About | Delyth Upholstery

I started out life as a film lawyer, working for many years for Warner Bros. through the growth of pay television and the emergence of Harry Potter.

I retrained as an upholsterer at London Met University and a few years later took a diploma in furniture design. I started to research the use of natural fibres in upholstery filling solutions and the chemical treatment of petro-chemical fillings such as foam. This lead to ongoing relationships with fire safety and environmental scientists and the co-authoring of a scientific paper "reconciling fire safety with the environmental and health impacts of flame retardants".

I was not the only upholsterer concerned by our occupational exposure to toxins, in 2022 I authored an open letter to the Government and in 2023 almost 6000 upholsterers co-signed a response to the Government consultation on furniture fire safety regulations.

I am passionate that furniture can be designed to be both fire safe and safe from toxins and i sit on the Government British Standards committee tasked with drafting the furniture fire safety standard.

I regularly speak at conferences advocating a move towards circular design in the soft furniture market, where i do not believe that we can continue putting petrochemicals into furniture, petrochemicals so toxic that they cannot be recycled.

I also rather love creating beautiful furniture that brings joy into my client's homes

Committees:

Board Member of the Association of Master Upholsterers and Soft Furnishers

Committee member of FW6, British Standards Committee on furniture fire safety

Interior Design Declares

Speaking Engagements:

KLC School of Interior Design - sustainable furniture

Decorex 2024 - Sustainable furniture

Future Fabrics 2024

Future Build 2024

Decorex 2023

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