Maggie’s, the charity behind the cancer centres located across the UK, where anyone affected by the disease can come for practical and emotional support.
Her first involvement is a modest one: a rattan bench that welcomes visitors at the entry to Maggie’s in Manchester. Lulu is credited with reviving rattan after she bought the last remaining workshop 10 years ago.
It was Lord Norman Foster, the architect behind the Manchester Maggie’s, who asked Lulu to contribute the bench.‘Materials are such a big part of all the Maggie’s interiors,’ says Lulu. ‘Rattan is lovely because it has a yielding strength, which is also why it’s particularly nice as a nurturing material because it feels as if it’s drawing you in and cushioning you.’For Lulu, 50,.
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