Directory
Banks Mill Resident Businesses & Associates
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Active Light Films (Associate)
Active Light Films is an independent film production company, specialising in producing inspirational business media for a diverse range of clients. Active Light Films are stimulating, memorable films [...]
Amy Bradley Illustration (Associate)
Amy offers illustrations and design work for greetings cards, children’s books and general publishing. Her work is hand drawn making use of digital techniques to create colourful illustrations. [...]
Angel Eden (Associate)
Angel Eden celebrates all things British and hand made. Silver jewellery designed to show details of British architecture, country gardens and afternoon tea. Textile jewellery and accessories that [...]
Angelika Dennis (Associate)
Angelika creates photographic images and sculptural smoke fired ceramics inspired by nature and geology. She has wide experience of facilitating workshops within community and educational settings. If you [...]
Annabella Whispers Photography (Associate)
Katie’s passion for whimsical beauty, enchanted folklore tales and vintage romance all kissed by touches of magic is the inspirational driving force to her photography. Her passion for [...]
April Shepherd
April Shepherd is a painter producing expressive figurative forms mostly in oils. Although much of the imagery is derived from movement and the natural world, supernatural or metaphysical themes are often a feature in the [...]
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Barbara Colbert
Charcoal drawings; horses, dogs, ammonites. Powerful, dramatic, large scale charcoal drawings with textured elements which are inspired by nature and life cycles. Energy, vigour and movement are captured [...]
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Ceriboo (Associate)
Working from a small, creative workshop located in Derbyshire, Ceriboo creates her range of extremely durable, highly tasteful ‘one off’ designs to order. “From an early age I remember [...]
Chris Ball Ceramics (Associate)
Handmade pottery, sculpture and classes. Ceramic sculpture, functional pottery and classes by Chris Ball. Colourful, playful designs that are both humorous and charming to add character to your [...]
Chris Hardy (Associate)
Chris Hardy, LRPS – Commercial, Portrait and Product Photography. Commissioned by Quad Arts for the Gleam Festival of Light, Chris Hardy’s photography also captures eclectic images for commercial [...]
Christine Gray (Associate)
Christine is a Fine Artist working in mixed media, She enjoys exploring creativity through different mediums. Her creative output is usually matched by the appropriate medium at that [...]
Clare Brooksbank
Clare is an artist with a background of portraiture, murals and fore-edge book painting. She is currently working with collage and paint to express life experiences and emotions. [...]
Cogdon, Clark & Tranter (Associate)
Cogdon, Clark & Tranter (CCT) are a creative team who help clients to communicate through graphic design, branding, copywriting and the web.
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David Ainley
David Ainley is a fine artist and lecturer engaged in contemporary critical practice. David Ainley employs systems approaches in painting and drawing frequently associated with Minimalism and Conceptual [...]
David Booth – Fine Artist (Associate)
David Booth is a Fine Artist – working as both a painter and a sculptor. Booth is interested in producing work with a visual aesthetic to attract the [...]
DE1 Design
DE1 Design are a graphic and web design company who also offer a great variety of print to suit all budgets. With expertise in marketing as well as [...]
DE22 Creative Design Solutions
At DE22 nothing is usual or common. In fact everything about us is unique. Brand strategy that allows you to gain valuable insights in your market prior to [...]
Deb Allitt Artworks (Associate)
The subject matter for Deb’s paintings comes from still life subjects, flowers and an interest in all things to do with the natural world. Her paintings range from [...]
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Events Artists (Associate)
Professional face painting, body art and caricatures Victoria Howard is an artist that specialises in painting on Human Skin, for artistic and corporate work. On a daily basis [...]
Ewan Mathers
Discrete, Incisive, Sympathetic, Bold, Creative. Derby photographer Ewan Mathers MA, BA (Hons,1st), ABIPP welcomes you! Ewan specialises in contemporary style wedding photography and bespoke portraiture. If you are looking for a [...]
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Fifth Word (Associate)
The first four lines of any play will be Act One, Scene One… It is the Fifth Word that marks the beginning of something new… Fifth Word is [...]
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Geraldine Smith (Associate)
All Geraldine’s prints are one-off hand inked, pulled originals. She uses traditional etching and intaglio processes applying non-toxic printing methods. She manipulates vibrant colour combinations to create textured [...]
Goodbye Uniform
Goodbye Uniform is a young creative duo raised on a love of squared paper, bright colours and the relationship between pen and mouse. We draw inspiration from the [...]
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Heather Horsley Illustration
Illustrations and design work for greeting cards, children’s books and general publishing. Heather is a professional and very versatile freelance illustrator/designer based at Banks Mill studios, working predominantly [...]
Helen Meakin (Associate)
Helen Meakin designs and creates hand woven wall hangings using a wire warp. She threads through beads, sequins and a variety of weft yarns to produce interesting colour [...]
Holly Booth Photography (Associate)
Fashion, beauty and portrait photographer. Holly’s distinctive photography demonstrates her eye for detail and composition. Specialising in fashion, but also possessing a keen interest in beauty and portraiture, [...]
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Jane Bevan
Using natural materials such as bark, twigs and thorns Jane Bevan makes small assembled sculptures and vessels which highlight the fragments and details of nature. Her daily foraging [...]
Jane Mack (Associate)
Jane Mack works from her studio in Loughborough, Leicestershire where she produces abstract paintings known for their intricacy and textural quality. Each piece is made from many different layers [...]
Jayne Woodbridge Textile Design
After completing a city and guilds course in structured Stitch and Embroidery techniques, Jayne then went on to complete a degree in textiles at Derby University. She gained [...]
Joan Ainley
Joan Ainley is a visual artist in a range of media including collage, assemblage, installation, drawing and small publications. “Ainley’s work tends towards the poetic and enigmatic, more [...]
Joanna John
A creative visual artist. Joanna works in various media, both 2D and 3D. She has a fascination with maps, aerial views and the built environment; creating paintings and [...]
Juliet Goodden
Juliet has made drawings and paintings of industrial and urban landscapes for many years. Working in oil on canvas and graphite on paper she is now documenting industrial [...]
Justine Nettleton (Associate)
Justine Nettleton works from her studio in Long Eaton. Her work is inspired by light and nature. Her large drawings explore the twisted forms within the dried and [...]
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Karina Cipikoff Wedding Photography
Karina Cipikoff BA(Hons) is a Derby based photographer specialising in wedding photography. She has got a first class honours degree in photography from the University of Derby. Karina [...]
Kate Smith Designs (Associate)
Award-Winning, Children’s Illustrator/Designer Her experience offers you: Fresh, original ideas Market focused designs Flexible, approachable service Computer-generated work. Enquiries welcomed for projects on: Character development Children’s book illustration [...]
Kerri Pratt (Associate)
Inspired by travel and encounters with new places, Kerri Pratt’s paintings have reference to the urban landscape. She deconstructs the landscape through a drawing process to find new [...]
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Lisa Gibson (Associate)
Lisa Gibson is a fashion and textile designer and producer of off the rail pieces and bespoke garments, as well as beautiful accessories such as bags, brooches and [...]
Louise West Lace Design
Louise uses traditional bobbin lace designs and natural form as inspiration for contemporary fine silver jewellery. Items are individually created using precious metal clays and glass fusing techniques. [...]
Lucy Palmer
Lucy Palmer designs stylish narrative jewellery inspired by stories such as myths, fairy tales and folk tales. Each piece is a miniature work of art as well as [...]
Lyanne McCredie
Lyanne enjoys creating stained glass panels for different purposes and places. Unique window and door panels will be designed with her clients to ensure they are personal and [...]
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Mair Perkins (Associate)
Mair is an award winning animator, designer and illustrator who combines digital design expertise with traditional drawing and painting techniques to create a range of diverse, distinctive styles [...]
Martin Hyde
Martin Hyde is a Derby based artist and illustrator whose artworks include the The Visitors, the Dead Good Kids (on permanent exhibition in The Greyhound public house on [...]
Melissa Montague (Associate)
Melissa uses traditional techniques to create wearable jewellery pieces. Melissa’s designs consist of simple forms predominately constructed from silver. Using techniques such as oxidisation along with hammering creates [...]
Middle 8 Marketing Communications
Middle 8 Marketing builds interest and credibility in Derby companies and does so through an integrated approach to Marketing, Branding, PR, Social Media, Web Design and SEO. In [...]
Mig Holder
Mig uses only recycled and remnant fabrics to create garments, soft furnishings, accessories and textile art. She aims to make her garments unusual but very wearable. Her art [...]
Mischief Media (Associate)
Mischief Media create short computer animated films: for children aged 4 to 12, that support cross-curricular learning for Key Stages 1 & 2, promote flexible learning beyond the [...]
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Natonia Pickup
Natonia’s jewellery designs consist of using sterling and fine silver, fabrics and resin. The silver is hand-sawn and formed using traditional techniques. Natonia’s ideas arose from her travels around Australasia and Asia, and being wooed by Aboriginal art, [...]
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Paul Johnstone (Associate)
Paul Johnstone paints abstract expressionist pictures, using a pallete knife edge to create particle layered paintscapes. He builds complex depth of field works, some which have no fixed focal [...]
Peak Images (Associate)
Chiz Dakin is a photographer and writer specialising in the outdoors world. Whether you want lovely landscape prints or calendars for your business or home, great images to [...]
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Q’s Jewellery (Associate)
Q’s Jewellery is a unique range of handmade jewellery. The beads are a mixture of recycled and new from reputable suppliers. Every design is different but they are [...]
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Rachel Emmerson Enamel Jewellery (Associate)
Working in silver and 18ct gold Rachel designs and produces an elegant range of contemporary jewellery, which is beautifully hand engraved and overlaid with rich, transparent enamels. Rachel [...]
Rebecca Morledge (Associate)
Rebecca uses watercolours and pen and ink to create lively colourful paintings of local people and places. Her work is on permanent exhibition at the Royal Derby Hospital [...]
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Sara Brighty (Associate)
Sara Brighty is a creative photographer and painter, often making emotive abstract pieces of work. Sara creates art works that reflect how we live and interact today, conveying [...]
Shyama Fine Art
Shyama Perera is a painter and sculptor working in a number of different materials. Inspired by nature and it’s ever changing organic shapes and colours, she has shown [...]
Subism
Subism Limited is a multi-faceted independent creative business representing the Subism Artist Collective, a collective of artists and creatives from around the globe. Beginning life back in 2006, [...]
SW PHOTOS
Whether it’s a family portrait for that special occasion, the perfect memory on your wedding day or an atmospheric shot of your exciting event, SW PHOTOS caters for [...]
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The Image Club (Associate)
The Image Club is a community focused company based in Derby, specialising in group activities including educational workshops, monthly groups and walks with the camera for all ages [...]
The Perfect Image
The Perfect Image is a creative and contemporary photography business that produces outstanding images for any need or occasion. A team of two experienced photographers using their skill, [...]
Tracey Stinchcombe (Associate)
Tracey Stinchcombe is predominately a figurative artist creating images that communicate and connect people. Working in a variety of media, often mixed and on a large scale, Tracey [...]
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Valerie Dalling (Associate)
Since studying Fine Art photography at the University of Derby, photographic artist Valerie Dalling has enjoyed capturing the beauty of a changing landscape through her photography, exhibiting both [...]
Velocity Event Tech (Associate)
Derby based Velocity Event Tech Ltd provide the highest standards in event technologies to the entertainment industry. Other services include computer aided design focusing on acoustic analysis, lighting [...]
Vivid Violet Design
Vivid Violet Design specialises in branding, advertising, and illustration services for clients across the UK. With over 20 years experience in the creative industries, Vivid provides a professional [...]
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Wanda Brookes Fine Artist
The transient colours of the wide open spaces of the White Peak inspire Wanda to paint. Wanda also likes to draw upon the changing atmosphere of the secluded [...]
Weave Creative (Associate)
Weave Creative is a joint enterprise run by partners Linda and Nigel. Both have degree qualifications in photography and design and over 25 years of creative experience. Weave [...]
Welded Bliss (Associate)
Welded Bliss is currently concentrating in making and selling a large range of charm jewellery, mainly in sterling silver. They have a large catalogue of ‘vintage’ models dating [...]
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Yasaar Jewellery (Associate)
Yasaar Jewellery’s aim is to create handcrafted, delicate, elegant designs which are affordable using glass or semi-precious beads. Yasaar Jewellery also offer a bespoke design service for a [...]
