CUTTLE
Leicester, UK — Est. 2026

Circular
creativity.
Measured impact.

Cuttle CIC transforms how communities relate to waste. Through carbon literacy training and participatory art, we make creative reuse a force for education, belonging, and measurable environmental impact.

Our programmes Work with us
500+
Workshop participants across Leicester
19
Community workshops delivered
£3k
Cathedral commission value
2
Active programmes running now
Circular Economy■ Participatory Art■ Carbon Literacy■ Trash to Art■ Community Impact■ Creative Reuse■ Circular Economy■ Participatory Art■ Carbon Literacy■ Trash to Art■ Community Impact■ Creative Reuse■
Who we are

A community interest company rooted in circular thinking

"Taking what has been discarded and making it worth looking at again."

Cuttle CIC (Company No. 17080429) is a Leicester-based community interest company operating at the intersection of sustainability, creative practice, and community development.

We work from Studio A2.12 at LCB Depot, collaborating with Leicester Cathedral, De Montfort University, Soft Touch Arts, and Curve Theatre.

Company type
Private Limited by Guarantee (CIC)
Company number
17080429
Studio
A2.12, LCB Depot, Leicester
Founder
Chukwubuikem Daniels Ndubuisi
Recognition
Arts Council England Global Talent, DMU SDG Awards Highly Commended, BBC Radio Leicester
Accreditations
Carbon Literacy Certified, AssocMCIWM, MSc Architecture and Sustainability (DMU)
What we do

Two programmes. One mission.

Sustainability education for organisations and participatory art-making with communities.

A
Programme A

Carbon Literacy and Waste Management Training

A week-long immersive training package combining Carbon Literacy accreditation, waste management education, and trauma-informed creative practice. Delivered at approximately £3,500 per organisation, with grant-subsidised places available.

  • Carbon Literacy Project certified delivery
  • Practical waste management and circular economy sessions
  • Trash to Art creative practice integrated throughout
  • Cohort-based, designed for staff teams of up to 20
  • CLF-accredited facilitator
  • Subsidised places available via grant funding
B
Programme B

Trash to Art Workshop Series

Community-based participatory workshops turning discarded materials into sculpture, installation, and collaborative artworks.

  • Paper pulp, plastic, metal, and textile experimentation
  • Suitable for all ages and backgrounds
  • Trauma-informed facilitation approach
  • 500+ participants engaged since 2024
  • Links to national exhibitions and public commissions
  • Available for bespoke partnership delivery
Current work

Projects in delivery

Active commissions, concluded programmes, and what is coming next.

Active Our City Our Stories

Leicester Cathedral

Our City Our Stories

A suspended recycled paper pulp map of Leicester, made with homeless community participants across four workshops. Commissioned for the Samworth Gallery. National Lottery Heritage Fund supported.

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Active Many Hands One Art

ACE + De Montfort University

Many Hands One Art

A city-wide participatory programme building toward a world record attempt at Haymarket in July 2026. 400 to 500 participants contributing to a large-scale recycled artwork.

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Concluded Trash to Art Workshop (Pilot)

Arts Council England + DMU

Trash to Art Workshop (Pilot)

Community participatory workshops turning discarded materials into sculpture and installation. 500+ participants across 19 workshops. Shown at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, Two Queens Gallery, Haymarket, Curve Theatre, LCB Depot, and Soft Touch Arts. BBC Radio Leicester. DMU SDG Awards 2025 Highly Commended.

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Upcoming The Residue Symposium

Cuttle CIC

The Residue Symposium

Creativity at the End of Things. A circular economy convening. 13–15 January 2027, Leicester.

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Session 01
Artists redefining waste as creative resource
How artists and makers are transforming discarded materials into cultural and environmental value.
Session 02
Organisations using creativity for carbon and waste challenges
Circular economy in practice: how organisations embed creative thinking into sustainability delivery.
Session 03
Scaling creative reuse infrastructure and policy
From local pilots to systemic change: what it takes to build the circular creative economy at scale.
Dates
Tuesday 13 – Thursday 15 January 2027
Venue
Days 1 & 2: DMU Innovation Centre  •  Day 3: LCB Depot, Leicester
Entry
Free  •  400–500 expected attendees
Lead funders
Arts Council England Project Grants, Hugo Burge Foundation, CIWM Foundation
Organised by
Cuttle CIC
The founder
Chukwubuikem Daniels Ndubuisi
Founder and Lead Artist
  • Arts Council England Global Talent (Visual Arts)
  • MSc Architecture and Sustainability, DMU (2024)
  • Carbon Literacy Certified (Change Agents UK)
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Waste Management
  • British Artist Network member
  • BBC Radio Leicester featured artist

From civil engineering to participatory art

Chubby Daniels trained as a civil engineer in Nigeria before moving to the UK, where he completed an MSc in Architecture and Sustainability at De Montfort University. He is a visual artist, sustainability educator, and the founder of Cuttle CIC, working across participatory public art, recycled materials sculpture, and circular economy education.

His Trash to Art methodology has reached over 500 participants across Leicester, earning BBC Radio Leicester coverage, a DMU SDG Awards Highly Commended, and five juried exhibitions including Leicester Museum and Art Gallery and Two Queens Gallery.

He holds an Arts Council England Global Talent endorsement in the Visual Arts and holds Carbon Literacy Facilitator accreditation. His studio practice runs alongside Cuttle CIC from LCB Depot, where he is the inaugural recipient of the Make Your Own Way Workspace Bursary.

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Get in touch

Work with Cuttle CIC

We are open to commissions, partnerships, training enquiries, and funding conversations.

General enquiries
cuttlecic@gmail.com
Phone
07899 834 432
Studio
A2.12, LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street, Leicester
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