Our Story
ReSpiin is a sustainable lifestyle brand that celebrates recycled and renewable materials.
When on her buying travels in 2014, founder Charity Nichols came across recycled wool for the first time and loved the fact that it turned what was considered ‘waste’ clothing into something new and beautiful. She knew she wanted to use it in a new homeware brand she was planning but wasn’t quite sure how!
In early 2015, whilst on another sourcing trip, she spotted some jute baskets – but these weren’t like the usual jute bags and baskets we were used to back then. They used a clever woven jute rope that was coiled into stylish bowls and baskets.
It was by bringing these two materials together that she came up with the idea of a lifestyle brand that was all about showcasing materials often considering substandard but when done well could be beautiful and sustainable. Using the Re in Recycled and Re in Renewable, together with the spinning that was happening in both the recycled wool fabric and jute rope, the name ReSpiin an obvious choice!
Over the years new materials have been added to the ReSpiin range, including seagrass, upcycled saris and most recently recycled cement sacks. Charity is always on the lookout for something new and gets particularly excited when she finds a material that uses up waste but doesn’t look like it does!
Finally, a mention for our amazing producers in India and Bangladesh who bring our ideas to life and keep us up to date with the new materials coming through. Charity first visited them in 2015, returning in 2018, and is excited to have another visit planned in 2025.
Do keep an eye on our Instagram account for more about what we get up to in our beautiful office in Wiltshire and when out and about. Here are a few pictures of our journey so far...