Strollers ambling down the Excessive Road in Lewes, East Sussex may come across the chocolate-brown storefront of Margot, a brand new family-run homewares store in an 18th-century Grade II-listed constructing. Anybody who enters will notice it’s not simply one other decor retailer—it’s a lovingly refreshed historic area crammed with hand-glazed ceramics, breezy linens, and lighting fixtures, the gross sales of which profit Cook dinner Faculty, a non-profit initiative devoted to instructing youngsters about wholesome meals and tips on how to put together it and whose supporters embrace Sir Paul McCartney and baker-to-the-royals Claire Ptak.
Your complete operation is the brainchild of inventive husband-wife group Kristan and Amanda Dean. He was raised by a builder father who launched him to a few of London’s finest architects and designers from a younger age, whereas she grew up with an aesthete mom who would make her personal floor-to-ceiling curtains and cushions. These creative upbringings led Kristian to restoring outdated French houses and Amanda to meals writing earlier than they launched Cook dinner Faculty collectively in 2019.
Margot is an extension of all of the couple’s particular person and joint ventures. “Amanda and I’ve all the time shared a ardour for creating stunning areas—whether or not within the kitchen or by means of the antiques and linens we use day-after-day,” says Kristian. “Designing our personal line of homewares felt like a pure subsequent step.” Let’s test it out.
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