Scotland’s greatest asset? Our people. We love nothing more than sitting down for a chat with the country’s most interesting and influential makers to find out about their journey and what makes them tick. These are the talented folk whose work is woven into the very fabric of modern Scotland – who show we’re so much more than tartan and shortbread.
Susi Bellamy's work is all about dazzling colour paired with innovative pattern, as her home beautifully demonstrates.
Photography James Balston Words Catherine Coyle
Susi Bellamy’s career...
Petra Palumbo is a sustainable homeware designer, renowned for her hand-painted glassware.
Words Natasha Radmehr
Petra Palumbo, 32, grew up surrounded by beautiful things.
Her mother, Lady Hayat...
Scottish cashmere is reputed to be among the very best you can get, but what makes it so special? After all, most of the world’s cashmere starts off from the same place – the fine, soft hair of goats tended by nomadic herdsmen in Mongolia.
The vintage stores, independent retailers and quirky businesses that are breathing life into the Merchants’ Quarter of Kirkcaldy High Street have a new neighbour: Phil+Sophy.
