Blog
Explore our blog for a selection of useful guides, articles of interest and our member’s profiles.
Simon Lowe
Be Bold As Brass is the dynamic creation of Simon Lowe, combining creativity and passion for the beautification of the world around them. Consisting of antiques, collectables and bespoke creations the Be Bold As Brass has created a seductive, colourful world of their own bombastic vision. Purveyor and creator of fabulous goods, Bold As Brass is presented to you in all of its vulgar glory.
Hotel Elephant Christmas Gift Guide
Christmas is just around the corner, so nows is the time to start thinking about your Christmas shopping! Shopping with small businesses means you can give your friends and family unique handcrafted gifts, whilst supporting local and small businesses. This is also a great way to shop sustainably. We have put together a Christmas gift guide of some of our favourite small and local businesses covering a range of gift ideas and prices.
Miss Moppe
Miss Moppe is the 2016 Drag Idol winner and West End star, stay up to date and follow Miss Moppe @missmoppe.
Everything Now Design
Everything Now Design is a London-based design house with a grounding in making. Having met at the Royal College of Art, Henry and Thomas started working together on various projects, finding a shared love of physical crafting.
Miriam Elgon
Miriam is a London-based Illustrator, Artist and Educator. Her work encompasses drawing, painting, etching, weaving, textile design and picture books.
Tommy Brentnall
Tommy is an illustrator and artist, he creates digital work as well as drawings and illustrations. If you’d like to keep up to date with Tommy’s work follow him @piggybankshoe.
Andrew Pierce
Andrew is a furniture maker and designer who primarily tig welding mild sheet steel. If you’d like to keep up to date on Andrew’s work then follow him @andrewpiercescott.
Gavin Challand
Gavin is a contemporary portrait painter, working in Elephant & Castle, south London. He paints primarily in oils.
Liberty Antonia Sadler
Liberty Antonia Sadler is an artist & filmmaker based in London, working with mediums of drawing, text and moving images to explore issues of body politics.
Tihara Smith
Tihara Smith is a fashion, accessories and lifestyle brand. Founded by designer Tihara Smith after graduation from University for the Creative Arts Epsom and showing her Windrush inspired collection at Graduate Fashion Week 2018.