesense which I realised I don't really like but am keeping because Alex said I'd go off it straight away and I don't want him to know that he was right.

Office One: Gifted print from Bristol-based artist Rtiiika when we met up to share experiences in self-employed life.

Office One: It's a very lovely print.

Office Two: Jodie & Weronika's desks and shelves filled with impractical yet pretty objects

Office Two: Wide view with my desk on the left. It's extra narrow and extra long - I get asked a fair bit if I find this annoying but I like the extra gerth.

Office Two: More butts from the Yay Rae Flay three-piece nudes

Office Two: I'm a bit obsessed with Bristol History, this photo from 1904 features the three-person studio above a coffee shop

Office Two: Jodie's desk is always this tidy, she's magical

Office Two: My desk is literally never this tidy, I am decidedly un-magical

Office Two: Prints by Pencil Pusher and Jay Harper, embroidery of my cat by me

Office Two: My knick-knack spot with a glorious parrot vase bought from Asda, and a flower press made by my mum.

Office Two: Some absolute joker (me).

Office Three: Our product photography studio. Georgia organised our props by colour and they look freaking gorgeous

Office Three: I stole that unicorn from Alex's former colleagues

Office Three: Set up to shoot

Office Three: Jodie hand illustrated this cotton stem for our notebooks

Office Three: More props ready for lifestyle-inspired shots

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