REDDIE began as a way to solve the problems I’d faced as an interior architect. There were three main things I felt were missing when I was looking for furniture, which were:

1) You couldn’t tailor products by material or size. Everything was so rigid. and you could rarely find pieces that could be adaptable for different needs and aesthetics.

2) All commercial furniture was mass produced, and if you wanted something more handmade and organic, you would have to opt for residential furniture - which doesn’t suit commercial purposes. Mass production is also wasteful and was against everthing we stood for.

3) Refined furniture brands were not prioritising using majority materials from waste.

Being an interior architect, I wanted to design back to front, asking - can this piece fit into a range of spaces and styles? We don’t just design for the sake of making things - we listen to what is needed in the market. It was about finding solutions for designers, creating furniture that’s easy to use, sustainable, that you can specify in different colours and sizes.

Because we have a tailor made business model, and wanted to use majority reclaimed materials we found it difficult to align with many standard factories. So we had to build our own factory. In the furniture industry, the conventional set up is to have a separate designer, retailer, manufacturer, and distributor - it’s quite disjointed. But we wanted flexibility in our production, and to be able to welcome designers into the process, to tailor pieces. So by owning our production, we can be responsive, change quickly, and tailor pieces to suit our client’s needs. 

Also, we operate ethically and sustainably, and we’re very transparent about where we source material and how we work with our manufacturing team. We also largely use waste to make our products, such as reclaimed wood and recycled plastics.

We see these conversations happening more and more in the fashion industry, and we believe the furniture industry needs to catch up. We don’t shy away from any of that.

Our brand is created by designers, so we understand what designers need. Everything we create is in partnership with our clients and customers in the industry. And our sales team are all designers, so they can really see how our pieces solve problems.

We worked with an external supplier for a while, but soon learned we needed to own the manufacturing process as what we wanted to achieve was so progressive. This allows us to manage the entire supply chain and test and trial new materials from waste. As far as design, we put every prototype to the factory floor and get everyone’s input. We spend a week with the whole team, testing, trialling, tweaking and creating, until we achieve a functioning, commercially viable product. It’s a very community driven process.

As a first step, we’ve worked hard to ensure our website is a great tool for designers - you can modify pieces in real time and download it for your moodboard. The next step is to contact us, and our team can help customise the piece for your specific needs. And because we operate really transparently, we have our pricing listed, 3D files available, and an online design store that we update in real time. These things aren’t very common in the industry, which can be quite frustrating for designers in planning stages. So we created REDDIE to be approachable, easy to work with, to partner with you on your projects. Our core business bridges the gap between the individuality of going fully custom, and the ease of buying off the shelf.