{{Short description|British clothing and interiors brand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox company | name = House of Hackney | type = Private company | genre = Brand | foundation = 2011 | founder = Javvy M Royle and Frieda Gormley | location = London, United Kingdom | industry = Retail | products = Luxury British goods | services = Interior design and homeware made in England | homepage = [http://www.houseofhackney.com/ www.houseofhackney.com] }}
'''House of Hackney''' is a luxury interiors label with a flagship store at St Michael's Clergy House, based in Shoreditch, London, and a showroom at the New York Design Center. The brand specialises in British-made goods and reinvents traditional designs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/london-underground-house-of-hackney/|title=London Underground | House of Hackney|first=Elias|last=Redstone|date=Jul 28, 2011}}</ref> The company is B Corp certified.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
==History==
House of Hackney was founded in London in 2011 by husband-and-wife team Frieda Gormley and Javvy M Royle, a former buyer for Topshop and product designer respectively.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/may/01/fashion-fashion-designers|title=Hackney empire|first=Dipal|last=Acharya|date=Apr 30, 2011|website=The Guardian}}</ref> The bright colours of the brand's prints are inspired by Nature, Victorian ornamentation and William Morris.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/house-of-hackney-other-stories-full-collection-preview|title=See Every Piece In The & Other Stories x House Of Hackney Collection|website=British Vogue|date=16 May 2018 }}</ref> Products include wallpaper, fabric, paint, furniture and accessories, made in the United Kingdom where possible.<ref name="auto"/>
Along with a permanent space in Liberty and Bergdorf Goodman, House of Hackney opened its flagship store in Shoreditch in 2013. It was described by Time Out as "one of the most gorgeous retail establishments to land in London in years".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/shopping/house-of-hackney-1|title=House of Hackney|website=Time Out London}}</ref>
House of Hackney opened a new store space next to the Elizabeth Street Garden in New York in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/the-new-house-of-hackney-nolita-store-is-a-maximalists-fever-dream|title=The New House of Hackney Nolita Store Is a Maximalist's Fever Dream|first=Elise|last=Taylor|website=Vogue|date=11 September 2019 }}</ref>
In 2020, Gormley and Royle opened a bed and breakfast at Trematon Castle in Cornwall, in the estate’s Georgian house and Gate Lodge, and using their own designs and those of high-end heritage brands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elledecoration.co.uk/travel/a33401677/house-of-hackney-b-b-trematon-castle/|title=Here's how to book a stay at House of Hackney's revamped Cornish castle|first=Cat|last=Olley|date=Jul 23, 2020|website=ELLE Decoration}}</ref> In October they launched the first House of Hackney Axminster Carpets collection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/get-ready-for-the-rise-of-maximalist-rugs|title=Get Ready for the Rise of Maximalist Rugs|first=Alia|last=Akkam|date=Oct 8, 2020}}</ref>
In January 2021, House of Hackney announced that they had been certified as a B Corporation for meeting the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fashionunited.uk/news/business/house-of-hackney-announces-b-corp-certification/2021010852857|title=House of Hackney announces B Corp certification|first=Danielle|last=Wightman-Stone|date=Jan 8, 2021|website=fashionunited.uk}}</ref>
In March 2022, House of Hackney closed its Shoreditch High Street branch, and opened a new flagship store near to Old Street Station, at St Michael's Clergy House.
House of Hackney has received a Queen's Award.{{cn|date=July 2022}}
In 2023, House of Hackney announced that the abstract concepts of Mother Nature and Future Generations had become directors on their board.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mother Nature & Future Generations on the Board {{!}} HOUSE OF HACKNEY |url=https://www.houseofhackney.com/us/mother-nature-future-generations-on-board |access-date=21 November 2023 |work=www.houseofhackney.com}}</ref>
==See also== *Shoreditch High Street
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Category:Shops in London Category:Furniture retailers of the United Kingdom Category:Clothing retailers of England Category:B Lab-certified corporations