Textile Design Studio - Lowlander 1

Juggling running a successful business with first-time motherhood is a challenge many would baulk at, however for Glasgow-based textile designer Laura Spring it presented the perfect opportunity to invest in a bespoke workplace designed to perfectly balance her dual roles as mother and artist. Keen to cut out the commute into Glasgow’s city centre and prioritise time with her family, Laura began to investigate solutions to increase her flexibility while maintaining a healthy distance between work and home. Laura explains: “I knew I didn’t want to work in a room in the house as I have done this in the past and it just didn’t work for me. I realise it’s important to me to be able to walk, even just a few steps into a different building, somewhere I can shut the door at the end of the day, turn off the light and leave in a total mess if I want to, without seeing it again until the next morning.” “It definitely allows me to have a much healthier relationship with my work, something I think is important in order to be successful as there is always something to do when running your own business. I find this arrangement is the best way for me to keep a healthy work/life balance as much as possible.” Laura set about searching for a solution and decided to make use of a corner of her garden that is flooded with sunlight from midday onwards – all-important for her design work – by installing a garden room studio. She chose to opt for JML Garden Rooms’ Scandinavian-inspired Lowlander design due to its high-quality Scottish engineering, which incorporates Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs), designed to maximise thermal efficiency.