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Q&A – Amy Greenland, Head of Design at Harry Stedman
Founded in 2011, Harry Stedman (harrystedman.com) is named after and inspired by the father of the brand’s managing director, Philip Stedman. American heritage and staple workwear is combined with a...
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Well Suited: A visit to Henry Herbert, Bespoke Tailors.
It is fair to say that there had been something of a glaring omission from our coverage of the world best made and well designed clothing – that being the area of suiting. This has been a deliberate...
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Q&A – Justin Hall CEO of Pantherella: Fine English Socks
This month, English socks graced the feet of Jimmy Fallon on the cover of GQ’s Style Bible over in the States. Exporting globally and with a show room in New York, Pantherella is leading the men’s...
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Q&A – Ian Campbell Cole, Founder at Campbell Cole
Campbell Cole is a brand that believe in taking sure actions towards success developing products and launching them as and when they are ready. Their current range – composed of their own leather...
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Q&A – Thomas Barnett of Mamnick
There is always excitement here at The Holborn when we find a new UK brand that you can really get excited about. Too often we find that good products are let down by poor branding decisions or a lack...
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Shepherds Bindery – London’s Artisan Bookmaker
Thirty years ago, a friend showed me a book given to him by his sister, a silversmith and bookbinder. It was an old volume of Coleridge’s ‘The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner’, which she had bound it in...
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Q&A – Rachel Lovatt, Small Castle Leather Goods
Sometimes it really is amazing who you find on Twitter is it not? We just liked the little illustration of a castle that forms the basis of the logo for Small Castle, a Nottinghamshire based leather...
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Q&A, Chay Cooper, Wildsmith Shoes
To continue on a theme, The Holborn has another feature on artisan shoemaking today. It’s a real pleasure to finally feature an English shoemaker, we’ve always made a point of highlighting our...
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5 reasons we love Donna Wilson
Traditional crafts have been enjoying quite the revival over the past few years, with none more so than knitting. No longer the preserve of rocking-chair grannies clacking their needles together,...
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Q&A with Nina+Co
‘Nina+Co is about slowing down. It is about balancing beauty with ethics. And it is fundamentally about collaboration.’ For a small creative agency, Nina+Co are known for delivering inspiring interior...
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Ten Lessons From a Maker by David Hieatt, Hiut Denim Co.
David Hieatt is the Founder of Hiut Denim Co, a premium Denim label based in Cardigan, North Wales. Cardigan was home to the largest surviving jeans factory in Britain. Four hundred employees used...
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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...
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Q&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...
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Q&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...
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Q&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...
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Q&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...
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Q&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...
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Q&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...
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Q&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...
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Q&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...
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