Crafting Fine Art
One wet and windy morning a car crash on a country road transformed a young woman’s life. For the next six months she worked hard to rebuild herself, writing a bucket list […]
Invention
Interview: Shibori Sorcery
In the East End of London, behind a shabby, worn out wooden door, hidden in a railway arch lies an undiscovered Potteresque world. Leather is steamed, stitched and stamped into […]
A Porcelain Garden
Leaving a job with nothing else lined up takes courage. Faced with the daily tedium of dreary chores and unchallenging work, quitting can seem the only option. It can also be the shock that […]
The Art of Letterpress
In a tiny shop, on an ordinary north London high street, the antique art of letterpress printing is flourishing. A long, narrow, light-filled space carved out of an alleyway is home to […]
A Stitch in Time
American writer and journalist Anne Roiphe wrote: “Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.” This perfectly describes the unexpected journey a youth […]
Adventures in Timber
Head and Haft founder Chris Thorpe has ambitious plans to build a designer-maker collective on the beautiful Cornish coast. He is paving the way by designing and making striking furniture and homewares from […]
Revelations from Rubble
Successful entrepreneurs have one thing in common. They are all passionate about their business. This devotion drives them to work the long hours often needed to thrive. Of course, passion alone […]
Travel Inspired Tableware
Some entrepreneurs set out with a clear business idea in mind. For others, the drive comes from an internal passion for personal achievement. The dream to have a business drives […]
Industrial Design Comes Home
Struggling to find a suitable job, design graduate Adam Collins founded The Source design studio. He now makes furniture inspired by industrial design and boat building techniques. Students graduating during […]