Meet Our London Based Luxury Wood Furniture Maker and Designer – Remi Dubois
It’s midday on a bright Wednesday in London and I’m looking forward to meeting one of our talented furniture makers. Remi Dubois showcases his furniture in a beautiful townhouse in Finsbury Park – the perfect setting for the modern and expertly crafted pieces he makes in his workshop down...
Read moreIntroducing Lisbeth Moon – The Artist Behind Pressed Floral Art
Earlier this week I met with one of Handmade in Britain’s member artists, Lisbeth Moon – AKA Pressed Floral Art, at her workshop in Crouch End, London. Lis designs botanical works of art made from real pressed flowers, using a professional hand-pressing technique that preserves the flowers’ natural vivacity....
Read moreQ&A with Handmade Oxford exhibitor Studio Wolle
Ahead of Handmade Oxford (17 – 20 September) we caught up with Lara at Studio Wolle, to find out how she has adapted to the new everyday. How have you been adapting to the new everyday? It’s been a bit of a stressful time if I’m honest, as I can imagine...
Read moreHolly Suzanna Clifford
Jewellery designer Holly Suzanna Clifford crafts pieces of delicate and detailed wearable art, celebrating the curious attraction we have to plants, places and the natural world. Encompassing ideas from outside the realm of jewellery, her work inspiration draws from illustration, great painters such as Monet and Klimt, and also...
Read moreAlice Barnes’ Design Story
Alice Barnes is an award-winning jewellery designer and maker based in Brighton. She draws complex beauty from the simplest of forms to make elegant, contemporary jewellery with meticulous attention to detail. Her work is influenced by the cuts, folds and repetition used in paper art, and draws on lines,...
Read moreAgneta Bugyte’s Design Story
Agneta Bugyte opens the door to another world through her elegant, timeless and poetic jewellery that speaks of the rawness of the beauty surrounding our lives. Her work is unique by adding a oxidised look on the surface, creating a glossy, shinny or smokey finish. We had a quick...
Read moreJo Saunders’ Design Story
Jo Saunders Design is a printed accessories company based in East Sussex celebrating the joyful beauty of colour, pattern, shape and form. The range comprises of bags, pouches, make up bags, cushions, purses and more with emphasis on immaculate make and finish. We caught up with Jo to find...
Read moreQuinta Essenza’s Design Story
Roberta Pederzoli from Quinta Essenza designs textured and tactile jewellery, recreating a sensation of fairy-tale elegance and enchantment by delicately brushing colours over her works: black, white and gold. Her jewellery is inspired by natural and organic shapes, in particular by lichens, wood and interesting forms she observes during...
Read moreLauren Grace’s Design Story
London based jeweller Lauren Grace creates beautiful, stylish and often playful designs. Using traditional tools and techniques, each piece of jewellery is designed and created by hand in Lauren’s studio, using recycled precious metals wherever possible and ethically sourced gemstones. Lauren’s jewellery is inspired by childhood memories, art and...
Read moreBarbara Yarde’s Design Story
With inspirations from travelling such as India, Morocco, Egypt and London. Barbara Yarde’s uses the combination of 18ct gold, sterling silver and semi-precious gemstones. Find our more about Barbara in this short interview. If you weren’t a designer-maker, what would you be right now? A buyer for a fashion house or a...
Read moreAmelia Newton’s Design Story
Tornedge is a partnership between two sisters-in-law Amelia and Anna Newton. They have complementary design styles and have produced a range of beautiful silk and woollen scarves, vibrant velvet cushions and handmade embossed prints. We caught up with Amelia to find out more about one half of this fab...
Read moreRichard Shock’s Design Story
Woodturner Richard Shock became a member of Oxfordshire Craft Guild in 2003 mainly uses British native woods, increasingly from local sources. He left his job in 2005 to become a full time turner and after was accepted on the Register of Professional Turners, under the auspices of Worshipful Company...
Read moreJohn Eadon’s Design Story
After graduating from art school, John Eadon found himself increasingly working with wood, eventually picking up enough skills and interest to create bespoke furniture. Now a fully-fledged designer-maker with his own collection, we caught up with him to chat about his work, dreams and inspirations. Handmade: If you weren’t a...
Read moreIsabelle Capitain’s Design Story
Isabelle Capitain has always been fascinated with making her own jewellery, and worked for other designers before starting her business. We spent 10 minutes with Isabelle to find little bit more about her. Handmade: If you weren’t a designer-maker, what would you be right now? Isabelle: If I weren’t a designer...
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