About
Easthope
Easthope Studio is the culmination of a lifetime of obsessions: beads, making, creating, and the joy of community. It began in a bright little bead shop in Brighton, twiddling tiny glass beads for hours, and grew through every career imaginable,from sales to fashion, marketing, human behaviour, curation, research, development… and coffee!
The studio has evolved from silver and gold smithing to a focus on traditional lampworking techniques, all designed by Harriet and made in the tiny attic studio in Shropshire. Glass comes from Italy, and every scrap is saved and reused wherever possible, reflecting a careful, considered approach to making.
At its heart, Easthope is driven by curiosity and the persistent need to ask Why. Why does glass behave this way? Why does a colour feel like this? Why does a workshop feel alive when hands are busy and minds are wandering? That curiosity shapes every bead, charm, and necklace that leaves the studio. I have to understand why a piece speaks to a person.