Kate Edwards

Kate Edwards studied sculpture at Camberwell College of Arts and later ran her own interior design and property renovation company in London. She is also a qualified Art Psychotherapist. However, in 2005 her path changed direction forever after she attended a cob building course in Ireland. Kate was totally taken with cob building - it allowed her to use all her artistic sculpting skills but the end product was more than a piece of art work - it was a functional, beautiful and sustainable home. Kate has also always been passionate about environmental issues and so when she discovered cob, her destiny was decided. She founded Edwards Eco Building in 2005 and began building beautiful cob garden studios and straw bale buildings for clients in the UK. Kate soon discovered she had a real talent for teaching others about cob and straw bale building and she began teaching workshops where the participants found her enthusiasm infectious. Later that year she took a tour of New Zealand visiting earth houses and running courses. When it comes to talking about cob and eco building Kate is a natural and she has appeared on various television programmes; notably BBC One's Episode dated 30 November 2009 (2009). She also appeared as a thatching apprentice on BBC Two's Thatching (2010) and more recently on Episode #3.2 (2016) showcasing the cob shed that she and Charlotte Eve built in their Norfolk garden.