Can AI express original taste or is that the last thing we’ll have?

The world is increasingly beige; homes look like sorry approximations of luxury hotels, and everyone wears pretty much the same thing.

Big up for James Eden and Lulu Lyttle. Daily Mail slags off British manufacturing.

I had some idea that support for British manufacturing was a given for all sides of political spectrum.

What’s this all about then? And the life-changing brilliance of French bakers.

I hope all is well and that summer is being good to you.

Business as an act of rebellion. Super-chic dogs.

A few weeks into the Burnham administration and I wonder if Britain has become ungovernable.

Things men should never wear.

I have loved clothes since I was about five years old. I don’t know where it came from, but often we don’t know with these things.

OOO. Summer novels. Some non-fiction, some listening.

If you’re planning to stock up on newish books to take on holiday, maybe I can help. Here are some (mainly) recently-published gems.

You may have seen that we’ve just launched Gladstone’s Luxury Dry Goods.

This has its physical manifestation at Glen Dye with an Open Studio.

We have just launched a collection of dog collars and leads that are made using the Holy Grail of leathers.

First up today, we have just launched a collection of dog collars and leads that are made using the Holy Grail of leathers, tanned in Britain and dyed using bark to achieve a subtle, smokey finish.

Making things in Britain is a slow process, but that’s okay if -as in this case- the finished product is excellent. And this is.

Today I have some new ceramics to tell you about. We’re very pleased with this range.

Real Wild Heaven. Hawarden Launch Party

At the beginning of this year, I didn’t know that I was going to write this book. I’d been messing around with an idea for a new book for a while, but I shelved that because I couldn’t get to grips...