Manor Magazine • 12th March 2025 The Green Team Harris Bugg Studio, a new partnership between landscape designers Hugo Bugg and Charlotte Harris, is leading the duo to create ever more challenging garden vistas. Words by Fiona McGowan.
Manor Magazine • 12th March 2025 Building with Light Architect Jamie Fobert has always been inspired by art and the spaces that contain it. Fiona McGowan talks to him about his design for the new Tate St Ives gallery.
Manor Magazine • 12th March 2025 Open-air theatre When it comes to landscape design, Darren Hawkes is one class act, striking gold from Chelsea to Cornwall. Words by Fiona McGowan.
Drift • 18th November 2019 Turning the tide Taking the fight against ocean plastic recycling to the next level - via kayak...
Drift • 25th September 2019 Tip of the hat A hat maker for two years, Marcel Rodrigues has nonetheless become a master of his craft.
Drift • 12th September 2019 Cup Half Full Fiona McGowan meets Dan Dicker, founder of ashortwalk, a Cornish company embracing the circular economy.
Manor magazine • 17th June 2019 Come on in, the water's lovely By harnessing the power of nature and science, Clear Water Revival is creating natural pools that demand more than just a dip. Words by Fiona McGowan.
Manor magazine • 2nd September 2015 Design for Life Inspired by the forms of nature and with sustainability at the heart of his process, Tom Raffield creates furniture and lighting that combine timeless beauty and an ethical core. By Fiona McGowan
Manor magazine • 10th May 2015 Simple Physics Furniture maker Henry Swanzy discusses natural imperfection, functional aesthetics and time well spent. Words by Fiona McGowan.
Manor magazine • 2nd October 2015 Metal Guru From its beginnings in a surf bus called Gregory, Hotpod is now one of the wood-burning stoves of choice. Fiona McGowan meets its creator – a man with flaming good ideas.
Manor magazine • 10th October 2016 Strings of Desire As The Cornish Banjo Company, luthier Louis Bauress and banjoist John Dowling produce exceptional instruments – and it’s music to Fiona McGowan’s ears. Photos by Martin Yelland.
Manor magazine • 4th April 2019 Jean Ingenious Jack Spencer’s cast-iron determination is the driving force behind Mosevic’s exclusive sunglasses and phone cases made from recycled denim. Words by Fiona McGowan.
Manor magazine • 25th April 2019 Shaping the Future By teaching people to hand-craft surfboards from wood, James Otter is helping them to reconnect with nature – and themselves. Words by Fiona McGowan.
Manor magazine • 6th October 2016 Let there be light From their base in Penryn, Skinflint Design are doing more than simply upcycling discarded light fittings – they’re preserving a piece of our industrial heritage. Words by Fiona McGowan.
