Essentials to Elevate the Everyday
Our mission is to illuminate a different way of thinking about the objects we live with and the spaces we inhabit.
The most important journeys begin close to home, and the smallest intentions can come to bear the greatest transformations. Take time to consider the appeals of your mind and body, and with an attentive ear you will encounter the world around you with renewed energy. Investing in yourself offers untold wealth.
Our homes are our second body: although they exist outside of us they serve us in the same way, providing a constant place of nourishment and rest. Just as we sustain and ornament ourselves we should act in kind with regards to our sanctuary – by taking care of the spaces around us we, in turn, take care of ourselves. We believe that cherishing your body and home are part of the same essential responsibility to invest in yourself. Through simple actions like steeping tea in a handcrafted cup, or thoughtful decorative decisions like finding a bouquet of dried flowers to put in an ornamental vase, we infuse our daily living with a vitality that can make us more considerate of our surroundings and inspire us to elevate the everyday.
We have curated a selection of everyday essentials chosen with a reverence for craftsmanship and provenance; highlighting the artistry of both emerging and distinguished designers with the intention to illuminate their stories so we can dwell in greater understanding of the world around us.
With you in mind, we have designed a space to shop objects to enrich the fabric of your daily life.
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With a shared appreciation for traditional Italian linen, Allegra Marchiorello and Valeria Piovesana Thompson established Once Milano with the aim of re-inventing the textile for the modern day. With an unwavering commitment to quality and traditional craftsmanship Once Milano reflects the belief in a slow pace and process: items are made with care and detail, and tradition is more precious than trends.
Exalting the importance of everyday luxuries, Frank Smythson opened his first boutique on Bond Street in 1887 to craft stationary and other compact essentials for discerning individuals. Over the following 130 years, Smythson has honed their expertise, and have continued to create timeless handcrafted leather goods. Their serene simplicity and versatility ensures they remain a vital companion in the lives of many. More than an object, Smythson creates exquisite utensils to help you plan, live and chronicle your life with ease.
Trained in Umbria and Tuscany, Paola Paronetto learned the essential techniques of working with clay. Immediately she connected with the process of pottery and found that the versatility and potential of the material was fascinating. Continuous research and experimentation over the years she has come to produce ceramics that are intensely sculptural, and who’s delicate form belies the lengthy and arduous process of creation. Her most eponymous collection is her paper clay Cartocci collection, however, she has also collaborated with numerous architects and designers around the world.
Since the brand was born in 2013, Hawkins New York have travelled the world to partner with artisans and producers that can transform their dreams of products into a reality that they can look forward to becoming everyday essentials. Founded to redress the absence of well-made, well-designed objects, Hawkins New York creates things to exist at the intersect of form and function. This philosophy that has meant their story has moved beyond their dreams and happily into the homes of clients and customers.
Nude Glass is dedicated to crafting exceptional glassware for modern living using wisdom garnered from its lineage of glass manufacturing which was established in 1935 in Turkey. Their mantra is that simplicity is both pure and essential, and their intention is to distil design to its essence so that the final object fits seamlessly into your daily life.
1882 LTD’s name pays tribute to the longstanding history of ceramic craftsmanship in the Johnson family. The brand was formed by fourth and fifth generation descendants of the Johnson pottery empire who’s achievements culminated in their annexation by Wedgwood Group in 1968. With a wealth of knowledge in the history of the ceramic industry as well as a design philosophy that allows them to collaborate with talented designers they are able to create a combination of essential objects and intricate objet d’art that highlight the heritage of hand made craft skills in Stoke-on-Trent. Their ceramics are to be loved and used, whether that be in everyday dining or as an adornment to your home.
From a lack of wallpaper choice this expansive homeware brand was born by Trine Andersen. She started creating with the intent of inspiring people to curate comfortable spaces that allowed for both the calm and chaos of life. Based in Copenhagen fermLIVING fuses a Scandinavian design philosophy with global skills and traditions in order to make products to suit everyone.
This Berlin based design label was founded 2006 by Jörg Höltje who used his experience of product design to launch his own creative practice. His products are reformations of classic shapes focused on minimalist design with erudite compositions – most notably his LINK shelving system – from which he has developed The Elements Collection in collaboration with Melina Kling. These two Berlin based artisans have created thoughtful glass objects that embody the apex of ornamentation.
Laurence Brabant Editions is the collaboration of designer Laurence Brabant and glassmaker Alain Villechange. Together they design and manufacture refined utility pieces for an enchanted daily life with the understanding that objects which furnish our everyday living are much more than just objects. With a certain poeticism they create glassware which plays with transparency, color, and form, constructing pieces that seem to have a rhythm to them evoking a visual impression of movement and vibration. Brabant glassware has a playfulness synonymous with childhood and yet the delicacy of the pieces conveys an exquisite refinement. These objects are singularly dynamic and will take centre-stage in any space.
Peter Speliopoulos is the founder of PS Projects, and is a multidisciplinary artist who creates ceramics and home objects. His influences are grounded in his experience in fashion – as a designer, creative director and costume designer for opera – as well as his lifelong fascination with the artistry of color and texture. Speliopoulos’s creation of home objects and accessories looks to balance the beauty of both primitive and contemporary design influences, and to follow the guiding principles of tactility and organic forms that prevail ceramics. His pieces are simultaneously historic and modern.
Lex Pott design philosophy extols the merits of using an unrefined and intuitive method in creation. Often his work returns to the origin of materials, creating pieces that are grounded in their materiality and as such he reduces design to their very essence. Thinking mindfully about the aura an object projects he creates and designs with simplicity at the forefront of his mind.
Established with a reverence for the dining table, June Summerill and Bernadette Bishop started designing beautiful linens in 1994. Their timeless products demonstrate the important intersection between form and functionality in all the best homeware, and their use of the finest fabrics and dyes ensure the elevated ornamentation of all areas of your space, from kitchen to bedroom.
