About Us

The short version, is that we are an artist and designer collator of products based in the UK. We are trying to produce a more sustainable way to shop, while also adding content that might appeal to readers. Here is the long version....

We didn't find it easy to buy what we were looking for. We wanted to find items that looked beautiful, provided excellent quality and were sustainable. Setting up Bear Loves has taken over two years and has been a labour of love. We took the items that we found and loved, alongside the items that we create ourselves, and hoped that other people would feel the same.  

Our Values

We wanted to support British and Irish manufacturing and to support sustainable, co-operative based businesses who care about the communities that supply them. To this end, all of the businesses we include on the site are British or Irish. If the items are not made in the UK or Ireland, then they are from communities where transparency is key, everyone in the supply chain is treated ethically with upfront statements to support the Modern Slavery Act and with positive environmental impact. Many of these communities rely on ethical trade to survive so we have included them. The details on our suppliers is provided so that you can make a decision as a shopper.

Our Bear Loves products are made to order so that there is no waste in landfill and the manufacturing company we use here in the UK, sells or gives away waste to crafters to be reused and to form a closed circle. The company uses eco-inks, disposes of inks properly, uses limited water and ensure nothing leaks into the ecosystem, has an end-to-end lifecycle to fully focus on sustainability, looks after their workforce and this is transparent. 

We are used to buying more and spending little. It takes a change in our way of thinking to buy a little and spend more. Fast fashion and cheap products have unseen costs in that we replace items more, the quality is not so good, the production may be unethical in many ways and the cost to the environment is huge. We can make differences in little ways. 

Our Methods of Working

With each company we have researched, we have ordered random products and have checked the speed of communication, the ease of purchasing, the quality of delivery, packaging and the quality of the goods themselves. It is slower and more laborious but infinately better. We will continue with the same approach as the business slowly grows. Feedback from our customers (our caretholders) will help us in this process.

The items collated here can take time to produce as they are often made to order. Even with this in mind, many of these items can be delivered quicker than items stocked thousands of miles away. It takes a different mindset to think of crafted production instead of fast fashion. It's baby steps though and even one item that supports smaller, independent businesses is a huge, positive step.

Our Careholders

We are truly grateful that you have shown an interest in Bear Loves. We want to foster a collaborative relationship with as many customers as possible, so do let us know what you like, where there has been a problem so we can put things right or modify what we do and what you would like to see in future collections. We view our customers as careholders as we cannot survive without your care and support. If you would like to sign up to our newsletter (once a month only) we can let you know about our latest products, news and events. 

Delivery

We offer FREE DELIVERY for all items to the UK. There is a standard delivery charge to countries outside the UK. All orders that are Bear Loves exclusive designs, should be sent in one shipment, but as our approach is like a department store, different suppliers will post out their products independently. Most of our suppliers will use environmentally-friendly packaging and we have found lots of our products were delivered within 2 or 3 days, with our longest delivery being 8 days. Our own Bearloves items are made to order so should be despatched within a week or two. We will keep you notified of where your order is up to until it is delivered.

If you have any questions at all, please do contact us.

Thank you for supporting us. 

 

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