About Us

Where It Started

Our story began in London, where we both grew up and spent much of our adult lives. Me (Mel) in Islington and Steve in the East End.

Although we come from different working backgrounds we’ve always been naturally creative.

I paint, draw, dye vintage fabrics and love to be making something. Steve builds, invents things and reworks our vintage industrial finds. 
Between us, creating was never optional, it’s sort of what we love to do.

We both love the energy you get from the depths of a city, the sounds, smells, movement, the mix of people. 
That bold, architectural confidence you get in London still runs through everything we design and we see this vibe in many cities we have visited both in the UK and abroad. 

For us, it’s part of our look and heavily influences the industrial style of what we now do. 

 

A New Chapter

Life shifted, and we moved to rural Suffolk.

Big skies, open countryside, wildlife, sea air — a complete contrast to city life. It’s slower, quieter and more grounded and we love it.

Then lock down came and we found ourselves at home around the clock. Like lots of people the timing felt right to do something different.

Steve built me a garden studio, and we decided to create something together using metal. We began with garden art. I would hand-draw each design, teach myself how to turn it into a digital cutting file, and off to the barn it went to be cut on the CNC table.

We started trading at makers’ markets, and the response was incredible. But weekends disappeared, and the business quickly outgrew the stall.

So we stepped back and looked at what people really wanted.

 

Finding Our Direction

Our football stadium signs had taken off.

They were, by far, the best sellers. The feedback was overwhelming. Customers loved them. We began creating bespoke pieces for different teams, and the range naturally expanded.

What surprised us most was who was buying them. Even people who weren’t into sport were drawn to the design and they bought them as gifts, for partners, for the person who already had everything and even just wall art for themselves. 

Our signs weren’t just sports fan memorabilia, they bridged sport, design and home decor with their industrial, bold, yet personal edge. 

That’s when we knew this was the direction we wanted to go in and how 

SUFFOLK SHED Sporting stadium steel signs came about. 

We are constantly adding to our range so if your team isn’t there at the moment drop me a message for it to be added. 
Hope you enjoy looking through our site.

 

WELCOME TO OUR WORLD OF

 SPORTING STADIUM STEEL SIGNS