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The Earth as a Shareholder

The Earth as a Shareholder

By James Henrit Sep 15, 2022

The Earth is our shareholder. It is such a simple idea. So true. So obvious.  We have always admired Patagonia, but never more so than today. They have been pioneering...

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Bee Hotels - Our contribution to World Bee Day - Elvis & Kresse

Bee Hotels - Our contribution to World Bee Day - Elvis & Kresse

By James Henrit May 19, 2022

We have mostly been planting trees at New Barns Farm, but we have also been dealing with long dead trees. What is our plan? We are strategically stacking wood to...

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The Queen's Award

The Queen's Award

By James Henrit Apr 21, 2022

Today we are proud to announce that we are one of 226 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. We have been specifically recognised for...

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B-Corp Recertification!

B-Corp Recertification!

By James Henrit Apr 13, 2022

We are proud to announce that we have re-certified as a B-Corp. One of the best aspects of this community is that a company has to re-affirm its membership every...

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Join Our Team!

Join Our Team!

By Harri Laitalainen Feb 15, 2022

Digital E-Commerce Marketing Manager This is an exciting time to join our team at our amazing new workshop, just outside Faversham in Kent. We can't wait to meet someone who...

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Clarkson's Farm?

Clarkson's Farm?

By Harri Laitalainen Feb 9, 2022

A group of world class Farmers was asked to review Clarkson's Farm... and as a real newcomer to the world of agriculture, so were we! Thank you to Live Frankly...

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Trees

Trees

By Harri Laitalainen Jan 25, 2022

We are very lucky to be a part of a community of businesses (B-Corporations) that are doing their utmost to ensure that they work with nature and for society. What...

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A Holiday Delight!

A Holiday Delight!

By Harri Laitalainen Dec 29, 2021

In the weeks before Christmas we had a lovely message from a local artist, Patrick Morales-Lee.  I had recently met his wife, founder of the Warrior Women Network. She is a...

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December in Our Unconventional Workshop

December in Our Unconventional Workshop

By Kresse Wesling Dec 10, 2021

Although no one could ever accuse us of being conventional, sometimes we even surprise ourselves. Lets just say that the last few weeks have been amazing. In a normal December Elvis...

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What is a ‘statement piece’? What could it be?

What is a ‘statement piece’? What could it be?

By Harri Laitalainen Nov 25, 2021

We have been doing some research into this: there are certainly some in-depth articles, online debates, academic research and books which look into the idea of the statement piece at...

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Paraglider Rescue

Paraglider Rescue

By James Henrit Sep 8, 2021

Earlier last month, one of our incredible customers sent us an utterly unique item to be re-used. A paraglider wing! As we already use parachute silk in our bags, accessories and...

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Solar Forge Update

Solar Forge Update

By Harri Laitalainen Aug 25, 2021

How is the Solar Forge Project you ask? Our team at Queen Mary University have been hard at work throughout the pandemic. Although access to the labs became incredibly difficult...

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Our Brand Story

For over a decade none of London’s fire-hose has gone to landfill and over 300 tonnes of material has been reclaimed. In 2017 the Burberry Foundation partnered with Elvis & Kresse to tackle the even greater global problem of leather waste. This Five-year partnership will see at least 120 tonnes of leather off-cuts from Burberry recrafted into new luxury items, designed and sold by Elvis & Kresse.

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