Meet the maker

This month, celebrate the change in season with countryside-inspired homeware designs, learn the art of still-life oil painting and decorate with classic stripes

Iona Crawford-Topp loves creating ceramics from her new studio in Helmsley. Chefs and restaurants love her work and now she’s sharing her skills at artisan workshops

Self-taught potter Benjamin Hall is a man of many talents, from singing and songwriting to creating beautiful, folk-inspired ceramics

Julie Oldfield harnesses flame and forces of nature to create works of art on copper canvases ablaze with storm clouds and sunlight

Handcrafted gifts and seasonal buys from our favourite artisans, small businesses and high-street brands

Nature is the common thread woven through Sophie’s crafting business, Forest and Dot – from the workshops she holds in woodland teepees to the yarn she dyes by hand with locally foraged plants. Herita