Chronicles from the Kiln

The Inspirational Women Behind Halcyon Days

On International Women’s Day, 8th March 2022, we’re reflecting on the inspirational women who have been and continue to be integral in our journey...

Celebration And Craft: How Halcyon Days, And The Nation, Have Marked Her Majesty The Queen's Major Jubilees

The Platinum Jubilee year is now officially upon us with the anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen’s Accession to the throne in 1952 on Sunday Febr...

Six Picks By: Zenouska Mowatt, Halcyon Days Head Of Marketing

As our Head of Marketing, there are few people who know our entire product offering in as much lovingly studied detail as Zenouska Mowatt. See her...

An Interview With Tug Rice, Illustrator

Tug Rice is a New York City based illustrator who has also worked as both an actor and a writer. His art draws on the glamour and charm of a by...

How to Use your Enamel Boxes : Deriving Practical Pleasure from an Ancient Art Form

Each enamel box so lovingly handcrafted by our artisans is, in its way, a portal to the past. The meticulous techniques used in our workshops today...

'Halcyon Days' By Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist, and his cultural and literary legacies are immense. Referred to often as...

In Conversation With Alan Titchmarsh: The Castle Of Mey

Last night (Monday 23rd August), our Head of Marketing, Zenouska Mowatt, held a discussion with revered writer, broadcaster, gardener, and Ambassad...

To London With Love: How A Sense Of Our Hometown Permeates Our Products

A short stroll away from our London office sits one of this country’s most recognisable, revered buildings: The Royal Albert Hall. The mere ten min...

A Very British Collaboration: QEST And Halcyon Days

We all know that tea tastes better from fine bone china (see a previous post on that topic here). Furthermore, you may well know that all of our fi...

Crafting Competition: The Great British Summer Of Sport

A British summer does not always promise endless sunshine, but it does pledge a season of fan-worthy fixtures. Though dashed from our diaries last ...