About Us
Emily studied Theatre design at Wimbledon School of Art and it was a trip to Bali as production manager with a theatre company in 1989 that inspired her to start her own business. Impressed by the skills of the mask makers, tailors, leather workers and woodcarvers she set about combining her design ideas with the traditional skills of the local people.
Emily started with her own retail shops in the West End of London and encouraged by the interest from journalists and trade buyers she launched her first wholesale range in London in 1997 and Paris in 1998. This included a perfectly timed 'East Meets West' bamboo collection which went on to sell to shops and interior designers around the world.
Today Emily Readett-Bayley is a respected brand and our best selling POSH Graffiti® is the inspiration for our shopping site POSHGRAFFITI.COM where you can buy our full range of typography using a drag and drop 'graffiti wall'.
To see our reclaimed teak furniture and larger items please make an appointment to visit our gallery located at our head office in the UK
Elmtree House Gallery, 54 Main Road, Long Bennington, Near Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire NG23 5DJ ENGLAND UK Telephone: (44 ) 1400 281563
or contact Emily in Indonesia ( see below )
Our Engaged Ethics
All our products are handmade by craftspeople working in small village co-operatives in Indonesia.
Emily works closely with them to make sure that her designs are executed properly and traces the source of all natural materials used. Our teak is reclaimed from old bridges, faux driftwood furniture is made from old coffee trees and our POSH Graffiti and decorations are made from fast growing albizia wood. Emily also studies the traditional skills of the people and tries to utilise the skills available rather than forcing people to change the way they work. Young people are encouraged to learn the skills thus preserving them for future generations.
Indonesia has a reputation for cheap and cheerful handicrafts that does not do justice to the expertise of the producers. Our hand painted floral collection is an example of how beautiful objects can be produced if people are encouraged to make them. Customers have commented that it is hard to believe that our floral designs are hand painted because they are so good!
Emily lives in Bali with her Balinese husband and twin boys. At her office in Bali Emily focuses on design and manufacturing and is currently researching sustainable timber resources and a pilot forest management project with the Rainforest Alliance Smartwood Program at the Asia Pacific Regional Office in Bali. She hopes this will mean that all ERB products will soon be FSC certified.
Her boys also go to a wonderful, progressive new school which is built almost entirely of bamboo and focuses on bringing enviromental issues into the standard curriculum www.greenschool.org
Contact email asianoffice@emilyreadettbayley.com
