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The Brix + Bailey Marketplace Journal

Think of this as our backstage pass. The finds, the flair, and the fabulous stories behind our marketplace. Meet the brands, the makers, and the mischief-makers. From fashion and art to home, beauty and beyond — it’s all here. And always unordinary.

Worth A Read.

A lamp-lit sofa with a wool throw, cushions and a candle on a dark autumn evening

The Clocks Have Gone Back: Ten Things For Long, Cosy Evenings In

By Brix + Bailey

The clocks went back at 2am on Sunday 25 October. We gained an hour, which we spent asleep, and in exchange it will now be...

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Two white candle tins from The Stirling Candle Company beside a potted plant and a pair of round glasses, on the Brix + Bailey journal.

Eight Perfectly Good Excuses To Stay In This Autumn

By Brix + Bailey

We should probably admit, before anything else, that none of us is any good at autumn. The clocks go back, it is dark by roughly...

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Smiling toddler sitting in a seagrass lion basket with a woolly mane, held by an older child in a bright bedroom

In Which A Lion Tidies The Living Room

By Brix + Bailey

Three children, one basket habit and a range of hand-woven seagrass animals who make tidying up look like a social occasion. We have rarely been...

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Told London. Photography Ross Kirton. Illustration Kerry Lemon

In Which We Fall, Rather Helplessly, For Told London

By Brix + Bailey

Six places, six fragrances, some thoroughly beautiful porcelain and a garden designer who used to work in audit. We tried to remain composed. We managed...

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Sustainable kitchen towels and natural materials arranged on a shelf

What To Look For In A Sustainable Brand

By Brix + Bailey

The word "sustainable" is doing a lot of unpaid, unverified work. Here is what to look at once you set it gently aside, so you...

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Two young children in earthy handmade knitwear and a mustard beanie, one standing and one sitting with a wooden toy

What "Handmade" Really Means

By Brix + Bailey

Handmade" has quietly lost its edges. Here are three questions that tell the real thing from the hopeful label, from someone with no interest in...

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A row of Hugs & Co suede driving shoes in navy, blue, red, grey and tan, laid flat and overlapping

What Family-Owned Actually Changes

By Brix + Bailey

A business expecting a daughter to run it in twenty years makes different decisions from one planning to sell in five. What family-owned actually changes,...

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A decorative plate printed with a Victorian engraving and the words "Thanks For Coming. Now Go.

Why Small Batch Is Not A Marketing Word

By Brix + Bailey

Small batch describes a limit on how many of a thing can exist, imposed by how it is made. What that does to the object,...

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Three woven seagrass baskets with grey fabric bases, nested together against a white wall

What "Ethical" Actually Means On A Label

By Brix + Bailey

Ethical has no certifying body, which means it is a word a brand chooses to use about itself. Here is what to ask once you...

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