{"title":"Hole \u0026 Corner","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"issue-18","title":"Issue 18: Details","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor our March issue, Hole \u0026amp; Corner turns its attention to an appreciation of the minutiae of cutting-edge design: those little touches that can make all the difference, from fashion to product design, food to furniture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe venture to Kyoto to discover some of the city’s most talented artisans; this 50-page portfolio from photographer Alan Clarke was documented during the cherry blossom season of 2018 – a truly magical trip revealing how some of the most ancient and traditional craft techniques are being subtly reimagined for the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a celebration of print media, we take to the landscape with paper artist Jane Ponsford, exploring how nature informs her art. While in Milan Barnaba Fornasetti kindly opens the door to his inspiring home and studios in a fascinating visit filled with anecdotes and memories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe visit rush-seat chair maker Lawrence Neal who, with the help of a friend, is passing down his skills and knowledge to a new generation, and we visit Heckfield Place, where these heritage crafts have been beautifully realised.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd last (technically first) but by no means least, our new section, Assemble, returns with a focus on the prizes and showcases on offer in 2019, from Max Lamb’s installation at ‘Useful\/Beautiful: Why Craft Matters’ to Akiko Hirai on her Loewe nomination, and an introduction to Mac Collins – the first recipient of our Craeftiga prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHole \u0026amp; Corner Details edition – come and take a closer look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074280755251,"sku":"977205230400918","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/Issue_18_Details_Cover_3x2_2-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597414835"},{"product_id":"issue-17","title":"Issue 17: Elements","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Elements Issue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis issue we meet some truly fascinating figures, all of whom embody the ethos of Hole \u0026amp; Corner. Responding to the theme of Elements, the designer-maker Nic Webb produced a specific work especially for the magazine from his rural Sussex base.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe spend time with renowned ceramicist Joanna Still in Wiltshire and artist Martha Sturdy in British Columbia, to discuss how the elements inform their practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe travel to Bosnia to witness the incredible woodcarving skills of Zanat and learn how designer Ilse Crawford is helping them to appeal to the contemporary market.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe visit the fields of Dorset to see how Parterre have built a luxury fragrance and essential oils business, from the roots up. And we head to Saint-Nazaire to explore the crazy world of Oliver de Sagazan, who treads the borderline between sculpture and performance as he literally inhabits the clay that forms his art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, three hugely inspiring women, all working at the forefront of sustainability and materiality, provide insight into the work and inspirations: Natsai Audrey Chieza, Caroline Till of FranklinTill and Zoe Laughlin, co-founder of the Institute of Making.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe have also been doing a little crafting and fine-tuning of our own: our new section, Assemble, highlights new talent, trends and ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn our interview with Ilse Crawford, she remarks that ‘We’ve lost our point of comparison – and also lost the understanding of the value of time and skill.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is that sense of value that we have always tried to encourage through Hole \u0026amp; Corner. Thankfully, we are not alone in understanding the need to promote and support a better way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe hope you enjoy the issue – it’s elemental.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074325712947,"sku":"HC-MAG-ISS17","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/HC_issue_17_Green-1890x1260.jpeg?v=1597414357"},{"product_id":"issue-16-evening","title":"Issue 16: Nest (Evening)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis issue features a first for Hole \u0026amp; Corner: four exclusive, limited edition covers by the artist Charlotte Taylor, celebrating the theme of the home at different times of the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Issue 16, we explore the idea of ‘home’ from the inside out and the outside in: we rifle through the drawers of a few of our favourite creative people and speak to some of the best architects in the world. These include Jonathan Tuckey, who joins Maureen Doherty, owner of the store Egg, to talk about the unique home-cum-office project they collaborated on; and Alex de Rijke, director at dRMM, winners of the 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize for their revitalised design for Hastings Pier. Indeed de Rijke’s theories are picked up by the founders of the pioneering estate agency The Modern House.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere, we explore the parallels between our own nesting instincts and those of our feathered friends. Witness the incredible work of Andy and Peter Holden, who detail both our their fascination with birds as builders and perhaps even as artists. Meanwhile, we go birdwatching with gallerist Steve Lazarides, unofficial king of street art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping on the theme of the different times of day at home, Allan Jenkins, editor of Observer Food Monthly and author of a new book, Morning, muses on the importance of the dawn, while Sheryl Garratt, former editor of The Face, writes on Zen and the art of tidying your room. And Mojo senior editor Andrew Male spends a weekend sleeping with books, all in the name of research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe explore the bohemian history of the artists, boatbuilders and musicians of Eel Pie Island, a living embodiment of a ‘hole-and-corner’ in the heart of London; while artist Sue Skeen offers a poetic paean to her personal library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course, sometimes we only truly appreciate where we come from when we’ve been away: take Mexican weaver Porfirio Gutiérrez, who tells us it wasn’t until returned home from living in America that he rediscovered his roots in Zapotec culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to Hole \u0026amp; Corner Issue 16: make yourself at home…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074325745715,"sku":"267670000004","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/NEST_COVER_4-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597413640"},{"product_id":"issue-16-afternoon","title":"Issue 16: Nest (Afternoon)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis issue features a first for Hole \u0026amp; Corner: four exclusive, limited edition covers by the artist Charlotte Taylor, celebrating the theme of the home at different times of day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Issue 16, we explore the idea of ‘home’ from the inside out and the outside in: we rifle through the drawers of a few of our favourite creative people and speak to some of the best architects in the world. These include Jonathan Tuckey, who joins Maureen Doherty, owner of the store Egg, to talk about the unique home-cum-office project they collaborated on; and Alex de Rijke, director at dRMM, winners of the 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize for their revitalised design for Hastings Pier. Indeed de Rijke’s theories are picked up by the founders of the pioneering estate agency The Modern House.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere, we explore the parallels between our own nesting instincts and those of our feathered friends. Witness the incredible work of Andy and Peter Holden, who detail both our their fascination with birds as builders and perhaps even as artists. Meanwhile, we go birdwatching with gallerist Steve Lazarides, unofficial king of street art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping on the theme of the different times of day at home, Allan Jenkins, editor of Observer Food Monthly and author of a new book, Morning, muses on the importance of the dawn, while Sheryl Garratt, former editor of The Face, writes on Zen and the art of tidying your room. And Mojo senior editor Andrew Male spends a weekend sleeping with books, all in the name of research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe explore the bohemian history of the artists, boatbuilders and musicians of Eel Pie Island, a living embodiment of a ‘hole-and-corner’ in the heart of London; while artist Sue Skeen offers a poetic paean to her personal library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course, sometimes we only truly appreciate where we come from when we’ve been away: take Mexican weaver Porfirio Gutiérrez, who tells us it wasn’t until returned home from living in America that he rediscovered his roots in Zapotec culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to Hole \u0026amp; Corner Issue 16: make yourself at home…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074325844019,"sku":"267670000003","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/NEST_COVER_3-1890x1260_a3add7b7-8f92-4977-96f4-cc26d79fec02.jpg?v=1597412999"},{"product_id":"issue-16-midday","title":"Issue 16: Nest (Midday)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis issue features a first for Hole \u0026amp; Corner: four exclusive, limited edition covers by the artist Charlotte Taylor, celebrating the theme of the home at different times of day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Issue 16, we explore the idea of ‘home’ from the inside out and the outside in: we rifle through the drawers of a few of our favourite creative people and speak to some of the best architects in the world. These include Jonathan Tuckey, who joins Maureen Doherty, owner of the store Egg, to talk about the unique home-cum-office project they collaborated on; and Alex de Rijke, director at dRMM, winners of the 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize for their revitalised design for Hastings Pier. Indeed de Rijke’s theories are picked up by the founders of the pioneering estate agency The Modern House.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere, we explore the parallels between our own nesting instincts and those of our feathered friends. Witness the incredible work of Andy and Peter Holden, who detail both our their fascination with birds as as builders and perhaps even as artists. Meanwhile, we go birdwatching with gallerist Steve Lazarides, unofficial king of street art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping on the theme of the different times of day at home, Allan Jenkins, editor of Observer Food Monthly and author of a new book, Morning, muses on the importance of the dawn, while Sheryl Garratt, former editor of The Face, writes on Zen and the art of tidying your room. And Mojo senior editor Andrew Male spends a weekend sleeping with books, all in the name of research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe explore the bohemian history of the artists, boatbuilders and musicians of Eel Pie Island, a living embodiment of a ‘hole-and-corner’ in the heart of London; while artist Sue Skeen offers a poetic paean to her personal library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course, sometimes we only truly appreciate where we come from when we’ve been away: take Mexican weaver Porfirio Gutiérrez, who tells us it wasn’t until returned home from living in America that he rediscovered his roots in Zapotec culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to Hole \u0026amp; Corner Issue 16: make yourself at home…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074325909555,"sku":"267670000002","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/NEST_COVER_2-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597412606"},{"product_id":"issue-16-morning","title":"Issue 16: Nest (Morning)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis issue features a first for Hole \u0026amp; Corner: four exclusive, limited edition covers by the artist Charlotte Taylor, celebrating the theme of the home at different times of day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Issue 16, we explore the idea of ‘home’ from the inside out and the outside in: we rifle through the drawers of a few of our favourite creative people and speak to some of the best architects in the world. These include Jonathan Tuckey, who joins Maureen Doherty, owner of the store Egg, to talk about the unique home-cum-office project they collaborated on; and Alex de Rijke, director at dRMM, winners of the 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize for their revitalised design for Hastings Pier. Indeed de Rijke’s theories are picked up by the founders of the pioneering estate agency The Modern House.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere, we explore the parallels between our own nesting instincts and those of our feathered friends. Witness the incredible work of Andy and Peter Holden, who detail both our their fascination with birds as builders and perhaps even as artists. Meanwhile, we go birdwatching with gallerist Steve Lazarides, unofficial king of street art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping on the theme of the different times of day at home, Allan Jenkins, editor of Observer Food Monthly and author of a new book, Morning, muses on the importance of the dawn, while Sheryl Garratt, former editor of The Face, writes on Zen and the art of tidying your room. And Mojo senior editor Andrew Male spends a weekend sleeping with books, all in the name of research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe explore the bohemian history of the artists, boatbuilders and musicians of Eel Pie Island, a living embodiment of a ‘hole-and-corner’ in the heart of London; while artist Sue Skeen offers a poetic paean to her personal library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course, sometimes we only truly appreciate where we come from when we’ve been away: take Mexican weaver Porfirio Gutiérrez, who tells us it wasn’t until returned home from living in America that he rediscovered his roots in Zapotec culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to Hole \u0026amp; Corner Issue 16: make yourself at home…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074325975091,"sku":"267670000001","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/Issue-16-NEST_COVER.jpg?v=1597412159"},{"product_id":"issue-15","title":"Issue 15: Natural","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quote, by the legendary Frank Lloyd Wright, appears in the book Architecture by Hand, Inspired by Nature by Spencer Fung. In the new issue of Hole \u0026amp; Corner Fung elaborates on why nature is the ultimate inspiration for him – and it is a theme that runs throughout the magazine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is there in the work of Laura Ellen Bacon, the artist fashioning elaborate sculptures out of willow who was a finalist in this year’s Woman’s Hour Craft Prize. You can also see it in the beautiful retrospective portfolio that the landscape photographer Mark Mattock has put together exclusively for us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis issue we also meet those who combine science with nature: such as the artist Tom Joyce, who uses iron as his raw material in his industrial scale sculptures; or Sebastian Cox, growing his own furniture using fungi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere, we talk seasonality and provenance with chefs Valentine Warner and the Portland’s Merlin Labron-Johnson as well as groundbreaking biodynamic farmers (and Skye Gyngell’s go-to suppliers) Fern Verrow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe remember the life of F Percy Smith, the esoteric godfather of natural history filmmaking. We walk the ley lines and the chalk cliffs, we discuss the meaning of doing things ‘naturally’ and the importance of taking time out just to think.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, we meet Shane Connolly, florist to royalty and expert on the language of flowers. The motto scribbled on his office when garden author Stephanie Donaldson paid him a visit could be a mantra for Hole \u0026amp; Corner: ‘seasonal, local, thoughtful sustainable’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrder Hole \u0026amp; Corner Issue 15 here: It’s a natural thing…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074326433843,"sku":"977205230400915","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/Natural-issue-15-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597410428"},{"product_id":"issue-14","title":"Issue 14: Material","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntroducing the Material Issue: celebrating the stuff of life…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The history of the world is one of taking things to the edge of what’s possible. That’s what craftspeople have always done.’ So says John Makepeace, the legendary furniture maker and founder of Parnham College, in Issue 14. Taking the great man’s words as our cue, this issue we explore those who specialise in pushing materials to their limit – both physically and theoretically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese include industrial designer Bodo Sperlein, blacksmith Alex Pole, Peter Layton, founder of London Glassworks, quilt expert Jessica Ogden, jeweller turned product designer Lara Bohinc and Christopher Sharp, co-founder of The Rug Company. Elsewhere, we speak to inspiring figures for whom substance comes before style; for whom materiality informs their work. People such as esteemed gallerist Sarah Myerscough who, in her own words, set out ‘to demonstrate that collecting wood was as relevant as collecting ceramics or glass’; or Studio Toogood, who produce anything from fashion to furniture in their collaborative projects; or 1882 Ltd’s Emily Johnson, who is dedicated to giving the traditional ceramics industry a much needed contemporary relevance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTalking of which, we speak to some of the leading lights spearheading the British manufacturing revival – garment and accessories brands including Sunspel, William \u0026amp; Sons, Fox Brothers, Ettinger and Community Clothing, visiting their factories to discover the lessons they can teach to the industry as a whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking at the other side of the fashion business, we visit catwalk illustrator Richard Haines, who has made an art out of keeping a very different craft alive. And that’s not forgetting the other free spirits in the material world we meet in this issue – from concrete restorer Catrin James the Atlantic to the artisans of Santa Fe’s International Folk Art Market, highlighting the increasing importance of craftsmanship in the US. Meanwhile, last but never least, rock photographer Geoff MacCormack tells how his childhood friend David Bowie left him a special parting gift – adding material value to cherished memories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnjoy the issue: it’s made of quality stuff…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074326925363,"sku":"977205230400914","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/14-cover-1-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597407124"},{"product_id":"issue-13","title":"Issue 13: Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntroducing the Performance Issue: exploring those places where creativity flows…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a first for the magazine, legendary set designer and artist Tony Hornecker builds his own physical interpretation of a ‘hole-and-corner’ (‘a secret place: somewhere you go to escape the world; to be inspired, to contemplate and create’) – a physical 3D artwork off the Kent coast, exclusively for our cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Hornecker isn’t the only one making good use of things that he finds in the performing arts this issue: for creative director Michael Howells it means gilding lilies, oyster shells and anything else you can find to recreate Queen Victoria’s palaces. For über-choreographer Ryan Heffington it means fashioning the world’s most-watched YouTube videos out of your avant-garde roots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt also means discovering theatre wherever you may find it – be that the local farm or a Tiffany’s shop window; from the grandeur of the Saut Hermès equestrian event to a faded cinema in India: anywhere the magic happens. Elsewhere, we go backstage with the costume designers at Glyndebourne opera house; defy conventions with composer Hannah Kendall and ballet dancer turned ceramicist Stephanie Buttle; go back to basics with songwriter Luke Sital-Singh and deconstruct the rules of pop with legendary group\u003cbr\u003eThe Art of Noise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course, putting on a performance can also mean making an almighty hash of things, as Richard Benson points out in his moving essay The Audience. But ultimately, this issue is about discovering more of ourselves – whether by walking in Scott of the Antarctic’s footsteps or staring into the flames of an open fire, telling stories…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074327449651,"sku":"977205230400913","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/13-cover-1-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597406743"},{"product_id":"issue-12","title":"Issue 12: Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntroducing the Journey Issue: exploring those people whose work is shaped by landscape…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the fascinating art\/architecture duo Studio Swine to Brunello Cucinelli, whose eponymous fashion label is firmly rooted in the countryside of his hometown of Solomeo, Italy, the connection between people and their environment is vital.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe embark on a series of travel conversations – whether foraging on foot in West Wales with Jessica Seaton of Toast, or scrambling in the hills on motorbikes with Nick Ashley, creative director of Private White VC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere we follow in Sherpa Tensing’s footsteps, go mudlarking on the River Thames, float over the Alps by balloon and get ourselves stranded on a remote Mongolian lake. We hear about epic journeys across Africa by bike, and go in search of Shangri-La as we discover China’s first fine wine and explore the long history of boatbuilding in Plymouth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether on boats, planes, trains or automobiles; underground, overground or rambling free: it’s always as much about the journey as the arrival…\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074327482419,"sku":"977205230400912","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/12-cover-1-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597406308"},{"product_id":"issue-11","title":"Issue 11: Reflection","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the Reflection Issue, we take stock and reflect, making the time weigh things up… but also just to admire some nice shiny stuff too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an exclusive conversation, jewellery makers, designers and experts Duffy, Fernando Jorge, Beanie Major and Darren Sherwood discuss the challenges that social media and oversaturation pose for their industry. We visit Lasvit in Bohemia and Riedl in Bavaria to see how some of the world’s best glassmakers defy physics, chemistry and received wisdom in their quest for perfection – fuelled by the occasional weak beer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe speak to gilder, ideas man and raconteur Colin Mullins, who left school at 14 without being able to read or write and now does prestigious work for the Queen – and even got to drank Captain Cook’s wine. Meanwhile, Emma Peascod talks us through her unique, mirrored surfaces, inspired by the landscape of Cumbria, Australia and Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut we also offer a more meditative take on reflection this issue: Mulberry founder Roger Saul explains how he gave up fashion for a second career as an organic spelt farmer. Francis Kurkdjian tells us why the twilight hours are the most magical and productive for him. Food critic Matthew Fort takes a long, hard look in the mirror – while artist and medical phenomenon Marcel Schreur explains how he has survived cancer and dementia and lived tell his tale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe also get some sage, timely advice from philosopher Zygmunt Bauman – from the perils of living in Facebook bubble to why humans thrive in a crisis. In this supposedly ‘post-Truth world’, it’s reassuring to see the smartest man in the room announce ‘I don’t have any answers – but I have a lot of advice’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho’s the fairest of them all?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074327515187,"sku":"977205230400911","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/11-cover-1-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597405942"},{"product_id":"issue-10","title":"Issue 10: Form","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Form Issue of Hole \u0026amp; Corner...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes something beautiful? Is function overrated? Is there such a thing as good form anyway? These are just a few of the questions that arose in putting together this issue. Luckily we had a few experts on hand to help us out: such as the legendary Sir Peter Blake, who was happy to put us straight on a few art movements, from Pop Art to Ruralism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is just one of the fascinating discussions on the subject with leading figures in art, fashion and design this issue. These include Adrian Joffe, president of Comme des Garçons, fashion designer Molly Goddard, Maureen Doherty of the influential store egg, rush weaver Felicity Irons and Peter Hone, the antiquities expert who allowed us to photograph his home shortly before his unparalleled collection went up for auction at Christie’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis issue is dedicated to the memories of Julie Logan and Peregrine Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074327547955,"sku":"HC-MAG-ISS10","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/10-cover-1-1890x1260.jpg?v=1652295124"},{"product_id":"issue-9","title":"Issue 09: Movement","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis issue is devoted to the theme of Movement: whether it be found in timepieces, bicycles or boats – from the motion of the body to the mechanics of making.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cover features Blink, a kinetic artwork by Jim Bond, one of the stars of our recent Marvellous Mechanica show for London Craft Week, alongside Martin Smith and Nik Ramage, who feature in a fascinating conversation inside the issue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd, since this is the Movement Issue after all, we thought we’d better put ourselves about a bit. So we trek to Norway to meet one of the world’s best ski makers, Endre Hals, along with photographer Sølve Sundsbo. We hurtle across Switzerland in a day with Laurence Ellis as he snaps some of the world’s most renowned watchmakers in (painstakingly slow) action. And talking of painstakingly slow, we also take a journey at 3mph along the canals and riverways of Great Britain with Toby Glanville, examining lives that are lived – literally – away from the mainstream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are other movements that we celebrate in this issue, from the micro to the macro. We examine the current renaissance in furniture and cabinet making, and speak to some of the leading names in the field – including Christopher Howe, David Linley, Sebastian Cox, Gareth Neal, Sarah Kay and Sean Sutcliffe – as well as those who educate, commission and offer patronage to makers – to ask how we can raise interest to the next level, for the next generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat they all seem to point to is the fact that, in the rush for the cheapest and the fastest, we’ve left something far more important behind. But it doesn’t have to be lost forever – you just have to move in the right circles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere, we look at the science of making and the expertise behind everything from watches and boats to roller coasters. We embrace the spirit of slow driving as well as celebrating the mad dash by bicycle (in this case between stadium gigs on a European rock tour). We discover one man’s quest to solve the centuries-old problem of perpetual motion and explore our complex relationship with hunting birds – which has inspired the recent ‘hawk-lit’ phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074327613491,"sku":"977205230400909","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/09-cover-1-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597405490"},{"product_id":"issue-8","title":"Issue 08: Senses","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does it look like when Hole \u0026amp; Corner enters the realms of the senses? Let us take you on a trip through taste, touch, smell, sight, hearing and, perhaps, even the elusive sixth sense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Senses Issue is the antidote to even the most jaded palate, as we’ve searched high and low to find contributors with the power to make us appreciate the world anew. We’ve got exclusive discussions with multi-sensory experts including Omer Arbel of Bocci lighting, scent archivist Sissel Tolaas, colour expert Pedro da Costa Felgueiras, Michelin-starred chef Nuno Mendes, product designer Russell Pinch and fragrance maker Lyn Harris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Benson braves storms and high seas to explore the people and the landscape that has made the island of Islay home to a growing band of the most prolific and revered whisky producers in the world. We’ve taken a trip to Daylesford Organic Farm in the Cotswolds, to James Cropper paper manufacturers in Yorkshire and to the fragrant fields of Grasse with Hermès to examine how the unique properties of the land can inform our appreciation of the senses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe talk disorientation and sense confusion with Turner Prize-winning artist and musician Martin Creed and sensory experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun (who has collaborated with everyone from Sigur Ros to NASA). Elsewhere, we explore the notion of perfect palate with award-winning chefs and sommeliers; meet bionic eye makers and cyborgs; examine the strange phenomenon of synesthaesia and explore moments of extreme heightened awareness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur emphasis, as always, is on the craft, beauty, passion and skill involved in every process. Using some of the world’s greatest image-makers including Dan Tobin Smith, Laurence Ellis and Robert Wyatt, Issue 08 offers a true sensory overload for the reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven writing this is making our mouth water. So come and join us in the Senses Issue: it’s about what feels right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074327646259,"sku":"977205230400908","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/08-Cover-1-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597403542"},{"product_id":"issue-7","title":"Issue 07: Sound \u0026 Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a journey into sound… From the harmony of the planets to the sound of hell; from white noise to treble culture: we’re picking up good vibrations….\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking beyond the hype and the hyperbole of the pop charts, we instead examine the science and the magic of music making. We cover subjects as disparate as Aphex Twin’s robot maker, Godfried-Willem Raes, the field recordings of ex-Cabaret Voltaire member Chris Watson, the Shipping Forecast and yes, even the odd hurdy-gurdy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe issue also boasts interviews with some of the world’s best musicians and instrument makers, including the incredible kora player Seckou Keita, piano makers Steinway \u0026amp; Sons and generative music pioneer Dr Mick Grierson. We delve into the obsessive world of the audiophile – whether their area of interest lies in obsolete recording technology or the historically accurate harpsichord performances of Linda Nicholson, who boasts one of the finest private collections of early keyboard instruments in existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe analogy with craft is a rich one: Andrew Weatherall, the legendary DJ-producer (and ex carpenter) tells us in a rare and exclusive interview how a seemingly throwaway track that took him six hours record ‘hadn’t taken six hours; it had taken 25 years and six hours.’ Likewise, we examine the incredible attention to detail (not to mention tongue-in-cheek humour) behind the serial numbers Factory Records gave to everything they produced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere you will find contributions from musicians including Tracey Thorn of Everything But The Girl and Pete Wiggs of St Etienne. We celebrate the joy of discovering a lost classic – whether it’s in a secondhand record store or the vaults of a recording studio – and examine how the popular music of the day influences and shapes our fashions and attitudes, from the high street to the coalmine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome, then, to the Sound \u0026amp; Music Issue. As Jeff Barrett, founder of Heavenly Recordings, so neatly puts it, ‘There’s that necessity to either call it a day or make it brilliant.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074327711795,"sku":"977205230400907","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/07-Cover-1-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597402828"},{"product_id":"issue-6","title":"Issue 06: Fashion","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe best examples of fashion are built on foundations of rare quality – which is why it felt right to devote this issue to uncovering those innovators and mavericks, those who ‘do’ rather than just talk about ‘doing’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fashion Issue boasts interviews with such fascinating designers and makers as Philip Treacy, knitwear pioneer John Allen, heritage supremo Nigel Cabourn and Christopher Raeburn ­in a rare joint interview with his brother Graeme (Lead Design – Product Innovation for Rapha).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are other names you may not recognize but who are equally inspirational, such as the amazing Aboubakar Fofana – who cultivates his own bacteria to create indigo dye – or Jeremy Atkinson, the last clogmaker in England. Each one of them is featured because of their integrity, their uncompromising vision and their determination to let the trends follow them rather than vice versa. Each live their own Hole \u0026amp; Corner lifestyle, carving out their own, influential niche (‘super stylist’ Simon Foxton even welcomes us into his own ‘hole-and-corner’ – a shed with a strict door policy!).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere you’ll see more of our idiosyncratic takes on the world of clothes, from beehive hairdos to androgyny. We meet the screen-printers and the catapult makers, the curators and the collectors, the prop builders and the enzyme cultivators. You’ll find a common thread weaving between all these stories – even joining punk spirit to the Charge of the Light Brigade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074327744563,"sku":"977205230400906","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/06-Cover-1-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597402009"},{"product_id":"issue-5","title":"Issue 05: Changes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Changes Issue explores and celebrates pivotal and transformative moments. In the age of the instant online fix, time is now the ultimate luxury: this issue, as ever, is dedicated to those who take the time to do things the right way – whether you’re halfway up a munro in the Scottish Highlands or doing intricate embroidery work in St Paul’s Cathedral…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the woodworker who inspired a generation of designer-makers to the medieval horticulturalist who invented modern gardening; from the Luddite rebellion to the role of the iPad in art; the magazine is full of moments of change – both great and small. There’s Ben Short, who gave up a life in advertising to make charcoal in the woods. There’s David Reynolds, the founder of Bloomsbury Publishing, on his discovery of Slow Travel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe also detail our involvement with Port Eliot Festival, London Craft Week and Heal’s Modern Craft Market – but we always stick to the values we hold dear: and that means ensuring the magazine is as beautifully crafted as the subject matter it explores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074327810099,"sku":"977205230400905","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/05-cover-1-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597401138"},{"product_id":"issue-4","title":"Issue 04: Collections","description":"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074327842867,"sku":"HC-MAG-ISS04","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/04-cover-1-1890x1260.jpg?v=1563884487"},{"product_id":"issue-3","title":"Issue 03: Things to Learn \u0026 Do","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘So many people are shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully,\u2028 if only you were interested in them.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor this issue, we took those words by Sylvia Plath to heart and decided to learn from the best. So we asked some of the most interesting people we know to tell us about the best lessons they’d learned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe results, as ever, were unexpected and surprising, in the best of ways. Some detailed ancient crafts that had been passed down by word of mouth, from dry stone walling to knot making to woodturning and stained glass window making. Others talked with just as much enthusiasm about their photographic printers, or the art foundry that churns out creations for the enfants terribles of modern art. We’ve deconstructed cocktails and met the people who made artificial flowers for Gladiator and Mamma Mia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe also visit Charleston, the West Sussex farmhouse which became the unofficial country headquarters for the Bloomsbury Set, a gravitational centre for the unconventional – from art and literature to economics and sexual politics – and invited those whose lives had been touched by Charleston, from family members to curators and collectors, to join us for a series of truly unique conversations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere in this issue, the songwriter Kevin Rowland reminisces about the school friend who first turned him on to fashion; the Guardian’s Alex Needham remembers a dearly departed colleague, while James Bowthorpe – who once held the world record for cycling around the world – pleads the case for spare time as the greatest teacher. In short, we asked people we love and respect to open up …and they unfolded quite wonderfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis issue is dedicated to those people: the ones who have inspired us; be they teachers, mentors, friends, colleagues or guardians: the ones who teach us to open our eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074327908403,"sku":"977205230400903","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/03-cover-1-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597400525"},{"product_id":"issue-2","title":"Issue 02: Balance","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis issue is dedicated to getting the balance right. Whether it’s Thea Wright and Ted Kessler rediscovering their dads or Jude Rogers launching her own ode to London. Elsewhere we discover John Delacour’s ‘Battersea Dogs Home for pianos’; search through Simon Costin’s Museum of British Folklore and discover how leather designer Bill Amberg built his own custom motorbike with a little help from a friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLarke Optics’ Laura Nicholson describes her life through a lens, while Pascale Mussard of Hermès is keeping her family’s vision alive with an inspiring approach to using off-cuts and unwanted pieces from the manufacturing process. Meanwhile Mike Davies, the architect who had a hand in the Pompidou Centre and the Greenwich Dome, explains why he’d rather be looking at the stars… and we discuss the trials and tribulations of winemaking with Olivier Varichon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBackyard Bill meets a few of our favourite jewellery designers, while Penelope Hobhouse talks us through her influential career in garden design and world-famous hairstylist Sam McKnight shows off his green fingers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Reddy shows off his unequalled collection of rare ukuleles, while David Forsyth talk us through how he set up his sustainable surfboard business: while we meet J \u0026amp; F J Baker tanners; proof they do still make them like they used to…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074327941171,"sku":"977205230400902","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/02-cover-1-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597399486"},{"product_id":"issue-1","title":"Issue 01: Stories of Dedication","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first issue of Hole \u0026amp; Corner magazine explores the roots of creativity, celebrating those who spend more time ‘doing’ than talking and dedicate their lives to making things the right way. These include the ancient arts of paint and lacquer expert Pedro da Costa Felgueiras, the long history of bootmakers John Lobb and Christopher King, who produces bats for some of the world’s best cricketers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere we meet Becky Dyball, an English cheesemaker crafting new traditions, typography expert Kelvyn Smith and stonemason Teucer Wilson, who reveals a few unusual inspirations – from Mötorhead to breakdancing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, we shoot the breeze with the men behind Caught by the River, chat with Barcelona-born, New York-based artist Lluis Lleo, and Backyard Bill meets a few of our favourite people. While contributing editor James Bowthorpe waxes lyrical on the power of print, we pay a visit to Ella Carstairs and her delightful Straw Museum…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Hard","offer_id":40461200523315,"sku":"977205230400901","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Digital","offer_id":40461200556083,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/01-cover-01-1890x1260.jpg?v=1597397993"},{"product_id":"story-of-tools","title":"The Story of Tools","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Story of Tools is the first hardback book from Hole \u0026amp; Corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Pavilion, our book explores our relationship with the most fundamental of objects – those that allow us to realise our potential as makers, problem solvers and doers. Each chapter is devoted to a specific, unique tool, with their stories told by those who know them best – their owners, each recognised experts in their own fields, who wield their implements every day, or even make them to their own design and purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18074328072243,"sku":"HC-BOOK-SOT","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/IMG_2182-1890x1260.jpg?v=1595680932"},{"product_id":"issue-19-making-good","title":"Issue 19: Making Good","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eAs the world gets more disconnected, polluted, and damaged by the day, for this issue of Hole \u0026amp; Corner, we are actively looking for solutions and positive stories. We are increasingly thankful to – and inspired by – the makers, designers, activists and researchers who are dedicating their time to overcoming some of the biggest social and environmental challenges of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eNell Card meets the designer-scavengers making beautiful, useful, furniture, products and materials out of waste. She meets our Craeftiga finalist Charlotte Kidger whose pastel coloured vessels and tables are moulded from industrial dust left behind from a model making factory in Telford. Then there’s Elvis \u0026amp; Kresse and their collection of luxury, made to last handbags and leather goods crafted from broken fire brigade firehoses and ‘rescued’ leather salvaged from Burberry’s production lines in Italy.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eOn the quest for renewable materials, we sent the founder of materials research design studio Ma-t-ter, Seetal Solanki, off foraging for stories of seaweed, algae and other slimy tales. We also travel to the flax fields of Belgium to sway in the wind and marvel at this plant’s ability to clothe and nourish us, needing little water to grow and leaving no waste behind, not even a pile of dust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eWe also do a spot of bird watching, as 17 year-old activist and environmentalist Mya-Rose Craig, also known simply as Birdgirl, takes the writer Sarah Callard and the photographer Linda Brownlee out bird ringing in Somerset’s Chew Valley. Mya-Rose set up Black2Nature to share her love of birds and the outdoors with other young people from nearby Bristol who don’t have easy or regular access to nature in their daily lives.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eA day out in the country might be just what the doctor ordered, but many of us have no option but to spend our days in decidedly unhealthy offices and institutions. Mark Hooper sets out to explore the world of Well Standard, a certification that is aimed at improving our buildings for the mental and physical health and wellbeing of the people who work in them.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eWe have so many other stories to share. Mike Feingold’s generosity and free spirit will make you smile.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAnd our Assemble section is packed full of surprises, including Eunhye Ko’s wonderful, whimsical hand-crafted plastic-free vacuum cleaner made from ceramic and basketwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eFinally, we are pleased to welcome back our Notes section, with a whole range of personal and intimate stories, including Jessica Seaton’s discovery of how to make the perfect compost, Claire Wellesley-Smith’s stitch journal, Tom of Holland’s six year darn, and what Sheryl Garratt learnt from her eco-warrior grandmother.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eWe hope this issue inspires you and empowers you to work your way through the broken bits of our lives and find new ways of patching things together, fixing things up, rethinking how we make and use things, and ultimately making good.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31056703127603,"sku":"977205230400919","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/Product_Mag_Cover_Master-1890x1260.jpg?v=1572440478"},{"product_id":"issue-20-refocus","title":"Issue 20: Refocus","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt Hole \u0026amp; Corner, we know all about slowing down and making space for the things that matter most in life. For our 20th issue, we are celebrating this ethos at a time when many more of us are discovering the therapeutic nature of making things, or the true worth of something that has been made by hand, every detail considered. One of the most notable impacts of the pandemic has been an increase in appreciation of nature and the environment, at the same time as an increasing awareness of the urgency needed to take action to change our behaviour if we are to combat the effects of the climate crisis. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is clear that the world has changed, which is why we are highlighting some of the people who are helping to shift perspectives. For our Selects section, we interview Miritte Ben Yitzchak, the animator behind the latest film for Extinction Rebellion; the materials developer Alice Potts on her relentless quest to find alternatives to plastic from plants and seaweed; and the activist and politician Magid Magid on the new programme he is leading for the transnational University of the Underground, exploring how we use popular culture to create social change. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore we rewire our lives, many of us need to do a bit of digital housekeeping. Mark Hooper takes some time away from his smart phone to find smarter ways to achieve greater focus and lead less distracted lives with the founder of digitally minimal low-tech brand Punkt., Petter Neby. Taking the long view is Ally Capellino who tells us about the twist and turns of 40 years in business and reflects on how not having a plan is sometimes the best plan. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounder and creative director Sam Walton celebrates 20 issues by getting as far away from it all as possible, to the Lofoten archipelago on the coast of Søvågen, in the company of four chefs and a couple of blacksmiths. His story is almost as magical as the portfolio of photographs he shares. We also go on a nature trail at Old-Lands in Monmouthshire with environmentalist Sam Bosanquet, and learn a few lessons about the secret lives of moths and the incredible biodiversity he is cultivating there. And just to be sure we are on the right track, we get a really good night’s sleep, essential if we are to have the clear heads we need for the challenges ahead. Jude Rogers talks to the composer Max Richter and his collaborator Yulia Mahr about his epic eight-hour work, Sleep, and the recently released film they worked on together, documenting the beautifully somnambulant all-night performances. Robin Broadbent’s forensic photographs of the components of the world’s most comfortable mattress complete the picture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur creative and thoughtful community has a lot to teach us. The past six months have given us the chance to pause, be still and rethink. Sometimes, it’s just about shifting the way we look at the world and changing our perspective slightly. Then, hopefully, it will all start to make sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Toilet roll","offer_id":32526993391667,"sku":"184890000003","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Flour jar","offer_id":32526993424435,"sku":"184890000002","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Baked beans","offer_id":32526993457203,"sku":"HC-MAG-ISS20-BEAN","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Group","offer_id":32526993489971,"sku":"HC-MAG-ISS20-GRO","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/Product_Mag_Cover_Master_02.jpg?v=1613390309"},{"product_id":"still-life-when-we-stayed-home-works-in-isolation","title":"Still Life | When we stayed home – works in isolation","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘The truth is, I’ve been travelling all year. Around my home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo my kettle at least seven times a day. Around my sofa picking up children’s bricks and doll-sized tableware. Watching moonrise out of the bathroom window.’\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJessica Brinton’s introduction to the \u003cem\u003eHole \u0026amp; Corner\u003c\/em\u003e book, \u003cem\u003eStill Life\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cem\u003eWhen we stayed home\u003c\/em\u003e, which documents the lives of 54 of our contributors during the three months of lockdown in spring 2020, highlights the ordinary moments of an extraordinary year. The spring lockdown was particularly felt by the crafters, makers, photographers and writers, whose usual creative lives were put on hold, their work confined to their homes and their hour-long daily walks. For many, it was a moment to pause and reflect, to focus on a personal project, learn something new, or to reimagine old ideas. Our senses seemed heightened by the impact of the pandemic, the relentlessness of the daily numbers of hospitalisations and death tolls, the anxiety we felt for our families and friends around the world.\u003cbr\u003e When \u003cem\u003eHole \u0026amp; Corner\u003c\/em\u003e founder and creative director Sam Walton put out the call to the magazine’s creatives to submit work, there were no rules or restrictions, just a desire to collect work that represented their everyday lives in this unique moment in time. \u003cbr\u003e While some of our contributors had the privilege to make constructive use of their time, we are acutely mindful of the negative impact that lockdown had on the lives of so many, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhich is why we are donating 100% of the profits from this book to Refuge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32652061999155,"sku":"HC-BOOK-SLIFE","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/DX2A1251.jpg?v=1621857523"},{"product_id":"issue-21-refocus","title":"Issue 21: Restless","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHole \u0026amp; Corner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e21, is both inspired by, and a result of, an ever-increasing feeling of restlessness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe past year has given even the most dedicated homebody itchy feet. While we’ve been focusing on life inside our own four walls, we’re also keen to get away. Quite where ‘away’ is, varies from person to person. So we’ve been doing some long-distance travelling, as well as some trips closer to home that still stretch the imagination and trigger a few flagging neurons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe caught up with Sarah Ryhanen to hear about her life at Worlds End, the New York State farm she’s built with her family, friends and co-workers. Then we couldn’t resist a dip into the sauna culture of Finland, recently identified as worthy of protection on UNESCO’s List of Cultural Heritage. Next stop, an organic cotton seed-to-sew collective, Oshadi, in south India, using ancient recipes to make miracles grow – as nature intended. We talked to seasoned travellers, temporarily stopped in their tracks, about the places they’ve visited – from photographer Cat Vinton’s documentation of an ocean-dwelling community dealing with the real impact of climate change, to Catherine Lock of The New Craftsmen, who talked us through some of the little treasures and curiosities she’s collected on her travels over the years. As always we are grateful to the incredibly talented writers, photographers, artists, and makers who have made this issue possible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOur own creative restlessness has resulted in a change of look for the magazine. We’d love to hear what you think of it…we’ve played with type, got lost in the photography, added more stories, split it into two parts – a mini journal packed with ideas, conversations, studio visits, travel guides and inspirations –  and wrapped it in a piece of art by George Young. The artist describes it as a ‘joyful painting about the good things we can hope to enjoy’. We love his optimism, and hope you do too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39372535857203,"sku":"977205230400921","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/Shop-2-sml.jpg?v=1637910822"},{"product_id":"issue-21-notes","title":"Issue 21: Notes","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor 20 issues, we’ve included a section of notes in \u003cem\u003eHole \u0026amp; Corner\u003c\/em\u003e, a space for personal stories, creative writing, thoughts and reflections. As we launch Issue 21: Restless, we think it’s ready now for its own standalone booklet with an identity and voice of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo welcome to an eclectic mix of encounters with makers in studios, personal journeys, conversations, mysterious musicians and a mini travel guide to the best places in the world to drink tea. We hope this gives you a window into some of the places, craftspeople, inspiration and stories that are all part of our H\u0026amp;C world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHole \u0026amp; Corner Issue 21, is an issue that is both inspired by, and a result of, an ever-increasing feeling of restlessness. The past year has given even the most dedicated homebody itchy feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39558803587123,"sku":"HC-MAG-ISS21-NOTES","price":3.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/DX2A1693.jpg?v=1633531889"},{"product_id":"pre-order-issue-22-family","title":"Issue 22: Family","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eWe’ve been thinking a lot about family recently. Exploring family ties, community bonds, heritage, skills passed from generation to generation, family trees, tree families.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eFor issue 22 of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHole \u0026amp; Corner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine, we’ve focused on the ties that bind us creatively, the skills we inherit, the DNA that manifests itself in all sorts of ways.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eIn our new larger format, the issue includes interviews with embroidery artist Richard McVetis; \u003ci\u003eHeartbeat of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eauthor Peter Wohlleben; ceramicist Kaori Tatebayashi and garden designer Tania Compton, a 28-page portfolio celebrating the work of the Sarabande Foundation, and a rare visit to the hand-built Californian home of artist JB Blunk.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eEscape with us into these worlds with photography by Christopher Sturman, Tom Sloan, Julian Broad and Emma Hardy, and words by Jessamy Calkin, Richard Benson, Mark Hooper and Katie Treggiden. This is the H\u0026amp;C family on its best behaviour. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39650668511283,"sku":"977205230400922","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/DX2A009011.jpg?v=1646762631"},{"product_id":"issue-23-nurture","title":"Issue 23: Nurture","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eIn this world of over-production and the dominant culture of growth for the sake of profits and not much else, in our new issue, we have turned our attention to the idea of slow and careful nurture. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, nurture is ‘the process of bringing up or training.’ It is also about feeding and offering nourishment.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eFor issue 23 of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHole \u0026amp; Corner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine, we explore many forms of nurture, and the results of it]. Jude Rogers joins the International Musicians Seminar (IMS) in Cornwall to witness their fiftieth gathering of different generations of musicians and maestri alongside a team of dedicated volunteers, who come together  to lose themselves in music and learn from each other. We spend a day on a Kentish farm where flocks of Merino and Romney sheep are reared alongside a flower garden in a pilot project where yarn and dyes are grown from the same soil. At Marchmont House in the Scottish Borders, local makers and apprentices are given space and a community in which to thrive, and we find an artist who builds layer upon layer of pigment to create extraordinary surfaces that positively vibrate. We pause to plant the tiniest of seeds and see what will grow, and we meet a cohort of metalsmith, wire artist, cabinet maker and weaver, then a sculptor who works with lichen and eelgrass – each hammering, chiselling, weaving, moulding and honing their chosen materials into something precious and unique.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHowever, it’s important not to romanticise this idea of nurture and the slow, steady world of craft. As Annie Warburton, the CEO of Cockpit Arts, writes in her Viewpoint essay, to have the chance to discover a skill in the first place is a real luxury, not least having ‘the time and training to take it to its full expression. Although talent is everywhere, opportunity is not.’ Nurture means training and direction, but it also needs support for talent and creativity to thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/holeandcorner.newsstand.co.uk\/\"\u003eClick here for International orders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hole \u0026 Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40601322553395,"sku":"977205230400923","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/5991\/0195\/products\/image_4e113bec-a1f2-40b7-a937-c463f6aa165c.jpg?v=1657362058"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.holeandcorner.com\/en-mx\/collections\/hole-corner.oembed?page=2","provider":"The Hole \u0026 Corner Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}