• British-Irish Dining

    Where Meals Turn Into Memories

    Across Britain and Ireland, dining is more than a meal—it’s a ritual and a warm escape from cold wet weather. A Sunday roast shared around a solid wood table, tea in hand-thrown mugs, and games pulled from the cupboard as plates are cleared.

    This collection brings together timeless dining pieces made in the islands: practical, well-crafted furniture and earthy ceramics. Designed to bring comfort, character, and connection to your table.

    Five Essential Keepers

    British and Irish makers have long understood how to craft for longevity. From the joinery of solid ash and oak to slip-glazed red clay and hand-thrown ceramics, their materials are local, tactile, and time-tested.

    Across the islands, traditions run deep: crystal is still cut in Waterford, ceramics still fired in the potteries of Stoke-on-Trent, and timber still shaped by hand in rural workshops. It’s this quiet continuity—the skill, the patience, the pride—that gives these pieces their weight, and makes them Keepers.

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    A Pint and a Game: 3 After-Dinner Classics

    After a comforting meal, there’s often one more ritual—a familiar game, a shared laugh, something to bring everyone back around the table. These classic British and Irish games continue to connect generations in the simplest, most joyful way.

    GAME

    Happy Families

    A Victorian favourite that still delights. Players collect whimsical illustrated family sets—like Mr. Bun the Baker and his brood—by asking politely, one card at a time.

    Game

    Cribbage

    Invented in 17th-century England, cribbage blends cards with clever arithmetic. Peg your way across a wooden board, score fifteen-twos, and hope your opponent forgets their flush.

    GAME

    Charades

    No props needed—just imagination and the courage to look a bit silly. This classic party game turns stories, songs, and books into silent theatre, often ending in tears of laughter.

    A Table to Linger Around

    These pieces and traditions remind us that every meal is a chance to reconnect, to slow down, to linger.

    We’ve gathered a playlist of folk songs from Britain and Ireland—tunes to play as you pass the potatoes, pour one more cup of tea, or laugh over stories well told. Wherever you are, let them bring a little warmth to your table.

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  • Spring Garden

    Spring begins in the garden

    Spring returns. With brighter evenings, crocus blooming and a quiet pull to step outside. It’s the season to get your hands in the soil, share time with loved ones and neighbours and dig, plant, pause to feel nature’s rhythm again.

    This collection brings together enduring pieces made in Europe shaped for life outdoors. Tools that fit well in hand. Clay, metal, and glass made to endure the different seasons. Objects that support the rituals of gardening—and the quiet joy of being outside, together.

    Five Essential Items

    Gardening traditions run deep across Europe. In Britain, the greenhouse is a quiet sanctuary of cultivation. In Germany, every task has its tool—shaped by a culture that values precision and care. The French garden balances structure with botanical knowledge. And across the Mediterranean, clay has been shaped by hand for millennia—from ancient amphorae to the terracotta vessels of Provence—chosen for their breathability, their beauty, and their endurance in sun and soil.

    The Keepers in this collection echo that legacy. A pot hand-thrown in Provence. A bottle mouth-blown in a royal Spanish glassworks. A forged trowel from the edge of the Alps. Each piece is rooted in place, shaped by local knowledge, and made to support the simple, grounding act of tending a garden.

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    Three Native European Flowers

    Plants

    Pasque Flower

    Native to sunny chalk and limestone grasslands from France to Ukraine, the pasque flower emerges in early spring with soft, violet bells and golden centers. Its name marks its Easter-time bloom, and its presence on ancient barrows gave rise to legends of fallen warriors. A symbol of rebirth, it connects the wild with the sacred and the old with the new.

    Plants

    Lily of the Valley

    This woodland flower is beloved across Europe, from Finnish forests to French cottage gardens. Blooming in May with its delicate white bells and sweet fragrance, it has long symbolised purity, renewal, and joy. In France, it’s a tradition to give sprigs of muguet on May Day—an offering of good luck and tenderness.

    Plants

    Garden Tulip

    Though originally cultivated in Ottoman gardens, the tulip became a treasured symbol of spring across Europe, especially in the Netherlands. With its brilliant colours and graceful form, it transformed gardens and inspired art and poetry. From the heights of Tulip Mania to today’s spring festivals, it remains a vibrant sign of the season’s fleeting beauty.

    Take the Feeling With You

    Gardening isn’t just about what we grow—it’s about how we live. These objects, sounds, and rituals remind us to step outside, look closer, and reconnect with the nature. Even if you don’t have a garden, you can still let the season.

    Start by noticing and listening. We’ve curated a playlist of nature sounds from gardens across Europe—from buzzing bees in Azores to British forest birdsong.

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