Interview with Tarlach de Blacam, owner of Inis Meáin Knitting Co.
Soft Gaelic syllables, pronounced ‘innish maan’, adds to the almost fabled identity of Inis Meáin as one of the three last stepping stones out of Europe, into the wild Atlantic and beyond; and…
Interview with Yvonne Green, Principal of the Boat Building Academy, Dorset.
Boats, until the middle of the Twentieth Century, had largely meant wooden boats. However rapid advances in technology meant the look of marinas changed, with plastic and fibreglass boats dominating the scene, and…
Interview with Paul Garrett, Managing Director of the world-famous Fox Umbrellas.
An umbrella is a quintessentially British necessity. As a nation, we are known the world over, due to our inclement climate, for our almost daily ritual of commenting, speculating and complaining about the…
Interview with Nigel Tyas of Nigel Tyas Ironwork.
The strength and necessity of the blacksmith and his craft; working red-hot metal with hammer and anvil to create weapons and tools (domestic, agricultural and industrial), dates back to prehistoric times. Yet, blacksmithing…
An interview with Julius Walters, ninth-generation owner of Stephen Walters & Sons.
Silk has always been synonymous with the highest echelons of quality, as the traditional idiom about sow’s ears and purses illustrates, and has set the standard in luxury fabrics for millennia, originating from…
How to make a slipware pottery jug - demonstrated by Doug Fitch, Founder of Douglas Fitch Slipware Pottery.
Literally getting stuck-in and your hands dirty is a daily occurrence to a potter, but all in a good way. A slipware potter can also enjoy the childlike pleasure of the ‘slip and…
Interview with Sue Simpson, MD of Lock & Co hatters.
Mayfair London, one of the most famous addresses in the world, is home to James Lock & Co, St James’s Street, one of the most famous hatters in the world; in fact, the…
Interview with Emma Willis, owner of Emma Willis Bespoke Shirts.
Swiss and Egyptian cotton, Irish linen, it sounds like any discerning woman’s wish-list, yet Emma Willis is not just any woman, although discerning, she most certainly is. As the only female shirt-maker in…
Interview with Michael Johnson, Founder of The Copper Works, Newlyn.
Copper has long been valued and worked by humankind. Ancient civilisations, dating back nearly 10,000 years, have utilised the versatility and natural beauty of this remarkable metal. In Britain, copper-mining areas such as…
Interview with Doug Fitch, Founder of Douglas Fitch Slipware Pottery.
Creating earthenware objects of both practical use and aesthetic beauty from surrounding raw materials is a timeless activity – humankind has been doing it for thousands of years. Starting with the natural process…
