We found these beautiful made-to-order driftwood and ceramic spoons by ceramacist Linda Fahey while browsing on Etsy. Her home studio is located in California next to a beach where she collects the driftwood used to make her collections.
Tucked away in an area of protected woodland on the Pembrokeshire coast, the Melin Trewynt woollen mill is almost too idyllic to be real. Last month I had the pleasure of visiting and speaking to its owners Eifion and Amanda Griffiths who gave me a tour of their factory, mill, shop and studios. You can read the full article for Dwell magazine here, but below are some of the edited images and excerpts from my interview with Eifion and Amanda. Read the rest of this entry »
We met with this month’s Lin Morris Limited Edition designer, Eleanor Bolton, at her east London studio to talk about her design inspirations, how she started out in the industry, and the reality of being a young creative in one of the most expensive cities in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
The clean lines, yet surprising details from new Swedish furniture brand Snickeriet (Swedish for The Carpentry) has caught my eye. Snickeriet is both a commission-based carpentry and furniture brand with in-house production. Karl-Johan Hjerling, creative director and designer, says “As a designer you look for someone who can realize your work. As a cabinetmaker you look for challenging tasks beyond your comfort zone. Snickeriet is a platform at the intersection point, where everything from idea to production is in our own hands. We can let every idea develop as direct as possible, and work with solutions that would have been rejected by most other furniture producers.”