THE ICONS

Global Brands. Local Heroes.

We love heritage brands, but know that feeling: you pick up what you believe to be an icon of UK design, check the label and feel a pang of disappointment to see it was made halfway around the world. While offshoring is common, and often for perfectly sensible reasons, many buyers want their purchase to be a more ethical and sustainable choice - one that supports democratic regimes, cuts product miles, creates local jobs and re-circulates wealth back into the UK economy.

That’s where we aim to help. Amongst the hundreds of imported options, many of which no doubt have their virtues, we’ve filtered out the noise to bring you the specific UK-made icons - from a pair of New Balance trainers to a UK-made Dualit toaster - iconic products that are still manufactured in the UK. If it is on this page, we’ve checked that label.