About

our story

made for
the people who
looked after you.

cover · 21:9 · workshop in low morning lightworkshop bench · linen, ceramic, wool
two hands · one cup of tea

how it started

it started
with my dad.

He worked outside for forty years, and his back gave him a hard time of it for the last twenty. He’d reach for a towel from the stove, hold it on for ten minutes, and start over. Microwave, cool, microwave, cool. The towel was always either too hot or already going cold.

So we made him something simpler. A belt that you put on, set, and forgot — that stayed warm the whole time, without any reheating. He wore it the first evening for an hour, and then went and put it on the next morning before breakfast.

That became the Hearth Belt. The Embers Massager came after, for his hands, which had started seizing up after a lifetime of holding tools. We sat with that one for a long while before we were happy with it.

Warmth that stays. That’s what we make. Nothing more.


what we stand on

four things,
not negotiable.

01

it lasts.

Good care lasts. So should the things you give. Everything we make carries a five-year guarantee and is built to be fixed, not replaced.

02

it’s for ageing bodies.

We design for hands that grip differently and backs that have done their share. Large dials. Clear marks. Nothing that needs a phone to set up.

03

it’s a daily ritual.

A small thing you give yourself, or someone you love, every day. Not a recovery protocol. Not a wellness trend. Just a quiet ten minutes.

04

it’s honest.

No buzzwords. No fear. No claims a doctor wouldn’t sign off on. If we don’t know whether it helps with something, we don’t say it does.

05

it’s quiet.

No blinking lights, no app, no notification. Set it. Sit down. Forget it. The whole point is to stop paying attention to your body for a moment.

06

it’s slow.

We make two things. We add a third only when we can stand behind it the way we stand behind these two. Probably not this year.

a letter we kept

“I almost didn’t buy it. Dad’s never asked for anything in his life. He still hasn’t asked for another, but I know he’d be lost if it went.”

— eleanor, manchester · december
letter · handwrittenhandwritten note
on linen card

who makes it

a small team
in west yorkshire.

portrait · 4:5founder
at workshop bench

founder · design

it was for his dad.

Designs the products. Has worn every prototype on his own back.

portrait · 4:5engineer
holding controller board

engineering · heat

she keeps it steady.

Spent two years getting the warmth to hold without spiking. We trust her completely.

portrait · 4:5customer care
with phone & tea

customer care · the phone

she picks up.

If you ring us mon–fri, she’ll answer before the third ring. No queue, no menu.


begin

have a look at
the two we make.