Words by Jamie Crocker On the edge of Dartmoor, Hippo illuminates the path for that return. Hippo kitchen garden Somewhere between convenience and consumption, between the pharmacy counter and the supermarket aisle, we stopped trusting the ancient intelligence of real food. We traded forests and fields for factories, nourishment for novelty and in doing so, surrendered something far more precious than flavour: our sovereignty. And yet we have normalised a different story. Medication from...

Words by Jamie Crocker The 911 GTS blends momentum realistically aligned with daily usability. For people who think a Porsche should be driven rather than discussed over a glass of Château Mouton Rothschild, the 911 GTS makes a compelling case for itself. A modern iteration of the iconic 911, that’s been in production since 1964, it exists for buyers who want something sharper than a Carrera, but who have no interest in the mind-blowing heroics of a GT3. It is, in essence, the thinking...

Words by Jamie Crocker Intelligent home technology – integrated early and supported fully. At some point during the build of a house, someone will stand in an immaculate, newly plastered room and ask where the cables are meant to go. It is usually at that moment that the cost of leaving technology until the end becomes painfully clear. Walls are chased, ceilings opened, and that dream home is never the same again. Barton Automation prefers never to attend that meeting. The company, led by...