News from L&F

Have you seen our new Vases?  Oh my life.  We’re pairing them with the bang on trendy faux foliage that seems to be all the rage – and we do see why.  We had a great time finding these lovelies...

The leaves are falling at L&F HQ, and nothing makes us feel more autumnal.  Except perhaps our divine little felt pumpkins, which we’re doing again this year in homage to our own homegrown offerings: if you could only see the...

Who could forget it?  Tomorrow is truly one of L&F’s favourite nights of the year.  Marshmallow covered, singed oven gloves (they melt and gloop, whatever you do to try to avoid it), ‘Oooos’ and ‘Ahhhhhs!’ mixing with the smell of...

Right: don’t tell anyone, but it’s almost November.  Which means it’s nearly December.  Which means we’re in the run up to Christmas (having had our first retail order for Holly Ovengloves as long ago as May!).  The utterly gorgeous new...

You will no doubt have seen that we have a new collaboration under way!  L&F has come up with two new designs for Stamford School (est 1532 – yes, 1532) and the mugs are selling fast, with tea towels soon...

Well, that says it all really. We’re bonkers for conkers here – we’re lucky enough to have two enormous horse chestnut trees at the front gate, and walkers and riders alike keep a beady eye on them year round, it...

There is NOTHING better, on a crunchy brown autumn morning, than a cinnamon bun and a cup of proper coffee.  Believe me: I have done extensive research on this.  Perhaps sitting on the back step, maybe kicking through the leaves...

Free form, hand painting is a serious skill. One of the things that struck me during my time on a narrow boat way back in May was the beautiful decorative work on boats and chandlery alike: from someone who can...

Like it or not, Halloween has become A Thing here in the UK. As if to prove it, last year our delicious Pumpkin candles were an absolute sell out. So they’re back, for an understandably very limited time only! A...

Is it just us, or are the nights really drawing in?  Mr Irvine’s grandmother used to say they were, every year without fail, starting on about 1 August – but here we are a week into September and I’m sure...

All the right people got married, the weather didn’t beat us and even a last minute disaster with my outfit failed to spoil a truly wonderful weekend.  So now it’s back to matters L&F with a spring in our step,...