Paul Firbank

How cute Paul isn't a lone ranger, he set up his own business in 2011 with his other half Lizzie. He also isn't your usual rag and bone man, hes an intelligent businessman/designer/lover of all things old fashioned. He has been collaborated in many of my fave magazines including my bible by life, Living ETC and i can see why.

Pauls work is fen-nominal, he is a master at looking at a piece of scrap and imagining it being a functional piece of furniture, like some epic designer wizard. He sources his material from his local scrap yards and local garages. 

I first noticed Paul when he appeared on Kevin’s Super sized Salvage on channel four,watching this inspired me so much but also made me want a big fat studio to play in so much. 

He was so resourceful and was so clever at finding materials that wouldn't be seen by the human eye and making them into some beautiful piece of function and design to be desired. He found gold from inside some of the planes circuit boards and designed and made pure gold cuff links designed into plane engines. He also made these stunning desk lamps from the bottom of the aisle seating and some of the aisle seating chair legs and made them look stunning with the highest of finish.

Big thumbs up for this guy, truly inspirational and ingenious.