Born in Pitt near Winchester into a farming family, Tom was building pits and smokers to make the most of his own pigs from the age of 16. With experience working at The Ledbury, Neal's Yard Dairy and under Jeremy Lee at The Blueprint Café, Tom... [MORE]
Hannah Beckerman is an author and journalist. Her debut novel, The Dead Wife’s Handbook, was published in 2014, and was described in the press as ‘an astonishing triumph’, ‘original, evocative and achingly poignant’, and was selected as... [MORE]
Carys Bray is a novelist and short story writer. Brought up a devout Mormon, she left the church in her early thirties and replaced religion with writing. Her highly acclaimed debut novel, A Song for Issy Bradley, was shortlisted for the... [MORE]
Joanna Cannon is a former psychiatrist turned bestselling novelist. Her debut novel, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, published in January 2016, was one of the most hotly anticipated books of the year, earning her a place in The... [MORE]
'Architecture satisfies my creativity but it also satisfies my need for practicality and something quite rigorous.' Isabelle Chatel de Brancion is the architect behind Prescott and Conran’s new 'mothership' Albion in Clerkenwell, and the founder... [MORE]
Sad news that Beth passed away on 13th May 2018 and our thoughts are with her family and friends.
Beth Chatto was one of the most influential gardeners in the world. Recognised for its original planting schemes, her garden at Elmstead... [MORE]
Jonathan Christie is an artist and designer. He grew up in South West London before attending Maidstone College to study art. He has worked as a designer in London at the Radio Times magazine and The Independent on Sunday, and... [MORE]
Distinguished by a design philosophy that has been described as 'warm, eccentric.....clever, idiosyncratic' Grand Designs Magazine; 'dramatic, witty and just a little bit racy' Elle Decoration, Naomi studied three-dimensional... [MORE]
Jill Dawson is an acclaimed novelist, poet, short story writer, anthologist and screenwriter. Her nine novels have to date earned her short-listings for the Orange Prize, the Whitbread, the Folio Prize and the Fiction Uncovered Award. She is... [MORE]
Lucy Foley is an author and former fiction editor. Her debut novel – The Book of Lost and Found – was one of the most eagerly awaited debuts of 2015, being described by reviewers as 'astonishing', 'lush' and 'a compelling love story'. A... [MORE]
Claire Fuller is a writer, artist and sculptor. Her debut novel, Our Endless Numbered Days, was hailed in the press as ‘extraordinary’, ‘bewitching’ and ‘utterly riveting’. It won the 2015 Desmond Elliott Prize, was nominated for the... [MORE]
Sabrina's first book, Persiana was described as, 'an instant classic' by Observer Food Monthly and as 'a fantastic treasure trove of good food' by Raymond Blanc and her website and twitter account have become the destination for... [MORE]
Henrietta Graham has been successfully exhibiting and selling internationally for the past 20 years. Her subject matter is as diverse as her sitters, patrons, and collectors. Among those include, Gordon Ramsay, George Lazenby, Joel Cadbury,... [MORE]
Growing Underground grow mouth-wateringly fresh micro greens and salad leaves 33 metres below the busy streets of Clapham. Using the latest hydroponic systems and LED technology, the crops are grown sustainably year-round in the perfect,... [MORE]
Ole Hansen is a salmon smoker. Like many artisan entrepreneurs he has literally built his business brick by brick. He built his traditional smokehouse in Stoke Newington, North London and true to four generations of Hansen and Lydersen craft, he... [MORE]
Olia Hercules is a Leith’s-trained chef, recipe writer and food stylist who honed her skills in the fiery kitchens of Ottolenghi. Born in Southern Ukraine in 1982, and with a family history that stretches from Siberia to Azerbaijan, Olia’s... [MORE]
Amanda Jennings is a bestselling novelist. Her debut, Sworn Secret, topped the Amazon chart in multiple countries and her second novel, The Judas Scar, has been optioned for film development. In Her Wake garnered rave... [MORE]
Sandor Ellix Katz describes himself as ‘a fermentation revivalist’. His interest in fermentation grew out his interests in cooking, nutrition and gardening. It started with sauerkraut. His first kraut tasted ‘so alive and powerfully nutritious’... [MORE]
Typoretum was founded by Justin Knopp and his wife Cecillia in 2008. Born out of a love for the aesthetics of letterpress when he was studying at Central St Martins College of Art & Design Justin has amassed an extraordinary collection of... [MORE]
Jeremy Lee is described on the Quo Vadis restaurant website as: ‘A tall Scottish cook who fills the boxes on the menu daily with his favourite things, a great many of which are inspired by many a fine cook book and chefs such as Simon Hopkinson... [MORE]
Lia Leendertz is an award-winning garden writer who appears regularly in The Guardian and The Telegraph and in gardening magazines. After studying at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, Lia went into garden journalism and... [MORE]
Sarah is a fiction writer, of both novels and short stories. Her short fiction has been shortlisted for the Asham Award, the Bridport Prize and the Fish Prize. Born and raised in Canada, Sarah’s homeland provided the inspiration for her debut... [MORE]
Clare Mackintosh’s debut novel, I Let You Go, was a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller for 12 weeks, and was the fastest selling title by a new crime writer in 2015. It was selected for both ITV Loose Women’s ‘Loose Books’ and the... [MORE]
Danielle McLaughlin is a short story writer. Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Irish Times, The Stinging Fly and The Penny Dreadful as well as in various anthologies including the Bristol Prize... [MORE]
Anna Metcalfe was born in Germany in 1987 before growing up in Fife, and later, Lincolnshire. She has a creative writing MA from UEA, and was one of the finalists of the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award 2014, alongside Pulitzer Prize-... [MORE]
Russell Norman is an award-winning restaurateur, writer and broadcaster. His restaurant company operates several sites in central London including Polpo, Spuntino and Mishkin’s. His book POLPO - A Venetian Cookbook (of Sorts) is... [MORE]
Dan Pearson is hugely respected and influential landscape and garden designer with an international reputation for design and planting. Dan trained at RHS Wisley and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew before starting his professional career in 1987... [MORE]
Since he first started working with Terence Conran in 2001, Peter Prescott rose from general manager of the Bluebird Gastrodome to become partner in Prescott & Conran alongside Terence and his wife Victoria – a creative partnership that... [MORE]
Rebecca Schiff is an American writer, living in Brooklyn. She graduated from Columbia University's MFA programme, where she received a Henfield Prize, and her stories have appeared in numerous publications including n+1, Electric... [MORE]
Frances Smith and her husband became farmers and growers by necessity after the Stock Exchange reshuffles, and came into salads and baby vegetables via selling quail & quail eggs to top chefs. A keen gardener from childhood and always... [MORE]
Richard Peter Snapes is a baker with a passion for all things sourdough. He grew up in rural Northamptonshire and worked as a musician and chef prior to specialising in baking. He started The Snapery Bakery in 2014 when his home baking passion... [MORE]
Harriet Vine is a true original. Her work challenges convention, sparks conversation and perhaps most importantly is witty and wearable. Tatty Devine jewellery references objects both from the real world and the imaginary world such as the... [MORE]
Joseph Lucien Warren was born in London in 1971. His father, a graphic artist, ran a small studio, which gave the young Joe an early introduction to the tools of typographic design. He still bears a scar on his hand from an attempt, aged 3, to... [MORE]