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.

Launching our vintage shop.

Today we launch a collection of vintage decorative homewares. It was only a matter of time really, as I’ve been obsessed with antique and vintage stuff for decades.

Celebrating 1 year of Gladstone / Hellen.

Tomorrow Gladstone / Hellen is 1 year old. It’s been a wonderful first year and we are profoundly grateful to you for your kindness and support.

We're definitely part of a movement.

It’s very heartening to find that so many people share our sentiments, both negative (that the traditional ‘luxury’ industry is either dead or not for us) and positive (that we are all playing a mo...

What’s Your Idea of A Luxury?

If you believe in this country and in our jobs, in age-old craft, in heritage and the beauty that these things create, then we’re the place for you.

New Hunting Jacket. And, It Ain’t What You Do, It’s The Way That You Do It.

We’re excited about this new hunting jacket, and grateful to our makers for creating a smaller run than normal, on account of the limited denim available.

While they fiddle with Digital ID cards, Britain burns.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I believe that successive British governments have knowingly and consistently set out to screw small business and that has reached a modern-day apex with this gov...

Manifesto for Slow Business. Part 2

Consider the long term. This is a fundamental of Slow Business. What we do today matters tomorrow.

Manifesto for Slow Business.

For several years now I have been writing a monthly ‘culture’ email newsletter which is sent to about 60,000 people via a number of our other businesses in Wales and Scotland.