About Us

Genuine Quirk began in late 2020 by two friends with a drive and a passion to create bespoke handmade crafts that would be plastic free, cruelty free, vegan and most importantly genuinely made with full transparency. We started to make and design items for ourselves that were beautiful but gentle on our planet, and thought we could share our creations and ideas with you, so you also wouldn’t have to sacrifice on your morals. Most of our products are made / delivered with as little impact as possible on our planet and all of our products are either recyclable, re-used or biodegradable.

 
 

Meet The Team

We want you to know exactly who we are and what we do when we’re not busy making

and packing orders for Genuine Quirk! So here’s a bit about us!

 
 
 
Niamh co-founder Genuine Quirk
 
 

Niamh MacKaveney

Niamh runs the creative side of the business, designing and making the products currently available for you. As is the unwritten code, it has to be mentioned that Niamh is vegan and passionate about all things arts and crafts, witchy and dog related. When she is not working at ‘Genuine Quirk’ she is a folk musician (niamhmackaveney.com) performing primarily with Glasgow based trio ‘ELÍR’ (elirmusic.com). Niamh also designs her own jewellery collection which can be found at The Scottish Design Exchange! Give her a follow on instagram @niamhmackaveney!

 
Niamh co-founder Genuine Quirk
 
 

Jamie Stewart

Jamie runs the business side of things, when he’s not creating a positive customer service experience or researching the most eco friendly way to create and ship our products - he works as a commercial bathroom designer and audio / video engineer. In his free time he enjoys bagging Munros, snowboarding and seeing friends. Jamie is an absolute force of positivity and enthusiasm.

 
 

Sustainability

At Genuine Quirk we care about our planet and animals, thats why all of our products are cruelty free and made using recycled, reused, biodegradable materials. We take great care and pride in the suppliers we use to ensure the products we are making are kind to our planet but also made to last.

 
 
 

Macrame Hangers and Shelves

All our macrame hangers are made using 5mm organic recycled cotton. All of our waste is recycled to use for packaging and gift tags. The wood we use is FSC and from sustainable forests.

 

Prints and Frames

All our cards and prints are made using 350gsm uncoated recycled paper. Envelopes are also made from recycled paper and both cards and envelopes are fully recyclable.