THE ARTISAN FOUNDER
FOR A LIFE WELL MADE
The Artisan Founder is an online magazine celebrating the joy of craftsmanship and living with the seasons.
Crafted for those who value thoughtful design, natural materials, and the quiet satisfaction of owning fewer, better things.
Seasonal Notes
Clawson Farms Wins Big at the World Cheese Awards
A remarkable year for British artisan food makers, as Clawson Farms brings home top honours at the World Cheese Awards.
Curated Collections
Creative 2026 Calendars & Planners for the year ahead
A fresh diary or calendar seems to steady the months ahead, as if the simple act of arranging days on paper helps us regain a sense of clarity. It is one of the first things I like to do in early January, to place something thoughtful on my desk or hang something beautiful on the wall and feel a little more ready for whatever the year brings.
Artisan Products we Love
Our growing edit of lovely things we’ve spotted, crafted by makers we admire
Explore Artisan Brands
Our brand directory of independent makers, studios and small batch producers
from the Journal
Thoughtfully chosen artisan products, inspired by themes and seasons. Discover the finest artisan businesses in our editor’s pick.
Short reflections and news from our editor’s desk, written in step with the changing seasons.
A look inside the workshops, studios, and sheds where craftsmanship begins. Meet the founders behind your favourite artisan brands.
WINTER at The Artisan Founder
AN EDITOR’S LETTER
The season has settled, and the familiar hush of winter has started to gather around us.
On morning walks the scent of wood smoke hangs low in the air, drifting from cottage chimneys and giving the lanes that comforting, lived-in feel. The dampness of the season leaves you returning home with the kind of fresh-faced glow that only winter can bring.
What remains of summer’s flora and fauna now stands in rigid dried forms, sometimes edged with frost, turning hedgerows into a quiet wonderland.
FOLDED CORNERS
The Inspiring books gracing our coffee tables this month
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