Makers at Home

For Emma Bridgewater and her husband Matthew Rice, a shared desire to preserve skills and traditions has influenced their booming ceramics business, as well as the restoration of their farmhouse and barn in Oxfordshire

From running an art consultancy to turning her Hampshire farmhouse into an exhibition space, Kate Anniss is always on the move – and now the gallery owner is directing her energies to creative workshops and charitable collaborations

A move to Dartmoor was the impetus for Cath and Jeremy Brown to capitalise on their creative talents and start making pieces that developed into design studio Feldspar

Boris Vervoordt's house in the old quarter of Antwerp takes its cue from his father Axel Vervoordt's style, combining a Zen-inspired atmosphere with striking displays of contemporary art.

The well-travelled design duo behind the artisanal furniture brand Casamidy have built a ranch in a remote area of northern Mexico, in which their handmade pieces mingle with family heirlooms and objects collected over time.

Peter Ting and Brian Kennedy are curators and artistic matchmakers, who believe the pieces we surround ourselves with should be chosen not for their value, but for the stories that they can tell us

Liz Elliot meets antiques dealer Will Fisher, the founder of Jamb in Pimlico Road, a quintessentially British company, which he now runs together with his wife, Charlotte, selling antiques and beautifully made reproductions

Sophie and Chris Miller have ensured sustainability is at the heart of their vintage lighting business Skinflint, and their 18th-century cottage in west Cornwall is a treasure trove of reclaimed furniture and upcycled materials

Having left their Sussex smallholding for coastal Dorset, Nick Ivins and Bella Pringle now host events including a pop-up gallery and supper club in their Georgian townhouse, which has proved to be as adaptable as they are

A dilapidated Georgian house in London's East End was given a new lease of life with historically accurate shades of paint made by owner Pedro da Costa Felgueiras.

Jenifer Goulding meets classic-boat enthusiast and creative talent Katie Fontana, whose love of pure craftsmanship and aesthetic simplicity resulted in the bespoke kitchen design company Plain English

Having grown up in Sussex in a timber house surrounded by trees, furniture maker Ted Jefferis has a lifelong affinity with the material. His sleek, contemporary designs reflect his boat-building heritage and commitment to good craftsmanship.

Based in their Brussels family home, Anne-Marie Midy and Jorge Almada - French and Mexican respectively - design modern furniture and accessories that are made using traditional techniques by craftsmen in Mexico for sale through their design company Casamidy.

After 20 years in rural Devon, furniture maker Matthew King has embarked on a new life moored by Tower Bridge in a renovated working barge, which he now shares with writer Katie Hickman

Printmaker Cameron Short approaches all of his creative projects with passion and a reverence for the countryside - from his beautiful lino prints depicting rural myths and traditions, to his faithfully restored Georgian home and workshop in west Dorset.

After 17 years in her London mews house, designer Christine Van Der Hurd has overseen its recent transformation, adding a floor and experimenting with a bolder approach to the decoration