Sustainability focus #1 – The Granby Workshop
A few weeks ago, I attended the bi-annual (?) exhibition Top Drawer, the UK's leading lifestyle trade show that showcases design-led brands across homeware, gifts, fashion, crafts, stationary and food (among other thing), from the UK and beyond, under one roof in London’s Kensington Olympia. I’ve been going to these exhibitions for almost 10 years now; what began as father-son bonding (since my father and I both love shopping and hate sports) later evolved into a family tradition. Over the years, I’ve gone to these shows, saw beautiful things and often made extensive lists of the exhibitors and brands I liked, building up bookmark folders and eventually buying various products, either as gifts or for my own personal use. I’ve used this as a means to phase out the likes of Amazon and Wilko from my life and introducing more independent retailers. Coming from a long line of small business owners, it makes consumerism feel just a little more gratifying when you know you’re keepi