Behind the seams in Norfolk

At the heart of the company is Coakley & Cox Ltd, SCP’s own specialist upholstery factory, nestled in the flatlands of Norfolk. It’s made up of a small dedicated team of pattern cutters, seamstresses, upholsterers, product developers and designers. Here they work closely together to create each individual piece of furniture under one roof.

Every piece is made to exacting standards by utilising time-honoured techniques. We use renewable materials, with frames made from FSC approved beech, upholstered with natural fibres, animal hair and wool. Each design is finished with feather cushions or a sprung seat.

You’ll find a real family atmosphere at the factory, it’s a place where expertise and knowledge are shared and designs are made collectively.

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Firing up handmade ceramics and terracotta, Stoke-on-Trent & Suffolk

SCP produce a range of ceramics including lighting and tableware. These ceramics are handmade and finished in Stoke-on-Trent, the area known locally as “The Staffordshire Potteries”, or just “The Potteries”.

Pottery production here dates back to at least the 17th Century. The abundance of clay, salt and lead for glazing, and coal to fire the kilns all contributed to its founding as an industry in the area. Josiah Wedgwood played a key role in industrialising the region in the 18th Century. SCP use two factories to make their designs and are pleased to work with a part of British industry that was once at the very forefront of the industrial revolution.

SCP have also recently begun to produce a range of hand-thrown terracotta vessels made in Suffolk.

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World of Weaving | Making textiles in England

A passion for locally-made handcrafted products inform SCP textiles. Our collections, in collaboration with Donna Wilson and Hannah Waldron, are spun, dyed and woven in England, utilising the time-honoured double cloth weaving technique. A desire to experiment and a fascination with production techniques have all contributed to the development of our textile collections.

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Extra Reading

What?
April 23 marks the date of death of Saint George (or Georgios as he was then known).

Who?
He was a Greek who became an officer in the Roman army around 300AD – he also fought a dragon.*

Why?
He renounced the Roman gods in favour of Christianity but the Emperor tried to tempt him back to the Roman faith with slaves and gold. When George refused, the Emperor tortured and eventually executed him, so he was made a martyr by followers of the Christian faith and later became the patron saint of England.

Despite having no relationship with England whatsoever, St George is, to this day, still celebrated in England by Christians and patriots.

*Apparently