NOTES FROM THE WORKSHOP | AUGUST
The last days of August are a liminal time in Cornwall, where we crest the wave of holiday crowds and feel the edges of Summer nearing.
The studio has been split in two recently. With Allegra and Ella keeping your orders moving alongside my work on custom rucksack commissions. In the energy of layered projects I've had my head to the ground.
There's a lot to celebrate and share from this time. Our new stockists - Provisionin Bermondsey andGoodiesin Oxford - will be receiving their first deliveries very soon. Including a restock of potters aprons atThe Leach Pottery in September. The coming weeks will feature rucksack reveals, new canvas Essentials and an ambitious leather workshop withMerchant and Mills. Plus some in-person events in London for your calendar.
In the meantime, I'm determined not to let the time whoosh past and miss these transitional days. So I will be balancing the hours around my worktable with as much sea-time and outdoor eating as possible.
I hope you can keep the seasonal spirit going with me.
Summer's not over just yet...
Ali x
What’s inspired us this month
This Country
The first in a series of talks - how has craft shaped English identity and culture?
A Long Walk Home
Robbie Lawrence questions the very notion of what it is to be from a place in his new book.
Mending Souls
A series of images and words by Gathering, documenting years of research surrounding textiles through cultural practices.
'If top shelf whiskey could sing'
Teddy Swims live in a Dublin pub.
COMING SOON
Introducing Autumn Black waxed canvas with found and firey climbing rope.
New Ditty Bags, Cove Pockets and Tote Bags - launching this September.
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