British Style
In Australia, they still call bed linen ‘Manchester’
because of where it was originally made
Clockwise from top: Backes & Strauss catalogue cover; Geo Trumper – London barber and perfumer since 1875; Barbour wax jacket; Philip Treacy; Bompas & Parr specialises in English jellies and bespoke jelly moulds
without crystal, courtesy of Royal Brierley, Dartington or William Yeoward, while Arthur Price, William Turner, Carrs or more modernist David Mellor provide cutlery. Fine gift items include hand-painted ceramics by Halcyon Days and Caithness's prolifi c paperweights. Today people are beginning to value the crafting process
again and, as Kate Hills points out, they are “becoming increasingly interested in the way that things are made, where they’re made and why.” It’s a great boost for heritage brands, but also for new ones turning to age-old crafting skills. John Ayton, Founder and Chairman of Walpole’s Brands of Tomorrow, which runs a mentoring programme for up-and-coming new names, agrees. “We’re very clever at creating brands in Britain, and there are a number of young ones that are thriving in a diffi cult economic climate: Orelbar Brown swimwear, Miller Harris fragrances, Annoushka jewellery and Otis Batterbee for quirky men’s accessories.” He points out that while manufacturing still accounts for around 10 per cent of the UK’s GDP (the fi nancial sector only represents nine per cent), “more will come back to the UK as it becomes increasingly expensive to produce goods overseas”. Constant high standards is driving Britain’s manufacturing
industry forward – and our thriving bicycle producers are great examples: Pashley’s hand-made models; Moulton’s small-wheeled version; Brompton’s clever fold-aways; and every child’s favourite, Raleigh, celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. It’s testament to the fact that quality British brands will still keep adapting to meet our needs.
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PHOTOS: COURTESY OF GEO TRUMPER/BARBOUR/PHILIP TREACY/BOMPAS
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