Journal

The Art of Hand Crafted Print

Take a look through our photo journal from our most recent trip to the screen-print unit on the outskirts of Jaipur, exploring this traditional technique used across India (and the world!) and how ...

India, With Love

As you all may know, India is the very beating heart of everything we do; from our unbelievably talented artisan partners and our invaluable regional office, to the endless source of inspiration a...

France-Lise McGurn: Never-ending Art

We love finding artists who have a new and unique take on creativity. One artist we’ve fallen in love with is Glasgow based artist France-Lise McGurn. Putting her own spin on figurative painting, F...

Inspiring Artist - Kaarina Kaikkonen

As a creative team here at East, we’re always on the lookout for new and inventive artists, inspiring us to find beauty in the unexpected. We fell in love with the work of Finnish artist Kaarina Ka...

Embroidery Rediscovered

Looking to other creative artists and makers gives us endless inspiration here at East. We love to search high and low for artisans all over the world who champion the handmade and put a new spin o...

Our Foodie Favourites

One of the most universal creative outlets is food.Here at East we are self-confessed foodies and love nothing more then delving into a new cookbook for inspiration and ideas.As with our efforts to...

Textile Artist Vanessa Barragão

As we strive to make our range as sustainable and eco-friendly as possible, we are always on the lookout for other creatives doing the same.  We found the incredible work of Portuguese textile arti...

Reinventing Traditional Craft

As a creative team here at East we’re constantly looking for new inspiration, and we search far and wide to find unique artists who find new and intriguing ways to keep ancient crafts alive.  We w...

Discovering Essence + Alchemy

When we first came across Essence + Alchemy it was love at first sight! Not only is this brand aesthetically beautiful, but it also supports true artisanal hand craft techniques; making each item s...

Exploring Lodhi Art District

Earlier in October we took a trip to India to work with our suppliers and artisan partners on upcoming collections and to develop new ideas for the coming seasons. We took a day off in Delhi to ge...