Our Products & Materials
Designed with purpose, made with love and built to last.
At House of Hackney, we don’t make ‘products’; we make 'future heirlooms'.
Unique, authentic pieces that are inspired by the past and designed to be passed down to the next generation. Each design is a celebration of traditional craftsmanship and sublime artistry, made to stand the test of time.
Our ambition is to create products that honour these Future Generations. To bring this to life, we have started a product innovation programme across our main product categories: wallpaper, fabric and paint.
Over time you will hopefully see us evolve our cotton supply from Better Cotton fibres to sourcing regeneratively cotton directly from farmers, supporting a wood fibre free wallpaper innovation and substituting fossil fuel derived ingredients in our paint for plant based alternatives.
That’s just our main categories. We embrace opportunities to champion and trial material innovations in our products and packaging, such as mycelium, microbes and agricultural waste materials.
Our Innovation Goals
We want to see a world where products are made more in harmony with Nature. This requires time, investment, partnership and community. We are shifting our own material supplies, as well as encouraging wider industry change and supporting early material innovations.
Imagine with us and follow our progress as we push through challenges and successes in our top product categories: wallpaper, fabric and paint.
Imagine a world where wallpaper is made without trees; where paint is fossil fuel free; and where farming gives more to the soil than it takes.
Our Supplier Community
Our suppliers are the heart of our business, we have worked with them since founding House of Hackney in 2011. Together, we are at the beginning of what we hope will be a two year journey to make our innovation goals a reality.
Wallpaper
BORÅS TAPETFABRIK - VIARED, BORÅS, SWEDEN
Our wallpaper is printed at a pioneering factory in the heart of the Swedish countryside. Borås Tapetfabrik recognise that whether wallpaper is printed using techniques from the 1920s or 2020s, it still leaves an imprint on the world around us. Their consideration for Nature cuts right through every production process.
Borås Tapetfabrik source paper that is crafted using wood fibre from young trees, not Ancient ones, grown purposefully in a forest managed to the Forest Stewardship Council’s standards in Northern Europe.
Their creations are PVC-free and printed in small, made to order batches to avoid unnecessary waste using water based inks. Borås Tapetfabrik have spent more than a century learning, growing and becoming a forerunner in innovation and craftsmanship.
“We have been manufacturing wallpaper in Borås for over 100 years. Focusing on craftsmanship, quality and sustainability, we provide the world with first-class wallpaper” - Borås Tapetfabrik
Paint
BAILEY PAINT - STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE & CWMBRAN, WALES
Historic company S.G. Bailey Paints Ltd started making paint in Stroud, Gloucestershire in 1896. Now, at the helm since 1989, Richard Townsend has become an expert at creating bespoke paints.
A part of the business since he was a teen working summer jobs, making things is Richard’s calling; creating colours from scratch, from pigment to paint still excites him 35 years on. We have worked closely with him to deliver our paint collection.
With our Nature-inspired shades we want to bring beauty and creativity to the home while reflecting the principles of sustainability that makes House of Hackney a B corp brand.
Fabric
DAVID WALTERS FABRICS - SUFFOLK
Our iconic print fabrics are made by David Walters Fabrics in Suffolk, on the East coast of England.
As part of Stephen Walters & Sons Ltd, it’s a division of the 10 generation family business, with almost 300 years of weaving experience.
Beginning in Spitalfields, London, the 17th century heart of the textiles industry, David Walters Fabrics, now set in the traditional English market town, combines the history and experience that is at the heart of their mill, with today’s technological advances in weaving.
Stephen Walters and David Walters Fabrics aim to uphold the tradition of producing fine fabrics, woven with integrity in England.
Bespoke Upholstery
MIKE THE UPHOLSTERER - HACKNEY, LONDON
Meet Ainsworth Donovan Broughton, the master upholsterer better known as Mike. A fellow Hackney resident, Mike trained in traditional upholstery at the London College of Furniture and set up shop on Calvert Avenue in 1981, where he's been stuffing and stitching
furniture the good old fashioned way since.
We work together to encourage our customers to make good of old and find ways to bring worn pieces back to life; and as you can see, he’s rather good at it!
Contact us below to discuss your bespoke upholstery project.
Tiles
CRAVEN DUNNILL JACKFIELD - BRIDGNORTH, SHROPSHIRE
Our wall tiles are crafted by world renowned ceramic tile makers, Craven Dunnill Jackfield, at their historic factory in Shropshire; part of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site at the heart
of Britain’s Industrial Revolution.
Creators of heritage tiles for illustrious buildings from the Palace of Westminster to Harrods Food Hall and the iconic London Underground, these legacy tiles are made by hand in the oldest surviving tile factory in the world, nestled in the heart of the English countryside.
Handcrafted in England since 1872, Craven Dunnill Jackfield tiles perfectly blend the old with the new.
“The skilled craftsmanship that went into the production of ceramic tiles during the late Victorian era lives on today at Craven Dunnill Jackfield.”
- Craven Dunnill Jackfield
Flooring
AXMINSTER CARPETS - AXMINSTER, DEVON
We are proud to work with Britain’s oldest, best known and most prestigious carpet designer and manufacturer to create our flooring.
Axminster Carpets has been synonymous with carpet luxury and craftsmanship for over 250 years. Based in Devon, Axminster have been expertly weaving since 1755. Sharing our passion for sustainability, traditional craft and colour, the design house uses responsibly sourced British wool to create their unique ‘eight pitch Axminster’ weave, fitting in more wool per square inch, which, like a high definition TV, allows more pattern and colour, and results in a better quality carpet.
“We are very, very passionate about keeping weaving alive in Axminster. We already have really strong, sustainable credentials because we weave with British wool, jute and cotton, but we're pushing boundaries to see what next.”
- Axminster
Curtains & Blinds
PREMIERCHOICE - CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Our bespoke curtains and blinds are crafted at Premierchoice in Cambridgeshire, where they have been creating made-to-measure window coverings since the 1970s. From preparing our fabric and pattern-matching the prints to setting in the organic cotton lining and stitching the pleats, every step of the process is meticulously carried out to the highest standard, so you get to take home a product that has been made to stand the test of time. That’s why they’re the best in the business, and that’s why they are part of the House of Hackney family.
Upholstery
ARTISTIC UPHOLSTERY LIMITED - LONG EATON, DERBYSHIRE
In Derbyshire, in the Midlands, once the UK centre manufacturing, you will find Artistic, family run since 1952, and now part of ours.
Taking inspiration from a joint cultural heritage of English furniture-making whilst combining today’s needs and style, we work with Artistic to create our beautiful bespoke furniture. In 1998 they were awarded the coveted Production Guild Mark by the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers, so as you can see, it’s only the very best for those who shop with
House of Hackney.
“My father made sure that everything was done properly and it was very important that we carry on that tradition.” - James Mitchell, Owner
Fabric Printing
STANDFAST & BARRACKS - LANCASTER
Our iconic fabrics are printed at Standfast & Barracks in Lancaster. Established in 1924, the company is renowned for its impressive heritage of textile printing.
At the forefront of an exciting new era in digital fabric, Standfast & Barracks is the first in the UK to introduce Durst advanced digital inkjet printing technology, echoing our commitment to shift our products to be measurably regenerative across each process in their life cycle, whilst delivering unparalleled quality.
“Our heritage is quintessentially British, combining traditional, highly skilled craftsmanship and expertise, with bold, cutting edge technology and a passion for innovation in textiles.” - Standfast & Barracks
Learn more about us
Our Impact
House of Hackney is evolving from a B Corp sustainable brand to a regenerative one. This means doing things differently to bring about social and economic change, promoting the restoration and regeneration of natural resources and social systems. It means going beyond simply ‘sustaining’ and instead, actively making things better. Read about it here.
Our Story
At House of Hackney, our mission is to inspire people to protect our common home by bringing the beauty of Nature into theirs. Proudly B Corp, we tend to our House with care for each other and the natural world; ripping up the rule book since 2011, reworking tradition for a new generation.
