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The Curious Creatives A collaborative studio in Scarborough, built for creative thinking. Founded by graphic designer, Charlotte Middleton and photographer, David Ruston.

Our very first expo as a studio is tomorrow 🥳We're looking forward to joining lots of other small businesses at the BoB ...
09/06/2026

Our very first expo as a studio is tomorrow 🥳

We're looking forward to joining lots of other small businesses at the BoB Club Scarborough event, held Scarborough Rugby Union Football Club.

We'll both be there, Charlotte Middleton Design & David Ruston Photo. Discover what we've been building right here in Scarborough.

10.30am - 2.30pm
Wednesday 10 June

Free to attend!

Awkward selfie alert (honestly, you wouldn’t think David takes photos for a living)!But anyway… It was great to have Geo...
08/06/2026

Awkward selfie alert (honestly, you wouldn’t think David takes photos for a living)!

But anyway… It was great to have Geoff and Katie in the studio recently, both from Yorkshire Coast Connections HQ.

Geoff running his business Yorkshire Coast Accounting and Business Advisors Ltd, and Katie with KO Socials.

We love meeting and connecting with business owners and creatives alike 😃

04/06/2026

Charlotte, what is a brand in under 14 seconds? It'd be less but David loves his coffee (and interrupting) ☕️

01/06/2026

"You can just smell the vintage" says an anonymous visitor...

We will take it as a compliment. Have a sneaky look at our creative studio space

We’ve been working with the brilliant James Agar lately.With threads like this he fits in perfectly to the space.Cringe ...
01/06/2026

We’ve been working with the brilliant James Agar lately.

With threads like this he fits in perfectly to the space.

Cringe worthy videos incoming! 👀

Our creative space isn’t complete without some funky backdrops and a place to hang them. Well, David Ruston Photo insist...
01/04/2026

Our creative space isn’t complete without some funky backdrops and a place to hang them. Well, David Ruston Photo insisted!

Business headshots, creative portraits, musician promo. DM to be one of the first to sit in the new photo studio space 📸

Hello! 👋Here we are, your graphic design / photo duo, creative pair and residents of The Curious Creatives Studio based ...
30/03/2026

Hello! 👋

Here we are, your graphic design / photo duo, creative pair and residents of The Curious Creatives Studio based in Coldyhill Lane, Scarborough.

Collectively we have 34 years of experience in what we do. Finally we're under one roof and building a quirky collaborative studio designed to connect and inspire.

We're ready for ambitious creative briefs for print + digital.

Value Based Branding / Graphic Design / Brand Photography / Headshots / Event Photography / Layout Design + More

Charlotte Middleton Design
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David Ruston Photo
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Let’s talk books. We’ve got them. Lots of them!We’ve collected many over the years, from vintage penguin (because we all...
20/03/2026

Let’s talk books. We’ve got them. Lots of them!

We’ve collected many over the years, from vintage penguin (because we all love a Penguin crime book cover), to in-depth design, brand and photography. Discover DixonBaxi, Pentagram and more.

The studio is here to inspire and nurture creativity and the books play a huge part in that. If you’re addicted to the scroll, put the phone down and explore like we used to!

You got Charlotte Middleton Design to thank for almost all of these books. As a working graphic designer they’re frequently used and the grounding for any project research.

We had a lovely visit from Ivan today, who’s creating a zine for Scarborough Film Festival, themed on photos of live mus...
11/03/2026

We had a lovely visit from Ivan today, who’s creating a zine for Scarborough Film Festival, themed on photos of live music in Scarborough.

That’s right up David Ruston Photo’s street and he couldn’t resist to be part of 📸

It gave Ivan chance to be reunited with a portrait David took way back in 2010. A period of ringflash obsession and always getting in their personal space!

The zine? It’ll be handed out at an event at Beckview Studios on 26 March - link in comments

Hello! It's time we shared a little about what we've been working on 😁Based in the officer's mess of a former military b...
11/03/2026

Hello! It's time we shared a little about what we've been working on 😁

Based in the officer's mess of a former military building in Scarborough, The Curious Creatives offers a unique studio space filled with books, ideas and collaboration.

Together, we help organisations tell their story clearly and confidently using graphic design and photography.

Join us on this journey!

Charlotte Middleton Design + David Ruston Photo

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Studio 7, Business Centre, 91 Coldyhill Lane

YO126SE

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