Makers

Find out why potter Peter Beard has built up a reputation for originality and excellence in his glazed stoneware vessels

Enter the delicate world of Deborah Sears’ tin-glazed ceramics. Inspired by antique English Delftware, the pieces are now treasured by a new wave of collectors

The artist and printmaker talks to H&A about her career highlights and inspiring people and places

Quality, comfort and a revolutionary construction have ensured that Howard & Sons’ furniture has stood the test of time and continues to enchant interior designers and armchair aficionados alike. Words Lydia Blundell

Fascinated and inspired by the patterns and colours produced by organisms, artist Sally Gilford creates unique screen printed textiles from her Salford studio. Photographs Jesse Wild

Almost a century and a half since its foundation, the tile-making factory Craven Dunnill Jackfield is still undertaking prestigious restorations, finds Janet Gleeson

Gareth Neal creates stunning pieces of furniture that are not only purposeful, but works of art in their own right

Traditionally trained, Thomas Greenaway draws on his time in Italy to piece together pietra dura, creating artworks that will be treasured for a lifetime, and longer

Juliet and Franki, design duo and founders of the Bristol Weaving Mill, work together to weave sustainable textiles using traditional methods

Nick Hand is keeping the heritage craft of letterpressing alive from his traditional printing room in the heart of Bristol

From bunnies to princesses, Alice Mary Lynch creates enchanting, unique dolls from her Somerset studio

Self-taught jeweller and silversmith Samuel Waterhouse creates striking silver and gold pieces inspired by antiquity

Botanical prints with an old-fashioned edge and an accent of the tropics are the trademarks of this talented designer

With a passion for tactile crafts inspired by the colours in nature, Jessica Geach has created her business, Ruby Cubes, turning unbleached cotton braid into beautiful accessories and homewares

Originally trained as an illustrator, the Devon-based potter uses delicate brushwork and gold lustre to bring sparkle to her handmade decorative ceramics

From her renovated 1940s bus store, artist Lou Tonkin block-prints elaborate designs inspired by the natural world

Furniture makers Ben and Noah keep traditional skills and sustainable methods at the heart of their Bristol business

Somerset blacksmith, axe maker and bladesmith Alex Pole shapes metal into beautiful kitchenware and practical tools. We brave the heat to step inside his Somerset forge...

We chat to artist Helen Ward about how she creates beautiful paper butterflies

Using bold contemporary fabrics and traditional techniques, furniture upholsterer Simion Hawtin-Smith breathes new life into antique and vintage chairs

Inspired by the rugged Cornish coastline, Catherine Lucktaylor creates beautiful ceramics that she fires in the great outdoors

Designer Naomi Paul takes inspiration from the Japanese practice of positive and negative space to produce her mathematical crochet lampshades

Fascinated by the endpapers of antiquarian books, Jemma Lewis crafts unique marbled designs from her homely back-garden studio

From her Bristol studio, Jessica Baldry hand-cuts intricate botanical paper artworks with character and colour