Makers & Craftspeople
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The ancient crafts that nearly died out and the people saving them
From parchment making to weaving oak swill baskets, these are the crafts which are - thankfully - being saved in the UK
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Why craft is good for the soul: creatives on how it has changed their lives
What is it about crafting and making that provides a place to heal, reflect, escape or think?
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Behind the scenes with a young trio of master stone carvers
At their London workshop, master carvers Tom Nicholls, Josh Locksmith and Sam Lee explain to Christabel Chubb how they are keeping traditional stonemasonry skills alive
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Inside a Sussex workshop creating sustainable building materials from the local environment
In their workshop in East Sussex, Ben and Loretta Bosence explain to Malaika Byng what has led them to develop the alchemy of turning natural ingredients and waste into sustainable building materials
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Meet a metalworker restoring Victorian iron ranges at his Somerset workshop
Christabel Chubb visits the Somerset workshop of Olly Osborne, who turned a side hustle restoring iron ranges in his garage into a successful business.
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Inside the technicolour world of marbled paper specialist Nat Maks
Influenced by the traditional Japanese art of paper marbling, Natascha Maksimovic tells Christabel Chubb about being immersed in a world of ink and water where no two designs emerge the same
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Behind the scenes with a proponent of the historic craft of globemaking
Introducing his new book The Globemakers: The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft, the Bellerby & Co founder takes us back to the early days of his now thriving business, when he made the bold decision to revive and reimagine a historic craft for a contemporary market
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Meet a furniture maker pursuing the perfect design on the edge of the North York Moors
Furniture maker Marcus Jacka uses traditional skills to create beautifully crafted pieces. He tells Hatta Byng about his pursuit of the perfect design
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Behind the scenes with the Mallorcan tile maker keeping one of the island's traditions alive
As the Mallorcan tile manufacturer celebrates its 90th anniversary, Biel Huguet, grandson of the firm’s founder, talks to Jessica Salter about his pride at preserving this traditional skill
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Taught by TikTok: behind the Gen Z crafting mania
From brush making to rug weaving – meet the digital natives eschewing desks and screens in favour of careers in crafting
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The Cotswold textile designer specialising in sustainable fabrics using seasonal, plant-based pigments
Meeting Charlotte Lawson Johnston at her new Cotswold studio, Christabel Chubb learns why fabrics made using sustainable fibres and plant-based dyes are the natural way forwards
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How decorative painting is making a comeback – and five of the best artists to look out for
Make like it’s 1799 and commission an artist to adorn your walls, ceilings, bannisters, cupboards, sideboards or frankly anything you like, because decorative painting is back in a big way
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Behind the scenes at a Cumbrian studio where some of the world's most beautiful paper is made
Claire Bingham talks to Tom Frith-Powell and Mark Cropper about the continued value of the handmade approach taken at the company’s paper mill in a picturesque Cumbrian village
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A nice little earner: seven tastemakers on their side hustles
Ticky Hedley-Dent asks seven creatives about the journey from pipe dream to full blown business
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‘My sense of self-worth grew alongside my calluses': a woodworker who found relief for depression in craft
The woodworker talks to Jessica Salter about the therapeutic benefits he derives from the process of handcrafting vessels and spoons, which also provides a link to his rural childhood
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Inside a Yorkshire workshop reviving a dying form of carpet weaving
Hatta Byng visits a former plant nursery in Halifax, West Yorkshire, where a highly skilled team is reviving the art of narrow-loom weaving intricate Wilton and Brussels carpets
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Behind the scenes at a traditional Scottish textile mill and their new collaboration with Ben Pentreath
Elizabeth Metcalfe visits a traditional Scottish textile mill, whose new collection is an exciting collaboration with designer Ben Pentreath
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Six ceramic artists putting their own spin on tradition
From ceramic cigarette butts to catcalling slogans, these modern ceramicists are taking a traditional art form and making it feel fresh again
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Behind the scenes with a maker who left London to devote himself to pottery
Elizabeth Metcalfe visits Matt Pasmore, the West Country potter whose terracotta pots find favour with gardeners and designers alike
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Meet the shell artist assembling elaborate artworks by the Norfolk coast
Claire Bingham visits the Norfolk-based shell artist, who is known for her intricately assembled artworks and embellished follies