Queen Edgina Designs takes inspiration from vintage fabrics to create contemporary artwork. “The process involves layering photographs with unique vintage textiles to create a distinctive image” says founder Sascha Edgina Hurrell.

When Swede Sophie Thomsen moved to Brighton earlier this year with her tattoo artist husband, she left behind a job as a retail trend manager to set up illustration business Headline Honey.

If it looks like something that you can buy from an ice cream van, we want it around our necks here at Vintage Brighton – now we’ve also fallen for this Fab-inspired lolly necklace from Ridley & Dowse.

Working with paper is such a wonderfully tactile and simple thing to do, writes illustrator Lou Taylor: For inspiration, I often look to the past to see how other artists have used paper and there’s an incredibly rich history to be inspired by.

Rachel Lovett and Ally Martin, co-founders of Lovett & Co jewellery, share a passion for all things vintage. Here they tell us all about their magpie tendencies…

Laila Smith’s silver Bluebird Jewellery designs draw their inspiration from traditional British seaside scenes. Here she tells us all about her “future heirlooms”.

Charm & Laundry produce fancy and comfortable ready-to-wear underwear from recycled, organic and fair trade materials. We speak to owner Kerrie Curzon.

Carla Ballantine, is the creative whirlwind behind alternative jewellery brand Sugar Jones. Here she tells us what’s so special about her upcycled steam-punk, acrylic and vintage-inspired creations.

Co-owners of Willowbird, Lindsey Hall and Jessikah Willow, tell us all about the new interiors company, which offers retro-inspired and made-to-order canvas lampshades, as well as their plans for the future.

Jude Turner transforms unloved offcuts into contemporary accessories such as hair clips, hair ties and bracelets. Here she tells us why she loves working with vintage fabric and where you can buy her ‘Jessie Jumbles’ creations.

Jenny Mearns from Frantic About Frances makes pretty and playful lingerie to help women embrace their inner pin up. Here she tells us about her background in design, personal favourite pieces and her strange collections.

Eleonora Longo from Fragolina Shop makes Rockabilly-pretty and fabulously fun jewellery for vintage-loving gals. Here she tells us about her favourite pieces and personal passions.

Eliza Fricker from Baines & Fricker explains how “mundane” and “bad taste” charity shop and car boot sale finds help inspire her screen prints and illustrations and tells us about the “very personal” fanzine she’s working on.

Sarah Meredith makes precious jewellery with a fun and quirky edge, using silver and gold, gems and enamel and a bit of immature inspiration. Here she tells us about brand, Rock Cakes, her ‘pencil in bags’ collection and the ants that ran away with a sad cake…

In the second post of a new series, championing Brighton’s crafty creatives, we talk to Katy Robbins of Bobbins and Robbins about her made-to-measure fashion label. Katy’s vintage-style designs use recycled fabrics wherever possible, and she also sources all her materials locally.