DIGEST: GLOBEMAKING IN LONDON, A VISIT TO CROCKETT & JONES IN NORTHAMPTON, KENNETH GRANGE

Peter Bellerby - The Globemaker from Cabnine on Vimeo.

Above, a fascinating look into Bellerby & Co. Globemakers in Stoke Newington, north London (via Huh Magazine)

At the Kodak factory in Harrow (Marko & Placemakers)

A visit to Bespoked, a bike show in Bristol (Umbrella Magazine)

Canteen restaurant furniture makers Very Good & Proper interview (Port Magazine)

Behind the scenes at Linton Tweed in Carlisle (Jigsaw)

At Crockett & Jones in Northampton (Make it British)

A David Mellor day out, with biographic notes (Manchester Modernist Society)

A visit to Downing Street: is the government doing enough to support small British manufacturing businesses? (Make it British)

In discussion with Kenneth Grange, talking trains, TX1s and The Killing (Port Magazine)

A short documentary about the recovery of a Victorian press (Tom Stokes)

British made denim: Fallow, Albam, Hiut and Tender (The Chic Geek)

Events:

The New Craftsmen have a few events going on at London Design Festival, from the 17th - 21st September

A pottery trail in Cornwall, from mid-late September (Leach Pottery)

DIGEST: INSIDE SUNSPEL'S FACTORY, THE MAKERS OF THINGS, ARTICLE MAGAZINE, SHOEMAKING

Above, a day in the life of Sunspel's factory in Long Eaton (where M&I visited back in March 2011)

Four very good videos of The Makers of Things - documenting the work and workshops of the Society for Model and Experimental Engineers (via Russell Davies)

Article magazine: 'a celebration of all things British'

A fascinating history of Bovril and its marketing (University of Cambridge)

Terry Smith, envelope cutter at Baddeley Brothers in Hackney (Spitalfields Life)

The Pointe Shoe Makers of Hackney (Spitalfields Life)

The making of Walsh trainers (Make it British)

How a Globe-Trotter suitcase is made (Make it British)

The making of a Private White VC pocket jacket (Port Magazine)

An article on Tanner Krolle in London, from 2011 (The National)

Coloral: a dormant Birmingham cycling brand being given new life (Kickstarter)

A couple of blogs:

The Make Works blog is a joy to keep up with

Norfolk's Old Town has a nice blog that I wasn't previously aware of

*Post updated 6th August 2013

DIGEST: SHEFFIELD STEEL, A SCOTTISH TOUR, A NEW MAGAZINE ON BRITISH CRAFT

Photographer Andrew Smith has recently released a book documenting some of Sheffield's Forgemasters (one such image above). Entitled Steel Soul, the photos bring to mind the work of Maurice Broomfield

One to keep an eye on: Make Works, a Scottish based collective, is touring the country's factories this summer

The New Craftsmen: interesting new retail concept centred around British made luxury products

One of those brands is Doe Leather, which has a nice backstory and is hosting a workshop in London on 26th June

Margaret Howell's success in Japan (Telegraph)

Paul of S.E.H Kelly explains the background of the menswear label (Port Magazine)

The Anti-craft movement at the one man mill (S.E.H Kelly)

Interview with editor of new magazine on British craftsmanship, Hole & Corner (Cool Hunting)

Teaser for the next issue of drinks magazine Hot Rum Cow, which is whisky focussed this time around

A couple of audio pieces on Cambridge Satchel Company (from 18.25) and New Balance's Flimby factory (from 25.50) (Monocle 24)

Airfix reshoring some manufacturing (Guardian)

At Freed of London, ballet shoe makers (Spitalfields Life)

DIGEST: YOUNG LONDON CRAFT, CHAIRMAKING, HIUT DENIM, MADE IN BIRMINGHAM

The young craftspeople of London (Evening Standard)

A new magazine that covers the process of making (Another Escape)

A film on chairmaking in the Chilterns (Robin Wood)

How craftsmanship is returning to the UK crockery industry (Make it British)

A nice overview of Hiut Denim's story (BBC)

Labour & Wait feature (Port Magazine)

The Book of Forgotten Crafts (Robin Wood)

Events:

A design expo of products made in Birmingham (Birmingham Made Me)

Kenneth Grange and Simon Terry discuss the Anglepoise on 16th July (Design Museum)

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Picture of the London Cloth Co. from Port

DIGEST: SCISSORS MADE IN SHEFFIELD, INDUSTRIAL PHOTOS IN DERBY, BROOKS AND RCA, LABOUR & WAIT

An informative short video on Ernest Wright & Son, scissor makers based in Sheffield. Many more clips from the series "Paul Martin's Handmade Revolution are available here (BBC)

A photo of the production line at Leys Malleable Castings Company. An exhibition of manufacturing photos is taking place at Format International Photography Festival in Derby, where Leys was based (Guardian)

A refreshing initiative between Brooks, the Midlands based bike saddle maker, and the Royal College of Art. The video is worth watching to see some of the solutions that the students propose (Brooks)

Retailer Labour & Wait is posting a short feature entitled 'Tools of the Trade' each month, in relation to its 2013 calendar. January sees printer Harrington and Squires in the spotlight, February's focus is Creamore Mill and in March, Welsh weavers Elvet Woolen Mill is the subject (Labour & Wait)

DIGEST: CRAFT - BURNGATE STONE, WELSH WEAVING, MUCHELNEY POTTERY, CHAIRMAKING

Nos Da & Bora Da Collection by Donna Wilson & SCP from SCP on Vimeo.
 
At the Burngate Stone Carving Centre (Cos)

The potters of Muchelney (OEN)

On the connection between chair makers Philip Clissett, Ernest Gimson, Edward Gardiner, Neville Neal and Lawrence Neal (Traditional Crafts Blog)

DIGEST: CLOTHING - A LEICESTERSHIRE FACTORY, A DERBYSHIRE MILL

John Smedley Factory Tour from Gavin Bush on Vimeo.

The tale of a clothing factory in Leicestershire that closed and reopened (S.E.H Kelly)

DIGEST: WHISKY - DEWAR'S AND GLENGOYNE

A history of Dewar's, the Scotch whisky, including detail on the brilliantly outlandish marketing ideas employed by Tommy Dewar (Class Magazine)

A photographic essay of production at The Glengoyne whisky distillery in Killearn, Scotland (Port Magazine)

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Photo by Emli Bendixen for Port

DIGEST: LAST UK BUTTON MANUFACTURER CLOSES, MOULTON, SIR KENNETH GRANGE, FACTORY VISITS

Great designers in the news:

Alex Moulton, engineer and designer, passed away earlier this month (Dezeen)

Kenneth Grange knighted (BBC)

Factory visits:

A visit to the Gloverall factory in Wellingborough (Proper Mag)

Inside the Private White V.C. factory (Cool Hunting)

At bicycle component manufacturer Royce, in Hampshire (Headset Press)

Steve Salter visits the Sunspel factory in Long Eaton (Port Magazine)

News items:

The shock collapse of the last British button manufacturer (Halesowen News)

Why are British factories turning away business? (Make it British)

Raspberry PI and the UK manufacturing resurgence (Wired)

On livery companies: British institutions (FT)

On skills shortages among young workers (Economist)

A piano maker tells of Thatcher's impact on UK piano manufacturing (Port Magazine)

Ale and cider:

The history of cider in the UK (Hot Rum Cow, ps 13-16)

Britain's lost breweries and beers (The Good Stuff)

Event:

David Hieatt (of Hiut Denim) to talk in London on Tuesday 15th January (YCN)

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Photo of Moulton bike from Dezeen

DIGEST: TEXTILES, WELSH WEAVING, SCOTTISH TWEED, BESPOKE BICYCLES

An interview with Matthew Sowter and Ricky Feather, the team behind 'Made in England', a book on bespoke bike making (Port)

An audio slideshow of Donald John Mackay, a Harris Tweed weaver (Guardian)

An essay by Daniel Miller on the Power of Making (UCL)

A textiles magnate predicts the resurgence of the UK industry (FT)

Beautiful photos of the work at a Pembrokeshire mill/melin (Cherchbi)

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Photo of Pembrokeshire mill from Cherchbi

DIGEST: LONDON CLOTH, RALEIGH, BOOKBINDING, BEER & SPIRITS

Lots of things coming in twos:

Following on from the London Cloth post, here is a beautiful two-parter on the work of SEH Kelly with the one man mill

On the rise and fall of Raleigh, the Nottingham bicycle company (The Bike Show - audio)

Another two-parter: good in-depth article on the boom in British breweries and how gin, wine and whisky are also faring well (Huffington Post)

Bookbinding: At the Wyvern Bindery in Clerkenwell, London and at Shepherds on Rochester Row (Port / Boat Magazine respectively)

and some other odd bits:

Chanel buys Scottish knitwear manufacturer (NYT)

A feature on Marwood, the London based tie company (Style Salvage)

Dove Street Pottery in Yorkshire (OEN)

Not UK based, but interesting to note: Dayjob, a new magazine focusses on the joy of the everyday job (via Protein)

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Image of the London Cloth Company from SEH Kelly

RECENT DIGEST

A nice film on Irish craft from Makers & Brothers

A short article on the London Cloth Company (Hackney Citizen)

On furniture assembly at Ercol

A review of The Trebor Story, a book on the famous sweet company with origins in Stratford (Londonist)