In the days of online shopping we are all used to rescuing a soggy parcel from the back garden, or rifling through the recycling bin for our long anticipated delivery left in a not-so-safe space. But it is a very different feeling to receive unexpected post, through the door. With people sending fewer cards, and the advent of e-mails rather...
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Spring is on the way! And at Bombus we are feeling inspired by the crowds of daffodils blooming around our Oast House studio. Our team are always looking for bright new design ideas. Often the best influences can be found in nature. Especially in our immediate surroundings - the Kent countryside. One of our bestsellers is our bunch of spring...
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National Bubble Wrap Day (also known as National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day) on the last Monday in January recognizes a fascinating piece of invention. Today, bubble wrap's primary purpose is to protect fragile items either in shipping or storage. But should we be celebrating a product that contributes to the plastic pollution crisis? At Bombus we are working hard to make sure we do our bit to...
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Bombus office manager, Hannah, dives into the world of vintage map finding to try and find out exactly how the studio team find a vintage map for your order, showing anywhere in the world.
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We'd love you to join us for our Bombus Christmas sale evening. We’ll be filling tables with samples and seconds of all sorts of our current designs. With prices starting as little as 50p it could be the perfect start to your Christmas shopping. You’ll also have the opportunity to get your hands on some prototypes and end of line bits and bobs for a steal.
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We’re looking for an adaptable, determined, organised and pragmatic office manager to join our team. You'll be take the lead on customer service, and have overall accountability and ownership of all of the administrative activities that facilitate a busy creative studio.
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As the nights get darker and autumn approaches, the need to sleep and hibernate seems more delicious than ever. But thinking back, when was the last time you had a good night’s sleep and awoke feeling fresh as a daisy ready to start the day? Our Studio Manager and in-house health expert Amie shares her tips for improving sleep quality.
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Hygge, pronounced ‘hue-guh’ is the Danish word for the feeling or creation of happiness and cosiness. It is the mindful acknowledgement and enjoyment of simple pleasures which bring with them the sensation of utter relaxation and peace.
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We are so proud to have been awarded Faversham Business of the Year 2016 at the gala evening last week. We love being a business in Faversham and love where we work.
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We're waiting with keen anticipation for our 2nd round interview next week with the judges of the Swale Business Awards 2016 as yes, we're a finalist again!
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Two weeks down the line after first setting foot into the delightful Bombus Oast, I don't think I've ever been so well acquainted with the world's geography, or glue. Read on to find out what happened when I jointed Bombus for a fortnight.
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All of us at Bombus would like to say a really BIG thank you to everyone who visited our studio sale event and helped make it such a success. Our chosen charity for the event was Kent Refuge Action Network (KRAN).
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You're warmly welcome to our studio for a chance to buy some handmade gifts from a wide selection of design samples; over-stock from trade fairs; slight seconds etc.
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Forget the clichéd coffee runs and photo-copying, we provide a fast-paced, hands-on experience in which your creative and technical skills are applied every day.
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One gets a rather unique appreciation for the shape of places when illustrating for Bombus. Skye, for example has a very pleasing wiggly splosh shape, and has a nice lot of contours which are always fun to draw.
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Hannah Meurice, our cool-headed, calm and reassuring Office Manager has given her three top tips for dealing with customer complaints.
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We had bargains galore; lots of bits and bobs to pick up for a steal, ends of lines, design samples, over-stock from trade fairs; slight seconds...
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We had a great day with Ben Carter, the Marketing Director at notonthehighstreet.com (NOTHS) last week. And so he could get an understanding of what we do, we we put him to work.
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We are so pleased and proud to let you know that we won Small Business of the Year award in the Swale Business Awards 2015, from a shortlist of 15 finalists.
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Like many creative workplaces, Bombus embraces a healthy quota of dyslexic employees. I count myself amongst these numbers and would like to share a bit of my experience in celebration of Dyslexia Awareness Week.
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The bespoke nature of the products we make at Bombus HQ involves a lot of skill, creative craftsmanship and time by our production studio team. However, perhaps a overlooked aspect is just how much walking is involved.
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My name's Becky and I'm the Content Editor / Marketing Manager at Bombus. I was identified as Red - a 'Motivating Director' on The Insights Colour Wheel.
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The Bombus team have recently been treated to a Team Effectiveness Day from Motivus Consulting. Motivus is a training consultancy for management, leaders and teams. I genuinely feel it was a 'treat' to have done this; it was absolutely fascinating.
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We made our debut at Progressive Greetings Live last week. It's a dedicated greetings card trade exhibition, held at Islington's Business Design Centre.
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We've been busy unpacking all the boxes of the stuff we took to Pulse London last week. We had another great show this year, meeting lots of new potential buyers and catching up with old friends and regulars.
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We are now in our third year of providing two week, travel expenses-paid, intern placements at our studio in just outside Faversham, in Kent.
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My house looks like a psychedelic spider’s nest of yarn. There are balls everywhere: on the floor, in the bed, sandwiched between other craft paraphernalia. Despite all this, and with fairly hard-core RSI, I’m still knitting.
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Be my lobster! Did you know lobsters mate for life? Maybe some of you can remember Phoebe from 'Friends' relaying this fact way back when...? This quirky Valentine's card is one of our faves.
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With Valentine’s day just around the corner, here at the Bombus studio we’re feeling soppy. Orders are piling in for our ‘Bag of love heart tokens’ a sweet little gift where customers can personalise little wooden hearts with love messages.
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This is our fourth year of exhibiting at the show and we always enjoy meeting so many new people and of course, catching up with our friends and stockists from all the various shops, boutiques and galleries around the country.
