"Start before you’re ready.” This motivated me to start so young and follow through with my passion for design...

I am an Acrylic painter who creates emotive and atmospheric skyscapes. My work is all about colour and how it influences atmosphere & mood..

Designed by Islay is born out of a love of an eclectic selection of passions; design, travel, colour and the Scottish language...

I decided I needed an outlet to express my creativity and when I couldn’t stop making, I decided to turn my creative outlet into a business.

When lockdown hit it affected our job positions, so instead we put our energy into finally getting the ideas we’d had into action...

I work out of my studio in Leith and draw large architectural drawings responding to the environment, structure and materials within cities

I wanted to create a piece of art that could remind an islander of their true home, no matter where they were in the world...

Husband & wife team Sinan & Melike use a handcrafting technique to create their superior leather goods that last and age beautifully...

Nature has been a real lifeline to people throughout the pandemic, I wanted to share my love of birds in a more tongue-in-cheek way...

We have designed a Glasgow-themed chess set, inspired by iconic landmarks around the city of Glasgow...

Mauda is first and foremost a women’s fashion brand primarily focussed on adaptive disability-friendly clothing...

It started with painting some Star Wars figures I had found from my childhood. It was from this that planted the seed of 'Scot Wars'...

I make colourful, detailed digital paintings with my Cintiq WACOM tablet. My style is inspired by a variety of things, notably Art Nouveau..

The business started kind of by accident when I painted my first watercolour map which was of my home, The Shetland Isles...

I like the ethos of SDX and how it brings artists together and gives them an outlet for their work and a sense of support...

My illustrations are hand drawn and then worked on digitally. I feature some of the well know animals and plants such as the Tammie Norries.

We appeared on Dragons Den in 2019 off the back of winning “Scottish Entrepreneaur of the Year”...

a social enterprise which offers free and subsidised access to tuition and workshops to those living with poor mental health...

I like being part of a group of Edinburgh artists working together...

Art is a form of escapism. Creating art, tuning into the simpler things in life can help people cope in uncertain times...