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H&C Christmas Gift Guide  

Why not buy LESS but BETTER this Christmas 'Tis the season to eat, drink, and buy more than we need, so as shop windows fill with festive displays and our screens become inundated by advertisements, we must endeavour to think carefully about who we are giving our money to, where that money is going, and the impact of the choices we make.

Tish

A moving documentary about the life and work of photographer Tish Murtha The story of Tish Murtha begins in Elswick, Newcastle, during the Sixties when, as a child, she found a camera among the rubble of a derelict house. From this moment on, the young Geordie was never seen far from a camera. Murtha captured working-class life through the eyes of someone who lived it, using her medium to expose and critique poverty and inequality in working-class communities, along with the neglect of north-eastern towns post de-industrialisation.

Field, Fork, Fashion 

As a student at the Royal College of Art, Alice V Robinson’s quest to make a handbag took her right back to the farm. Here, Alice, the co-founder of British Pasture Leather, explains the extraordinary lengths she then went to, to explore the relationship between agriculture and fashion   In the beginning, I just wanted to make a handbag. But, after questioning what connections this simple item could hold, I became aware that I needed to see the bigger picture. So, on 9 October 2018, I bought a bullock.

H&C Recommends: Corbin Shaw at Jealous Gallery 

I arrived at Corbin Shaw’s solo show, The People Fled When The Sun went Down in Shoreditch on a drizzly grey evening, and was greeted by the beaming neon lights of a classic newsagent’s shop that had taken centre stage. Jealous Gallery in Shoreditch was rammed with east London’s molst stylish: mod hair cuts, flared trousers and leather jackets. I managed to grab a pocket Negroni and weave my way through the crowd to see some of Shaw’s show.

Kate Goodrich harnesses lunar energy for her show at 195 Mare Street

Set among the hustle and bustle of a busy London high road lined with Turkish restaurants and Asian supermarkets is one of the oldest houses in Hackney. Built in 1697 as a grand country house, 195 Mare Street is large and double-fronted, with abundant white-framed windows – not unlike a typical doll’s house. Between 1860 and 1913, the property was ​​home to the Elizabeth Fry Refuge and housed thousands of young women recently released from prison, before becoming a Working Men's Club in the 20th century. More recently, squatters moved in and use the space for free bike repair services and welding workshops, as well as hosting art events and political meetings.

The Missing Thread: Untold Stories of Black British Fashion

The Missing Thread charts the shifting landscape of Black British culture and the unique contribution it has made to Britain’s rich fashion design history. Curated by Harris Elliott, Andrew Ibi and Jason Jules – aka Black Oriented Legacy Development Agency (BOLD), the exhibition promises to fill in so many glaring gaps, and shift the perspective on the mainstream narrative on British fashion and culture. Spanning from the 1970s to the present day, it will be spilt into four themes: Home, Tailoring, Performance, Nightlife, with a final section dedicated to Joe Casely-Hayford OBE, the highly influential designer who launched his label in the mid-Eighties and died in 2019.

Combining plant-based skincare with luxury fragrance

Another collaboration we are excited to hear about was that between natural skincare pioneer Susanne Kaufmann and luxury fragrance brand Byredo. Blending Kaufmann’s knowledge of plant power, inspired by the traditions of the Bregenzerwald region in Austria where she grew up and still lives, and Byredo’s ingenuity in creating scents that evoke an emotional response, the friends have created a range of limited-edition fragranced oils that celebrate the sensorial connection between skincare and scent.

Leif Bersweden on why he took an epic botanical journey on his bike

Early on a midsummer morning, at a time when people should still be sleeping, I decided to go to the Downs. They ran west, away from the village, about half a mile from where I lived: a patchwork of farmland, dirt tracks and nameless flower-filled meadows. It had rained during the week, so the ground was soft and springy. I crossed the bumpy grassland at a diagonal, winding along a public footpath. Far away I could make out pockets of woodland visited on previous botanical expeditions: Night wood Copse, Pope’s Bottom, Hazel Hill Wood. Memories of Fly Orchids and Bluebells flicked through my mind.

Three Crafted Shop Interiors; Aesop, Ffern and Completedworks

We’ve noticed an increasing number of shops that are using craftspeople to create thoughtful interiors, which make the whole experience of browsing the store feel worthwhile. After all, when most products are only a click away, retailers are having to pay more attention to the little things that make shopping a pleasure rather than a chore. We dive into three of our favourite crafted shop interiors and the makers behind them…

Naveli: making colours

It’s always exciting to hear that two designers we admire are collaborating on a project. So, when we found out that the acclaimed Scandinavian textile producer Kvadrat was launching a new product with the award-winning design studio Doshi Levien, we couldn’t wait to see the results.

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