Returning to the Land

For over 240 years, nature has been a constant source of inspiration for John Smedley. From the natural fibres we work with to the landscape surrounding our Derbyshire mill, our relationship with the land has shaped our knitwear. In Returning to the Land, poets Robert Montgomery and Kit Clarke leave behind the noise of everyday life and return to the estuary, reflecting on creativity, stillness and the landscapes that stay with us. Through their conversation, they explore the quiet influence of the natural world: a place to think, to create and, sometimes, to find answers without words. It is here that poetry and knitwear find common ground. Two disciplines shaped by a devotion to artistry and craft, returning to the same enduring source of inspiration. The Original Muse, Mother Nature. #johnsmedley