Our speaker for January’s Roots event is Gillian Scott, founder and creative director of Craft Design House. Craft Design House is a multidisciplinary
sustainable design studio, which aims to nurture up-and-coming designer makers and invest in the preservation of traditional skills.

Gillian was kind enough to share some of her favourite pieces produced by the studio.

Pearl Dish – Designer: Anna Nichols

“I gave this to my daughter, designed to create a physical barrier to your phone, something beautiful and tactile to enhance interiors, which is in stark contrast to our slick touch screens”. 

Isobel Wylie Hutchison Arctic Moon Ring Locket – Designer: Barbara Spence

I always loved secret compartments and little notes and keepsakes. This is inspired by the Arctic Moon and how the moon connects us, looking up it’s the same moon wherever you are in the world.

Leonardo da Vinci Mug – Designer: Ana LM

You need to drink from this mug to really appreciate its strength of character and texture. The organic lines capture Leonardo da Vinci’s beard, it’s playful and also has a biscuit stamp on the bottom.

Reflecting Mackintosh Silk Scarf – Designer: Emily May

It’s the vivid colours and the detail that draws me to this scarf. A stunning piece which was designed to celebrate Charles Rennie Mackintosh 150 years. A very personal collection, it was our first and created before we lost the GSA to fire.

Leonardo da Vinci Last Supper Ties (Jesus & Judas) – Designer: Niki Fulton

It’s the story behind the design and the fusion of colours that I love, using Da Vinci’s technique of sfumato and based around ‘The Last Supper’ they represent the colours worn by Jesus and Judas.