Katie Popperwell

Written by Katie Popperwell

Joe at the potter's wheel
Manchester designer-makers: Joe Hartley

Involved in Common’s redesign, arts-based collective Makers Dozen and brand new pub The Pilcrow, Joe Hartley is a designer-maker worth watching. Designer Joe Hartley is an enthusiastic problem solver.

Photo of Jade's hands spooning stones in her studio
Manchester designer-makers: Jade Mellor

She makes jewellery from meteorites; we step into designer-maker Jade Mellor’s studio to find out how. Designer-maker Jade Mellor has a gift for compressing big ideas into small objects. In addition...

Manchester designer-makers: WONDERHAUS

Jewellery label WONDERHAUS is the first in our new series of Manchester designer-makers – crafty people whose techniques and products we greatly admire. Designer-maker Julia Roy-Williams is the one-woman creative...