WWW.GERTY.CO.UK
Hello….my name is Mads.
I create modern, sustainable and affordable art using antique and vintage treasures.
A lifelong magpie with a passion for vintage and antique crumbling frames, I source beautiful fabrics and ancient papers. It could be a 1798 marriage settlement, an eighteenth-century French property deed, a retired pair of 1950’s curtains, a monogrammed French tea towel or a dilapidated grain sack - anything which inspires intrigue and beauty. I imagine the walls the found frames have previously adorned, the windows, tables, beds or sofas the discovered fabrics have covered, and the antique documents that have been signed....and create new pieces of (irreverent) art for the eclectic home.
I work from home, and, when not out wandering the Jurassic coast, I can be found at the kitchen table in my truly vintage cottage, busy creating.
Every single piece is therefore completely unique - although the sentiment can be replicated, no two frames are identical.
Sustainability is at the core of my postage, packaging and delivery policy. I charge a very reasonable flat fee for UK postage. Sadly, due to the recent Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) launched on August 12th, 2026, whereby even as a very small business I need to register with national EPR scheme in each EU member country and report packaging data - I no longer ship to the EU ☹. Elsewhere in the world please send me an email for a shipping quote....
I don’t have a physical shop. I have a regularly updated online shop – www.gerty.co.uk and Gerty pops up occasionally at events in the UK – see my regularly updated events page https://www.gerty.co.uk/events.
Instagram is my main social media @gertyswords
