Fellow's Profile
Steph Cade
Fellow's Profile
Steph Cade
How international expertise can help build a sustainable business for British wool in the UK
Fellowship
- Themes
- Focus
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Rebuilding local wool economies through sustainable design, farming and regional production
- Countries
- Fellowship year
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2026
- Supported by
- Locality
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South West
Contact
Biography
I am a textile designer based in Devon with a passion for British wool, sustainable design, and local production. My Fellowship will explore how successful wool enterprises in the Netherlands create value from local materials while supporting farmers, makers, and regional economies.
Building on my previous work sourcing and creating textiles from British wool, I want to better understand how wool can be transformed from an undervalued by-product into a desirable and economically viable material. I am motivated by a belief that the things we make and use every day can strengthen connections between people, place, and the environment.
I hope to learn how stronger relationships between agriculture, design, manufacturing, and local communities can create more resilient economies. I will use this learning to develop a wool-based enterprise in Devon that supports local farmers, regional production, and more sustainable supply chains. Ultimately, I want to help reconnect people with the materials around them and demonstrate how local production can contribute to stronger, more sustainable communities.
Disclaimer
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Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
