RichingsGreetham is inspired by the skill and care of traditional makers, combining integrity and honesty with a utilitarian eye for detail. They design and develop their products for simplicity and function, continually refining them until they meet their expectations and are a pleasure to own and use.

In an era in which products are soon replaced, made redundant or forgotten, they seek to make items that remain fundamentally relevant and develop character over time. They believe that our belongings should reflect the best qualities in our lives; they should hold our attention and engage our senses. There is nothing superfluous or fleeting in their collection.

We went behind the brand to find out more…

When did you launch the brand and what was the reason behind it?
March 2017. I couldn’t find the perfect size Travel Pouch for jacket less day trips to London. We also wanted better more functional everyday carry leather accessories.

Whats your background?
Set-up Richbrook car accessory brand many years ago.

How many people are involved in the company and what are their roles?
Six.

Me – Boss in charge of obsessive attention to detail!

Steve – Designer

Ali – Digital everything

June – Organising getting everything in and out on time

Karen & Linda – Lovingly packing everything and posting it out

If you could start over with the business, would you do anything differently?
Do it sooner!

What is the hardest challenge you have faced since you started the company?
Minimums and UK supplier sourcing

Tell us one fact about you that people wouldn’t know?
I invented and designed the Richbrook aluminium car tax disc holder which was sold in the millions at John Lewis, Next and Halfords for 10+ years.

2017 is here, where do you plan on taking the brand?
UK first then Global, without changing our standards

To date, what has been the highlight since launching?
Getting sample of our first product – The Travel Pouch and realising it was exactly how we wanted it to be.

Which city do you feel most at home in, London, Paris or New York?
London – lived there for 23 years

Style means….?
Personal expression with confidence

Best thing about London to you?
Lots of people and Tate Modern

Statement shoe or statement bag?
Crocket & Jones Shoes

If you had to, what piece of clothing from your wardrobe would you wear every day?
501 Jeans – I already do!

Favourite love song?
Wild Horses / Rolling Stones

Best place for a coffee?
Grey Seal Café in Blakeney, Norfolk AND Paper & Cup, Calvert Avenue, Shoreditch

Most memorable piece of advice given to you?
Assumption is the mother of all mistakes

Guilty pleasure?
Very high cocoa % Chocolate

If you could spent 24 hours in anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Driving through the Alps in my 1970 Porsche 911T

In future, how do you plan on expanding the company?
Careful expansion of range with products we genuinely want to use every day.

Find out more…

www.richingsgreetham.co.uk

www.instagram.com/richingsgreetham/

Author

Northern girl Laura is the epitome of a true entrepreneur. Laura’s spirit for adventure and passion for people blaze through House of Coco. She founded House of Coco in 2014 and has grown it in to an internationally recognised brand whilst having a lot of fun along the way. Travel is in her DNA and she is a true visionary and a global citizen.

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