News that we are coming towards the end of the current run of blankets, cushions and scarves in our Welsh blanket pattern, designed by Caroline and made exclusively for us by the fabled mill of Melin Tregwynt.

First this week, news that we are coming towards the end of the current run of blankets, cushions and scarves in our Welsh blanket pattern, designed by Caroline and made exclusively for us by the ...

Doesn’t it feel as if Britain has got itself into a mess in the last few years?

I hope all is well. I don’t want to be overly negative here, but boy-oh-boy doesn’t it feel as if Britain has got itself into a mess in the last few years? The last government was awful, and the c...

Some thoughts (largely unrelated to one another).

Some thoughts (largely unrelated to one another). 1. How does a business win nice customers? We have unbelievably nice customers at G / H. Or, at the very least, they behave beautifully around us....

I Bet You’re Just Like Me.

I bet you’re the same as me. I am not good at celebrating my achievements, for reasons that I really don’t understand. For reasons that I think I do understand, I never think that anything I do is...

Truth is Luxury. Luxury is Truth.

A month ago, I offered up some thoughts on what a luxury purchase might look like for many of the readers of this newsletter. I have been thinking about this a lot because I think that Gladstone /...

Our newest product, a carry-on bag. A joint project with Francli Craftwear.

Today I want to tell you about our newest product, which is the apex of what we are trying to achieve with Gladstone / Hellen.

Where you shop is a political act stickers.

It’s so easy to get overwhelmed by all of the busy, busy, busy stuff, that I sometimes forget that we’re only here once and this is a month to savour. That sounds a bit crass, but I find myself mo...

G / H News.

I want to start by mentioning that we would truly love it if you would consider buying something from us this Christmas. Everything that we sell is great, in all sorts of ways.

Where You Shop Is A Political Act!

Where You Shop Is A Political Act! We’d love you to consider buying from us this Christmas, and in so doing, supporting proper British craftspeople.  

Packaging.

Christmas is on the way, and with it, lots of stuff to wrap. I like wrapping a few things and doing it well, but too many and I am not so happy.