Case Studies
Chilpa
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This week we speak to Chilpa founder Maru Rojas, who is an advocate for slow fashion. The company specialises in selling Handmade, fair trade Mexican Textiles, promoting the craft of Mexican artisans. You can find Chilpa products at the V&A's Frida Kahlo exhibition which opens in London on the 16th of June.
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This week we speak to the Flint based company Mij Moj, which was founded by designers Gafyn Owen and Sean Nelson. The company designs and crafts unique, handmade gifts and bespoke furniture from sustainably sourced timber.
More >Burgon and Ball
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This week we speak to the Sheffield based company Burgon and Ball, which was founded in 1730. The business originally catered to the sheep and agricultural market and later moved into gardening. They are the only garden tool manufacturers to be endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society.
More >London Centre for Book Arts
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This week we speak to the artist Ira Yonemura from the London Centre for Book Arts, which he co-founded alongside artist Simon Goode in 2012. The centre offers artists and makers that are outside of education with access to studio space, equipment and workshops.
More >Will Bees Bespoke
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This week we speak to James Marshall from Will Bees Bespoke, which was founded by Will Bees in 2014. The company opened a combined workshop and retail space in Island Street, Salcombe where Will grew up.
More >English Stamp Company
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This week we speak to Yve Grady Crewes from the English Stamp Company, which was founded out of a small creative workshop in Dorset in 1992.
More >Tom Pigeon
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We especially love the fact that the Stitched Boxes are handmade in Sheffield, working with UK companies is extremely important to us, as we love to be able to pass this heritage onto our customers alongside our products.
More >Threadster
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We spent many hours trawling the internet looking for box manufacturers until finally we stumbled across Stitchedboxes and I still remember the time I made the initial telephone call to enquire about the services offered. It was a eureka moment as someone was telling me that the customisable boxes could be made for us to our specific sizes, quickly and at a reasonable cost.
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