Category Archives: INTERVIEWS

Pomme is a special lady in my books. She has been an incredible inspiration with her absolute dedication to her work and her business, her flawless femininity, her love of all beautiful, her determination, her loyalty and friendship. Always immaculately dressed whether she is painting a mural or picnicking on the grass, always very professional….

What I love most about Ruff and Huddle is two things. One- they print great graphics on their carefully tailored kids garms. Two, they really network. At the Selfridges launch of Ruff and Huddle, who was there to entertain but the one and only Charlie Dark. I know Charlie from my running affairs, as the…

We are living in a time when creative disciplines are melting one into another, illustration crosses into fashion, fashion enters the art space, art becomes music, set design is one of those areas where the magic of theatre, fashion and photography are all combined in order to create something elevated and unexpected. From the incredible…

These days Instagram is the number one pr platform to inexpensively showcase your business.’ Makers of all things worldwide use it keenly to promote, connect, discover and get inspired. Over the last couple of months I have started to follow a few interesting small businesses in Brooklyn who seem to be borderline artists/makers and businesses all…

This week we got in touch with Donna Wilson and her PR team, who have kindly given us access to an open Q and A. We are very happy to publish some of her answers for you, as we were so eager to read her answers ourselves. Its always the personal stories that make any…

It is of value to any crafter to come across a company embracing true artisan techniques. It is a place of inspiration and admiration. Time and again it is a great privilege to learn the inner workings of a company, the idea behind its origins and what mechanisms makes it turn year after year into…

Two sisters take their inspiration from the forest and its wildlife to create an intriguing and loveable line of handmade teddy bears and toys. Anna and Kate Filatova are two sisters from Russia who design a make a unique line of teddy bears and toys under the Annapavlovna line, which they set up in 2008….

This is the first in a series of interviews titled Women in Business‘ we are going to be conducting with amazing women who are both entrepreneurs and mothers. Being a mother myself and working as a freelancer, I find immense inspiration from stories of women who are not just managing but excelling in both realising their…

Talking with us today is Sarai, the founder of Colette Patterns and the author of The Colette Sewing Book.  She tells us about her love of sewing and why she decided to start creating her own line of patterns.  I am also in love with her adorable and helpful blog, Coletterie!   Hi Sarai! Colette…