Interview with Grace Horne, founder of Grace Horne Knives.
Knives and knife-making have traditionally been seen as a male domain – with knives being perceived, in popular culture, as weapons, or symbols of aggression. However, the knife to most of us is…
Interview with Simon Cundey, MD and co-owner of Henry Poole & Co.
Situated in the heart of Mayfair, sartorial Savile Row, a short yet iconic street, often shortened by those in the know to simply ‘The Row’, is a prestigious trading address that has seen…
A focus on the work of the eminent German industrial designer, Dieter Rams.
“To use design to impress, to polish things up, to make them chic, is no design at all. This is packaging.” These words were spoken by the acclaimed industrial designer, Dieter Rams, during…
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…
Exploring the ancient craft of Italian pewtering with Cosi Tabellini.
It you are anything like me, most of the time you see, hold or use something and it doesn’t really cross your mind as to how it was made; it’s just an extremely…
Stunning imagery from Éric Tourneret, ‘The Bee Photographer’.
All over the planet the humble honey bee busies itself with a singular purpose – perpetuation of the hive. Highly organised work-forces operate together with seamless efficiency collecting pollen and nectar for their micro-industry,…
An Interview with Daisuke Tajika from Tajika Haruo Scissors Works.
The iconic image of a father and son sitting back-to-back, silently working together forging handcrafted tools in their traditional workshop exemplifies the Japanese tradition of passing down, through the generations, technical expertise and…
A focus on the work of Danish master craftsman, Poul Kjærholm.
The word ‘genius’ is often overused, particularly to describe inane concepts, acts or people. As such, its true meaning can be diluted. More than just intellect, someone’s genius can be used to describe…
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…
