In Coversation With: Joseph Ellwood
Six Dots Design: Playful Elegance for a Fluid World
From their North London studio, Six Dots Design is reimagining what contemporary interiors can be. Founded by designer Joseph Ellwood, the studio brings together whimsical aesthetics, sustainable materials, and a distinctly modern point of view. The result? Bespoke furniture and homeware that feel as much like art objects as they do functional pieces.
Their debut collection, Contemporary Vanity, set the tone: raw-finished, laser-cut aluminium designs that twist mid-century ideals into something versatile, recyclable, and unapologetically bold. Each made-to-order piece reflects meticulous craftsmanship, designed for clients who value both individuality and eco-conscious living.
‘A Folly Through the Trees’
But Six Dots Design doesn’t stop at furniture. With projects like A Folly Through the Trees, Ellwood expands his vision into immersive environments—sculptural landscapes where fantasy replaces the uncanny blur of our digital age. Broken fences, standing trees, and imagined follies transform into tactile dreamscapes, grounding us in a kind of authenticity that feels rare in today’s world.
Whether crafting a one-off table or an entire installation for the London Design Festival, Six Dots Design is carving out a new language for interiors: playful yet precise, elegant yet experimental. For those seeking design that speaks to identity, imagination, and the times we live in, this is a studio to watch.
Six Dots Design presents an immersive show of sculpture and objects designed to pull us out of our uncanny lives and into a real fantasy.
Private View on the 17th September, 18:00pm to 23:45pm
Location: 30 Hancock Road, London, E33DA, UK
Please introduce yourself
My name is Joe Ellwood, I am the founder of Six Dots Design, we design and make objects, furniture and sculpture.
What collection news do you have?
Well! We launched a small collection of new objects called ‘precious things’ back in June and for this year’s LDF we are putting together two shows, one at Design London where we will be launching a new table design and showcasing some of our favourite products and then we are putting on a headline show of large-scale sculpture at our workshop in East London.
What has been a continual inspiration throughout your career?
The one piece of inspiration that I always come back to is Stonehenge. I used to drive to work past it and the way it rose up from its landscape, the mystery of it and its undeniably enchanting structure really captivates me.
Can you tell us about a life-changing travel experience?
I went to India for the first time this year and it was an incredible experience. It was 6 months ago, and I still think about the food daily. It just felt like such a diverse place with so much energy and history, it was just amazing.
What travel recommendations can you share with our readers?
I’m not sure I am the most qualified of people to offer travel recommendations, I am generally a show up and see kind of person, but I recently went to the Louisiana museum in Denmark and that was lovely!
Photography, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
What’s your favourite restaurant?
That is an impossible question to answer but I’ll subdivide into categories:
Fun family friendly and good energy: Pizzeria Papagone
Fried chicken: Otherside Fried in Brixton
Coffee shop bakery: A Gails where they bake in house after 7:30am, but before 8:30am whilst everything is still warm.
What's your go-to comfort food for snacking in the studio?
I go through phases but now I’m eating a carton of Blueberries a day.
What is your favourite place for a cocktail or drink?
This is wildly unhelpful, but my partner took me to a wine bar in Barcelona that I can’t remember the name of and it had the best energy in the world. I’m not fussy just anywhere where everyone is relaxed and gossiping.
What would you love to see more of in the design world?
Honestly, I don’t really think about it. I think we all live in worlds within worlds now and social media is pretty good at serving us whatever we desire. I design and make what I think my customers would like to see exist in the world and try to stay loyal to them.
What would you like to see less of in the design world?
There are so many things that I could say but the truth is, existing in the design world is hard enough as it is, whether you are an emerging designer or an established business just existing is an achievement so if you want to make epoxy river tables, I support you.