The Journal
Journal
Process notes and essays from the bench — materials, making, and the odd hard lesson.
Apr 2025
Are all luxury brands’ products really made in China?
The videos making the rounds overstate a real point. What is actually true about where luxury goods are made — and why the label tells you less than you think.
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Mar 2023
How I make my card holders and coin purses
Materials, templates, edge paint and press snaps — the full process behind the folded coin purse and the twin-pocket card holder, from a 30 × 30 cm panel to the finished piece.
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Mar 2023
How Awlmark came to be
From luxury retail to a one-man atelier in Manchester — keychains, belts, and the commission that changed everything.
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