Q&A – Helen Kemp, Just Got Made
In this new world of making, more and more people are taking the big leap into creative self-employment, supporting themselves with their talents. However, this passion is often (read: usually) not...
View ArticleQ&A – Jon Thomas, Shufflebotham wallpaper
There are many different definitions for ‘design’, ‘craft’, ‘artisanal’, and often the use of technology doesn’t really come into it. Some may believe that using a computer takes away from...
View ArticleQ&A with Shona Marsh, Silversmith
Our recent sojurn at Cockpit Arts Open Studio brought many new talented makers to our attention, including Shona Marsh, a silversmith whose work is owned by the Pope (!) The clean lines and unusual...
View ArticleQ&A with Catarina Riccabona, hand-weaver
Image / Alun Callender / Cockpit Arts The very thought of a hand-operated wooden loom conjours up images of Rumpelstilskin’s woven gold, a rather fitting analogy for the treasured textiles Catarina...
View ArticleQ&A with Row Pinto, knitwear designer
The Holborn team may mistakenly be assumed to have a thing for tweed, but don’t think a nice piece of soft knitwear doesn’t make its way into our homes too. Following our recent Cockpit Arts outing, we...
View ArticleQ&A with Novella Bookbinding
In anticipation of issue six’s studio visit to Cockpit Arts, allow us to take you back to the halcyon days of June, when The Holborn set up camp at the Summer Open Studios and met Megan Turner-Jones...
View ArticleQ&A with Carréducker, Bespoke Shoemakers
With issue six of The Holborn just around the corner, in which we photograph and meet a number of makers based in Cockpit Arts, we meet Deborah Carre of Carréducker, a mens shoemaking business based in...
View ArticleQ&A with Justin Oh, bag maker
In yet another addition to our makers of Cockpit Arts series, we meet Justin Oh, bagmaker and all-round inspiring chap. Lovingly handcrafted, his bags and wallets reflect ‘the beauty of utilitarian...
View ArticleQ&A with Charlotte Wakefield, Woven Form
Etsy. Love it, hate it or have no opinion on it, it can’t be denied that the million-strong handmade marketplace is largely responsible for the resurgence in craft this past decade. I think it’s also...
View ArticleQ&A with Dee Monti, Geometric Glass Designer
Glass designer Dee Monti is the founder of Monti, a collection of geometric glass shapes which shine best when housing a growing plant collection. Something a little different for the home and all...
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