Page & Bloom: Reinventing floristry and supporting women affected by domestic abuse
Paper flowers made from preloved books and maps, supporting women victims of domestic abuse
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We are reinventing floristry with paper flowers, transformed from preloved books, maps and paper. Each of our paper flowers is individually hand made, transforming paper into stunning floral designs.
Supporting women affected by domestic abuse
Page & Bloom also has a social purpose. We are are a social enterprise created to provide fair employment and opportunities for women who have experienced domestic abuse. We work in partnership with domestic abuse charities, who refer women to us once they have moved on from a women's refuge. We provide free training to our makers, who are then paid to make the beautiful decorations we sell.
We are proud to work with two amazing domestic violence charities who provide refuge accommodation and wider support to women fleeing domestic violence. In Hackney, we partner with Hestia, and in Greenwich we work withHousing4Women. As well as working with both charities to identify women to work with Page & Bloom, we also run free flower making workshops for residents of their refuge houses.
Our recycled paper flowers help the environment too!
Our handmade, sustainable flowers start out as paper that has come to the end of its original life. Rather than ending up in landfill or in a dusty attic, we give paper a new life as something beautiful. Our skilled designers and makers transform these raw materials into flowers for our paper flower bouquets and gifts. The magic happens with little more than scissors, glue, wire and a little bit of love and imagination.
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