# House of Hackney > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/House_of_Hackney > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/House_of_Hackney.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Hackney > Source revision: 1356718166 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British clothing and interiors brand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox company | name = House of Hackney | type = Private company | genre = [Brand](/source/Brand) | foundation = 2011 | founder = Javvy M Royle and Frieda Gormley | location = [London](/source/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](/source/Shoreditch), [London](/source/London), and a showroom at the New York Design Center. The brand specialises in British-made goods and reinvents traditional designs.{{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}} The company is [B Corp](/source/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.{{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}} The bright colours of the brand's prints are inspired by Nature, Victorian ornamentation and [William Morris](/source/William_Morris).{{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 }} Products include wallpaper, fabric, paint, furniture and accessories, made in the United Kingdom where possible. Along with a permanent space in [Liberty](/source/Liberty_(department_store)) and Bergdorf Goodman, House of Hackney opened its flagship store in Shoreditch in 2013. It was described by [Time Out](/source/Time_Out_(magazine)) as "one of the most gorgeous retail establishments to land in London in years".{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/shopping/house-of-hackney-1|title=House of Hackney|website=Time Out London}} House of Hackney opened a new store space next to the [Elizabeth Street Garden](/source/Elizabeth_Street_Garden) in New York in 2019.{{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 }} In 2020, Gormley and Royle opened a [bed and breakfast](/source/bed_and_breakfast) at [Trematon Castle](/source/Trematon_Castle) in [Cornwall](/source/Cornwall), in the estate’s Georgian house and Gate Lodge, and using their own designs and those of high-end heritage brands.{{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}} In October they launched the first House of Hackney [Axminster Carpets](/source/Axminster_Carpets) collection.{{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}} In January 2021, House of Hackney announced that they had been certified as a [B Corporation](/source/B_Corporation_(certification)) for meeting the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.{{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}} 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](/source/Queen's_Awards_for_Enterprise).{{cn|date=July 2022}} In 2023, House of Hackney announced that the abstract concepts of [Mother Nature](/source/Mother_Nature) and [Future Generations](/source/future_generation) had become directors on their board.{{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}} ==See also== *[Shoreditch High Street](/source/Shoreditch_High_Street) ==References== {{reflist}} {{coords|51.5266|-0.0782|display=title}} Category:Shops in London Category:Furniture retailers of the United Kingdom Category:Clothing retailers of England Category:B Lab-certified corporations --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [House of Hackney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Hackney) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Hackney?action=history)). 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