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In the Studio with… Emma Louise Payne

Emma Louise Payne is a ceramicist from Henley-on-Thames. She works with a number of clients to create ceramics-based commissions for interiors, including tiling and lighting, as well as teaching pottery workshops at her home studio. Payne has spent time in Norway, China and Denmark to learn more about the world of ceramics from different cultural perspectives, and completed an MA in Ceramic Design at KADA (Copenhagen architecture and design school). In 2017, Payne moved back to her family home, a small farm in the countryside near Henley-on-Thames, setting up her studio and workshop at the end of the garden. ‘Ceramics can be a fine art or an inexact art form,’ she says. ‘It's so versatile and I love experimenting and finding new processes and outcomes.’

In the Studio with… Emi Fujisawa

Emi Fujisawa is a Japanese textile artist specialising in weaving and natural dyeing. She also produces her own collection of slow fashion garments, made using vintage fabrics. Having grown up in Japan, Fujisawa is now based in the UK.

My Watering Hole-and-Corner with… Jules and Steve Horrell

Horrell & Horrell is a newly opened dining experience in Somerset. A celebration of local produce, homegrown harvests and seasonality, Horrell & Horrell is the first solo venture from Jules and Steve Horrell, whose previous experience saw them at At the Chapel in Bruton, and most recently, the Roth Bar & Grill at Hauser & Wirth, Bruton.

In the Studio with… Joke Amusan

‘My very existence is defiance’; ‘You deserve to take up space’; ‘There is power in being vulnerable’  These are some of the phrases that Joke Amusan has embroidered in bright red thread on natural, straw-coloured hessian fabric. Each one is uniquely powerful; highlighting the complex beauty of what it means to be a Black woman and inspiring strength through sharing stories.

My Watering Hole-and-Corner with… Hugo Guest, Glebe House

Nestled into Devon's Coly Valley, reached by winding roads and perched on top of a hill, you’ll find Glebe House. A Georgian former vicarage, small holding, family home, and now lovingly converted into a guesthouse. After having spent some time in Italy, Hugo, a chef, and his wife Olive, an artist, decided to purchase Hugo's childhood home from his parents and slowly and intentionally craft their own version of an Italian agriturismo in the Devon countryside.

In Conversation with… Lee Westcott, Head Chef at Birch (Selsdon)

‘Polished, grown up, and a little bit wild’, Birch (Selsdon) opened earlier this year – the sister hotel to the wildly successful Cheshunt outpost. In keeping with the ethos for which Birch has become well-known – bringing together a community of like-minded creatives – this new hotel offers a space to mingle in a beautiful converted 19th-century mansion, as well as a welcome retreat from the hustle and bustle of central London (less than 30 minutes away). Set within 200 acres of rolling hills and green space, the grounds themselves are part of an inspiring rewinding project, masterminded by award-winning furniture designer, maker and environmentalist, Sebastian Cox.

In Conversation with... Noah Bier, co-founder of Makers Cabinet 

Dissatisfied with the disposable and wasteful nature of the stationery market, Odin Ardagh, Benjamin Weininger, and Noah Bier established Makers Cabinet in 2017 with the aim of creating luxury tools that would stand the test of time, and elevate the experience of writing and drawing to an art form; tools that would become family heirlooms.

Hole & Corner Makers’ Residency VIII: Yusuf Osman

Our eighth, and final, makers’ residency at Little Britain is leather craftsman Yusuf Osman Yusuf Osman is a designer and leather craftsman making fine hand-stitched goods in premium natural leather. Having discovered a flair for making while studying law at the London School of Economics, Osman attended a number of workshops in various creative mediums before chancing on the world of traditional leatherworking. From here, Osman travelled to many countries around the world, honing his new-found skill with makers of the highest expertise.

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