British textile businesses are collaborating with far-flung artisanal communities, finds Amelia Thorpe.
As did so many business owners, Andrew Cussins, founder of Sofas & Stuff, had a challenge on his hands. ‘Cast your mind back to the beginning of the first lockdown,’ he says. ‘As a furniture retailer with lots of bricks-and-mortar shops that were shut, I was absolutely panicking.’
After a miserable morning spent attempting to negotiate reductions in rent with…
