Interview with Anders Sandlund, owner of Böle Tannery; the last spruce bark tannery in the world.
Tanning animal skin into leather is truly an age-old pursuit dating back several millennia. Ancient civilisations produced leather for many different purposes; armour, bags, boats, boots, clothing, harnesses, sandals, scabbards, shoes, vessels and…
Summer sea fishing for pollock with Rob Yorke.
I cast my gaze to the shimmering water, my mind curving down into the seaweed-stranded rocks lashed by swell-laden waves and my imagination took me, a big shiny spinner, into the mouth of…
Food for Free: How to fill your larder from foraging, by Daniel Butler.
When the first humans arrived in Britain some 7,000 years ago they were hunter-gatherers. For the next four millennia our ancestors lived almost entirely on the natural produce of our woods, pastures, rivers…
A conversation with Clare Gilligan, co-founder of Australia-based Makers Lane.
In a world full of indiscriminate consumption, mass-production and throw-away culture, there is, thankfully a tide-turn of considered purchasing and a quest for authenticity and truth, where discerning consumers eschew the ‘cheap &…
A conversation with James Eden, CEO & owner of Private White VC.
‘Local Boy turned Hero, Saves the Day’ sounds like the plot of a good book, but in Private White VC’s case it is a true story… twice over, one could loosely say. Picture…
A conversation with Marina Bolin, co-founder of Bolin Webb.
Shaving to most men is a necessary evil; nothing can halt the androgen-induced sprouting of facial hair, which, if allowed to continue unabated, would lead to a thirty foot beard! To remain fresh-faced…
A conversation with Sophie Miller, co-founder of Skinflint.
In this transient world of throw-away culture, encouraged and perpetuated by planned obsolescence, the word ‘skinflint’ should be celebrated as a notion of saving and conserving resources. Thankfully, there is a tide-turn in…
A conversation with Deborah Moore, CEO of Dents.
A good pair of gloves protects our hands from the elements and look fabulous, but they are beyond warmth and fashion. Gloves have been around for millennia, and have symbolised, over that time,…
An overview of the work of renowned British designer, Lee Broom.
Lee Broom is a rather dapper chap, having a genteel countenance and an affable manner. The polished, passionate and highly acclaimed designer, whose status is one verging on celebrity, has a marked presence…
Daniel Butler, author of Urban Dreams, Rural Realities, provides a brief insight into self-sufficiency in Wales.
There is an intrinsic romance about farming. Perhaps it’s a long-lost urge to follow in the footsteps of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, but most people love the idea of producing their own food. This…
