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The making
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About you
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It's in the collection,
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Your submission is being reviewed — usually a day or two. Once it's live, it becomes a permanent part of the collection. Someone will see it and feel a little less alone in their making.

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Step 1 of 4

Add your photos

Don't worry about perfect lighting or tidy backgrounds — the real thing is always the best thing. Up to 5 photos per entry.

 Framing locked to landscape — all your photos will use this shape

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About the making

The story is what makes the difference. Even a sentence or two turns a photo into something someone will remember.

Short and honest. This becomes the headline of your entry.

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Even one honest sentence is enough. Chaos and imperfection are welcome.

Not sure? Choose the closest — or Other if nothing fits.

Step 3 of 4

A little about you

Just enough to credit your entry properly. No surnames — just who made it and who it was made for.

A first name or nickname is fine.

First name and age only — no surnames please.

We'll only use this to let you know when your entry goes live. We'll never share it with anyone.

Step 4 of 4

Ready to share?

Your entry will be reviewed before it goes live — usually within a day or two. Take a moment to check everything looks right.

Your photos

About the making

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About you

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How it will look in the collection
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About

About this project

Things We Make For Them was created to bring visibility to all the acts of creative care that happen every day, and so often go unnoticed. Every birthday cake, cardboard costume, and drawing slipped under a door is an act of design. This collection exists to say so.

Why it matters

Creative work tied to care isn't called design — so it isn't seen. It isn't glamorous like art, or celebrated like innovation. This project gently, collectively, makes it visible.

This is not about showing off, or competitive creativity. It's about the small things — a cardboard marble run, a play-doh portrait, a note left under a pillow — and making those things count.

No hierarchy

Every contribution is equally welcome. There is no best here.

No pressure

Imperfection is the point. The making matters more than the result.

Your voice

You keep ownership of everything you share.

Lasting

Contributions stay here permanently. They don't disappear.

About Tort Robinson

This project was created by Tort Robinson — design researcher, practitioner, and educator. Her practice-led research questions why mothering work is undervalued, and makes work that reframes care as essential design activity. She works with textiles, natural dyeing, and stop motion animation.

Get involved

We'd love to hear from anyone who wants to contribute, collaborate, or support the project. Get in touch.

Contact

Get in touch

Whether you want to contribute, ask a question, or talk about collaborating — please write. We read every message.

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Privacy

Privacy

We collect only what we need. We never sell data, and we don't run advertising.

What we collect

When you add something: your display name, the photo(s) you upload, and the description you write. Optionally, your email — never shown publicly, only used to contact you about your submission.

What we never do

We don't sell, share, or rent your data. No advertising. No tracking cookies. No behaviour profiling.

Your content

You keep ownership of everything you share. You can ask us to remove your contribution at any time by contacting us.

Children

Please don't include a child's surname, school name, or identifiable location. First names and ages only.

Last updated April 2026