Few potteries operating today capture the mood of comfortable English life as well as Emma Bridgewater. Founded in 1984 when Emma couldn’t find a suitable present for her mother and decided to make on

DECADES MAY HAVE PASSED, but Norfolk still has a claim on David Riches. Wooden sailing boats on the Broads, sunlight on the water, the quiet countryside – they still appear in his work. “If I see a tr

THROUGH A BLEND OF PLAYFUL PATTERNS, TRADITIONAL TOUCHES AND VIBRANT COLOURS, LOU HAS BROUGHT SO MUCH PERSONALITY TO HER HOME

For small-business champion Holly Tucker, the festive season is all about putting a smile on people’s faces with fun and fabulous decorations

Cat Croxford found her voice as a painter in the trees. A self-taught artist, she starts every canvas with black, and from that darkness emerge luminous treescapes built with broken brushstrokes. “The

This is my annual guilty pleasure. By early December I am as frantic as anyone. As I hurriedly plant the last of my bulbs and make sure to complete essential deadlines before the end of the year, I co