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We showcase the brands putting passion and purpose into every product, helping you find unique pieces, while championing the most creative businesses.
Founder Stories
Yarmouth Oilskins
Head to the far East coast of England, between the river Yare and the sea and you’ll find Yarmouth Oilskins, a heritage artisan brand with a rich history.
Current custodians Sophie & Will share their inspiring story, of continuing the pioneering ways of their original founder in 1898, John Johnson.
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Autumn at The Artisan Founder
AN EDITOR’S LETTER
The season has turned, and with it comes the gentle rhythm of gathering. The mornings are cooler now, and the scent of wood smoke lingers in the air.
Under the walnut tree, the harvest has begun, my basket slowly filling with what has quietly ripened through the summer months. Autumn always brings that reassuring reminder to slow down, to savour, and to store away the things that will see us through the darker months…
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Notes from under the walnut tree
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Perhaps it was the day of steady rain, the first sight of elderberries darkening on the hedgerows, or those rosehips I’d spotted last week, but the quiet joy of preserving fruit crept into my thoughts this week.
On a local walk, I came across a tree heavy with cherry plums, their colours catching the light, and their size just right for my littlest foraging basket. That basket now lives on the cool kitchen step, a permanent fixture catching the morning sun while keeping gathered fruit out of the heat…