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  • Family run Haynes Gourmet was started by Charity Haynes along with her Father and Husband. It was birthed out of the family's love for Candied Jalapenos which they have now brought to the UK market. 
  • RubyKite was created after friends Tamara and Joy began transferring Tamara's art prints in to textile designs and printing them on silk scarves. They wanted to create a brand focused on fashion longe ...
  • Family run brand FRAAS treasures heritage, passion and tradition at the centre of it's business practices and product creation. Along with ensuring their woven jacquards are sustainable the company us ...
  • Since 2003 Branch Jewellery have been creating stunning wooden jewellery in timeless styles and bold designs. The brand focuses on using sustainable practices including Fair Trade for their suppliers, ...
  • As the world slowed down during 2020 due to the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, Sally Tettersell began her retro inspired surface pattern design business. Drawing on childhood memories which helped ...
  • BEHIND THE BRAND | Teddo Play

    03 Sep 2021 Inonge Litia
    Can you give an introduction to who you are and who/what your brand is and how long your brand has been around for? Is this your first Top Drawer?  Hello, we’re Keisha & Amit, the wife & husband team ...
  • Can you give an introduction to who you are and who/what your brand is and how long your brand has been around for? Is this your Top Drawer? My name is Jessica McLean and I am the owner of SKIN LUX CO ...
  • With non-essentials stores across the country set to reopen in just a few weeks, Visual Merchandising Specialist and Founder of Dot to Dot, Kat Maclennan shares her top 5 tips for a successful reopeni ...
  • Started by flower delivery company, Bloom & Wild in 2019, the Thoughtful Marketing Movement has grown exponentially in recent years, with more ‘opt-out’ or ‘hit pause’ emails landing in inboxes ahead ...
  • WELCOMING A NEW ERA FOR DESIGN IN JAPAN

    17 Feb 2021 Jordan Evans
    Changing global trends and increased access to opportunities through digital mean that, in recent years, there has been a shift away from the Tokyo-centric design that has dominated post-war Japan tow ...
  • Ten Questions with: Crafts Council UK

    16 Feb 2021 Harry McKinley
    Julia Bennet, Head of Research & Policy, and Caroline Jackman, Talent Development Manager, on the craft boom, navigating the pandemic and why slow design can transform society.
  • As an artist and designer herself, Sarah Hamilton knows just how valuable the smallest acts of support can be for independent brands. Determined to remind customers just how important where they choos ...
  • Louise Daniel's Festive Favourites

    09 Oct 2020 Jordan Evans
    With the Christmas season fast approaching, there’s no time like now to be stocking all things festive. Founder of indie marketplace, And so to Shop, Louise Daniel has selected her top picks from On D ...
  • BEHIND THE BRAND Wrapuccino

    07 Oct 2020 Jordan Evans
    Reinvigorating the world of wrapping just in time for the busy festive period, we took a few minutes to get to know how sustainable new brand Wrapuccino came to life, plus learn a bit more about what’ ...
  • As a leading voice in applied colour & design psychology and the author of The Little Book of Colour, no one is better placed than Karen Haller to identify distinctive, captivating design.
  • BEHIND THE BRAND Concrete & Wax

    28 Sep 2020 Jordan Evans
    Bringing something truly different to a crowded market is no easy feat, but CONCRETE & WAX has done just that with their unique range of modular, stackable candles—which allow for ultimate impact and ...
  • Karen Haller is a leading international authority on colour psychology, specialising in business brand colour, interiors and wellbeing and the author of The Little Book of Colour. She offers her key t ...
  • BEHIND THE BRAND Ask Mummy & Daddy

    24 Sep 2020 Jordan Evans
    With a variety of exciting sweet treats in their range, including a 24k gold leaf gummy bear, Ask Mummy & Daddy has become a firm favourite for the likes of Selfridges and the Beckhams. We asked their ...
  • BEHIND THE BRAND Rebecca J Mills Designs

    23 Sep 2020 Jordan Evans
    Having made her debut as part of Spotted in 2019, Rebecca J Mills Designs has moved from strength to strength, applying her captivating designs to a growing range of products across the lifestyle spec ...
  • The range of handcrafted products include cushions, drum lampshades, fabric by the metre, tableware and reupholstered vintage chairs. The Collection has a distinctly mid-century feel with the artwork ...
  • "Always try and learn from other people’s experiences but to follow your own gut, carve out your own path and do it your own way.  Someone once said to me that unless you walked a mile in someone else ...
  • BEHIND THE BRAND: Doodle Dents

    29 Jul 2020 Emma Telford
    Invented by a 6-year-old girl - Doddle Dents is a new mindful form of art that’s truly intuitive, creative and rewarding. We chat the founder Chris and get to know the brand a little better…
  • Set in the quintessentially British countryside of the Cotswolds, Gin In A Tin started as the brainwave of the locally-known gin connoisseur, Martin Agius, founder of the renowned Gin Pantry. A destin ...
  • BEHIND THE BRAND Laine's Room

    01 Jul 2020 Jordan Evans
    Inspired by both the ups and downs that form parenthood, Lanie's Room founder, Jade, had created a platform to inspire families of all shapes and sizes through the joy of design. Read on to discover m ...