Homewares
Designer Interview: Sam Gaskill of Lana Home
Lana Home have combined mid-century modern furniture shapes with Harris Tweed to produce their stunning first furniture collection. We catch up with Sam…
Heal's launches totally British furniture collection
New dining furniture is made from ash from UK woodlands and travels only 180 miles from forest to store [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k9JRygP9FR4] Did you…
Spotlight on…Jacksons Fencing
In the first of a series highlighting some of the Best of British businesses that feature in our directory, we catch up with…
What's the link between one of the oldest textile mills in the UK and the Royal baby?
Answer: Quite a few actually. When the much-awaited Royal baby makes an appearance in July 2013, it will no doubt mean a deluge…
A Day in the Life of…textile designer Catherine Tough
Welcome to the busy world of successful British business owner Catherine Tough Catherine Tough Textiles has taken the traditional craft of knitting and turned…
Innovation and expansion in British carpet design and manufacture
The unique collaboration between Timorous Beasties and Brintons Carpets was highlighted last week in a fascinating talk organised as part of the Clerkenwell Design…
How craftsmanship is returning to the UK Tableware Industry
Designer/Makers are teaming up with small UK manufacturers to bring their designs to a wider audience As someone who has been working in…
A visit to Royal Stafford Pottery
We took a trip to Stoke-on-Trent to meet Norman Tempest, MD of Royal Stafford and backer of British design A while I go…
Staffordshire Ceramicist wins 'Backer of British Design' Award
Managing Director of Royal Stafford Tableware gains recognition for his support of British designers with English Eccentrix range Norman Tempest, managing director of…
Interview: Tom Holley from Art Star Industries
Tom Holley from Art Star Industries talks to Make it British about the importance of openness, dialogue and lessons learned when establishing a…
Vitsœ: standing up to a world that favours new over better
What can Vitsœ’s 606 Universal Shelving System teach us about living better with less that lasts longer? When people say to me that buying…
Happy Sofa: Bringing joy to the homes of Britain
Our interview with the founder of new British-made furniture brand Happy Sofa This year we are planning to feature a more diverse range…
Interview: Ben Edmonds, creator of Blok Knives
Blok knives are no ordinary kitchen knives, they are more like works of art, and every one is handmade in Ben Edmonds’ workshop…
Rockman & Rockman furniture
Born from a frustration of not being able to find things that they wanted for their own home, Kate Lennard & Mark Garside…
Designer Interview: Victoria Cramsie from PaperBoy Wallpaper
How do you decorate a boy’s bedroom in a stylish way? PaperBoy Wallpaper solves the problem Here we interview Victoria Cramsie, founder of…
Designer Interview: Robert Paisley of Chisel & Mouse
Chisel & Mouse make miniature models of the facades of iconic buildings, and below we interview Robert Paisley, one of the brothers that…
Jubilee products made in Britain – the Mathmos Jubilee Astro Lava Lamp
WIN a Mathmos Jubilee Astro Lamp to celebrate 60 years of the Queen being on the British throne We’re all fed up with…
Fight the fakes – buy British-made instead
The Equal Rights for Design Campaign A campaign by Elle Deco to change the law to protect the intellectual property of designers is…
Exclusive Interview: The Reefer Sail Company
Introducing Reefer Sails, a company selling recycled sail products designed & made in Britain Make it British has featured bags made from disgarded…
The Canny Squirrel and her crafty tweed cushions
I haven’t featured any British made homewares on this site yet, but when I discovered Katherine Pentney’s Canny Squirrel range of quirky vintage…
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