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Marianne Straub (1909-1994), one of the leading commercial textile designers in Britain from the 1940s to the 1960s. Born in Switzerland, she studi...

Edouard Benedictus (1878-1930) was born in France and his career spanned several diverse disciplines including, chemistry, music composition and te...

We make and sell a lot of soap dishes so we started to wonder about bars of soap…and here are the fun facts we found out! When was soap invented? T...

We’re working with The People Hive based in Twickenham. People Hive is a charity and the shop showcases around local 160 artists/ makers. Profits f...

This month we are celebrating the birthday of Talwin Morris (1865-1911), book cover designer of the Art Nouveau movement. He was initially employed...

We’re profiling our new stockist, SoLo Craft Fair. This enterprise was originally set up by Catherine Dunne and Rebecca Hunter in 2016 as South Lon...

This month we are celebrating the birthday of Charles Ashbee (1863-1942), multi-disciplinary designer and architect of the Art Nouveau movement. As...

What is it? Jesmonite is the brand name for a mineral powder and resin mixture. We buy it from Polysil. There are different versions of Jesmonite s...

We've got some great events coming up in 2023! Living Crafts at Hatfield Park, 5-8th May 2023. This is a great event where you can see (and try) al...

Gathering ideas to decide on a theme The first step is to think about what inspires you. Is it something in nature? Is it a pop culture icon? Is ...

This month we are celebrating the birthday of Réné Lalique (1860-1945), French designer, jeweller and glass maker extraordinaire, who was a key fig...

We’re profiling our new stockist, Art & Soul, which just opened new shop in the Fruit Market area of Hull. This is the second branch for the en...