THE HOUSEWARES INTERVIEW
August/September 2026
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‘Our core material will always be stainless steel’
For more than 70 years, Robert Welch has built its name on products that combine good looks with everyday practicality. Housewares Magazine’s Will McGill visits the company’s home in Chipping Campden and speaks to Design Director Paul deBretton Gordon about its design legacy, sustainability and why stainless steel remains at the heart of the brand.
T
here are some brands whose values become apparent the moment you pick up one of their products. Robert Welch is definitely one of them.
The company is based in Chipping Campden, right in the heart of the Cotswolds and, as locations go, it feels very fitting for a business built around design. The town has a long association with makers, designers and
craftspeople, stretching back to the Arts and Crafts movement. You still see plenty of that today, with workshops and independent businesses dotted around the High Street. Robert Welch is very much part of that. Its design studio sits on the High Street, with Harts Silversmiths just
above it, where craftsmen continue to produce bespoke silverware using skills that have been passed down through generations. Then, just a few doors away, is the Robert Welch shop - the company’s
only retail store in the UK. Between the two is a busy independent café, packed with locals, walkers and visitors. It all feels very connected. There isn’t really a point where Robert
Welch ends and Chipping Campden begins. And stepping inside the shop gives you a pretty good idea of what the
brand is about. There is everything from cutlery and kitchen knives through to cookware, lighting and salt and pepper mills. But what I noticed most
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