Chris Baker, former Creative Director of Michiko Koshino, and our in-house kimono and robe designer. A dedicated life-long devotion to design, form and texture is something we share. A storytelling in textile and clothing history, translated into one
Story. Provenance. Perspective. An old bowl: A very old bowl. Ca.2nd - 1st millennium BC. A nicely modelled Holy Land terracotta bowl, with smooth sloping sides. A big old bone: A preserved mammoth tibia from the North Sea. A massive lump of old ston
As many of my customers and clients know, I live happily in the back of my shop, outside of the constraints of this century and climate, yet with the everyday financial constraints of London living, yet beautified. I live in a way that allows me to b
I do not know exactly what it is about this little piece of this beautiful and textured island that I love, yet I do. I love it with every part of my soul. I love the depth and honesty of conversation, the language, the plants, the mother sea, the mu
The plain truth, in part: a depth of story apparent to no one but myself. A settle from our former family home, Knowle Hall. Now with the salmon damask and silk fringes covered loosely with an antique cart cover from my friends at @clothshoplondon ,
The Legacy table by @matthewcoxetc , one of my favourite pieces of furniture. It captures for me the timeless and emotional connection to furniture that I personally have , stemming from my father’s legacy to me in creating an understanding of
A box of necessities. Completely unstyled, this is an old box lid into which I think Ben, or anyone, has placed things that belong to me. A brush, an artists elbow support, a piece of driftwood, two brown paper packages, some string. A lid made of mu