Exploring the art of cultural photography with Adam Marelli.
The photographer is always the invisible force behind an image, the eyes and the soul that are able to capture a scene at the optimum moment to allow a connection between subject and…
Interview with Viktor Blomqvist, CEO of Swedish heritage brand, Skultuna.
Ever since the then King of Sweden founded a brass foundry at Skultuna on the north-western side of Lake Mälaren, 65 miles from Stockholm, over 400 years ago, Skultuna has been designing and…
From the ‘boy in the photograph’ to life behind the lens…
Like so many of us, Adam Marelli disliked being photographed as a boy, equating cameras and photography with the self-consciousness a family photo-album can bring. However, he found photography to be a useful…
An appreciation of the skill involved in making a Sussex Trug, by Robin Tuppen of the Cuckmere Trug Co.
The apparent simplicity of a trug is deceptive; although simple in terms of design, name and use, the construction of a traditional Sussex Trug requires much skill in order to transform the humble…
Interview with Robin Tuppen; owner of Cuckmere Trug Company; makers of Thomas Smith trugs.
A trug, like the word, is simplicity itself. Dating back to Anglo-Saxon times, when a ‘trog’, meaning a boat-shaped vessel, was used to measure and carry all manner of things, the modern day…
Interview with Marina Gibson: the modern face of fly fishing.
Fly fishing is so much more than simply gentlemen of a certain age on the river-bank dressed head-to-toe in tweed. Yes, there are still JR Hartley characters, and thank goodness for that, as…
Interview with Archie Hume, 3rd generation owner of A Hume.
Reincarnating classic country style with the contemporary customer in mind is the simple secret to A Hume Country Clothing’s continued success. This evolution of heritage branding, together with a continued commitment to craftsmanship,…
An Interview with Tom Glover, MD & owner of Peregrine Clothing.
Both style and story are crucial to Peregrine, which has been in existence as a family company – J G Glover & Co, handcrafting fine knitwear, since 1800. Peregrine, the modern day incarnation…
Interview with Trevor Pickett, CEO and owner of Pickett.
Old school with a whimsical twist encapsulates the contemporary classic brand Pickett and its owner, Trevor Pickett. Trevor is a self-made force of design and retail, with an eye for detail and quality…
Interview with Jan Sandlund, Master Tanner & 3rd generation owner of Böle, Sweden.
A few months ago we introduced Böle Tannery, the last spruce bark vegetable tannery in the world, located on the banks of the Pite River in Northern Bothnia, Sweden. In Part One, Anders…
