CHRISTINE CAMERON WILLIAMS

Bo and Jangles keeps getting greener. All of our bespoke furniture is produced in the UK. From the handcrafted new wood chair, sofa and chaise frames, to the upholstery, to the high tech laminated art work, to the hand finished window treatments, to the hand finished cushions, to the Bo & Jangles printed fabrics and bean cushions.

And then we take antique furniture into another century. Using a multitude of techniques, the resulting pieces have more edge, more relevance and wit for today's homes. This is design and recycling working in a dream partnership. The trends of today are the repeatable buy one get one free. Our excitement comes from taking a faded classic through the extreme make over journey. The result is not wall to wall magnolia. The result is an object of cool sophistication, looking for adventure and an owner not afraid of expression. 

And yes, we are practising the greener art in our private lives. Diane is planting veg and herbs for a small town. Lindsay is eating home grown radishes as I write with plenty more varieties of veg where they came from. Composting novices, Birthday Boy and I, watch the yo yo effect of the bins in full swing and guess we are heading for black gold. Our veg planter is recycled iron tree grids and the forgotten land behind the garage is no longer the jungle paradise only enjoyed by Bo and the birds. The plot is now a sea of felled bush, weeds and ivy, waiting for the wood chipper to turn it into fodder for the compost bin. And the reclaimed earth is a planned winter veg garden with raised beds made from forgotten sleepers.

In work and in play we have a combined fascination to make the ordinary, extraordinary with each of us working and re working ideas until we call a halt and take a considered judgment that our objective has been reached. 

Perhaps in business we are not so green.