Edit: Sun Loungers
The lazy, hazy days of summer are here. Hooray! Time to kick off your shoes and spend an hour or two lounging in the garden. Grab a Pimms, a good book […]
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Changing of the Clocks
Each year on the winter solstice, the people of Brighton celebrate the ‘Burning of the Clocks’. After a procession through the town, residents and visitors throw their handmade paper clocks […]
Edit: London Art Exhibitions
This year is setting up to be a cracking one for art exhibitions across the capital. The doors have opened on some fascinating exhibitions. This year marks 100 years since the […]
Edit: Mellow Yellow and Bold Gold
The arrival of daffodils in the shops always brings a spring to my step. The dark days of winter are giving way to the longer, light filled days of spring. […]
Review: Beginners Shibori Class with Romor Designs
In the centre of a crisp white room at Craft Central a pair of tables was neatly set out with fabrics, needles, threads, beads and books. This was beginners Shibori with Rob […]
Edit: Christmas Crackers & Tea Towels
Our Christmas edit brings a little luxury to your dinning table and your kitchen. While looking for this year’s best Christmas crackers, we found some irresistible tea towels, so we […]
Review: Design Museum
Who decides whether design is good or bad? You do, according to the new Design Museum. Its aim is to give you the tools to make that judgement. To prove […]
Edit: Made London
The fourth Made London craft and design fair was a remarkable showcase of craftsmanship and skill. The fair offers visitors a chance to buy directly from artisans and designers across […]
Edit: Top 12 Tea Sets
As the nation’s favourite TV show, Great British Bake Off, heads off into the Channel Four horizon, we thought the only way to drown our tears was with tea and cake. It […]
Edit: Handmade Kew
Amid the ancient trees and Victorian glass houses of Kew Gardens a host of designer-makers gathered, last weekend, to launch the Christmas shopping season. The annual Handmade at Kew exhibition celebrated […]
Gift Edit: Halcyon University Days
At the end of September a throng of bright young things will be heading off to university. It is an exciting, yet terrifying time; a time of hope and opportunity, but also anxiety […]
A Taste of Rio: Tropical Parrots
In a few days, the ‘greatest show on earth’ comes to an end. Despite the challenges and the ethical issues around the Olympic Games, there have been some remarkable athletic […]
The Rocking Chair Edit
There is something almost hypnotic about sitting in a rocking chair. The gentle movement soothes and calms. It is said the rhythm mimics the feeling of being in a womb which […]
Remembrance: Somme 100
Last summer we visited Verdun in northern France. Verdun is to the French, what the Somme is to the United Kingdom. Hundreds of men died in in a grim […]
Made in Bloomsbury Highlights
The MADE series of events are curated shows of skilled and experienced designer-makers. Organised by artist and print maker Sarah Young with administrator Jon Tutton, the shows build upon the couple’s hugely […]
The Blossom is Out and Pink is In
Branches heavy with blossom are starting to appear in streets and gardens across the country. From delicate blush and sugar pink to deep fushia, a spectrum of shades has burst out to […]
Spring Dinnerware Edit
In recent years the formal dinner party has given way to laid-back kitchen suppers. Now dinnerware is embracing that cool, relaxed, easy-going vibe. Pick and mix, or mix and match, […]
Refired Lavastone – Volcanic Surface Design
In a small town on the beautiful island of Sicily the fiery outpourings of Mount Etna are being transformed into new surfaces for kitchens, patios and floors. For thousands of […]