In the final episode of the series, Tom speaks to fellow member of the spectacle enthusiast community, Claire Goldsmith. Claire is the great-granddaughter of optical pioneer Philip Oliver Goldsmith, and helmed a new chapter for the spectacles and sunglasses brand he started a century ago. Naturally, Tom and Claire spend quite some time talking abou…

Tom talks to Tim Little, owner and CEO of Grenson, shoemakers since 1866. Tom and Tim go head-to-toe on the the tiny details of their respective industries, the sub-millimetre measurements of shoe design (including tangents on Tom’s own foray into bootmaking), and judge each other on their respective eyewear and footwear. Tim also brings in three E…

A different variety of Emotional Utilitarian, Lally MacBeth of Stone Club and the Folk Archive lives a life resolutely wed to the world of objects. From usual realms of modernist design and architecture, Lally and Tom turn their attention to the powers of standing stones, the allure of church kneelers, and the mystery of horse brasses, among other …

Cubitts founder Tom Broughton speaks to Marie Carlisle, co-founder of bespoke furniture makers Goldfinger, and a veritable Emotional Utilitarian. They discuss the Trellick tower, wood, the crossover of sustainability and luxury, wood, stamp collecting, and wood. Marie brings in a trio of beautifully functional and functionally beautiful things to d…

Cubitts founder Tom Broughton speaks to his first Emotional Utilitarian, Matt Gibberd, founder of The Modern House. They discuss machines to live in, skull doorknobs, toy cars, modernist mentalities, as well as a trio of functional things Matt has brought in from his life, which he couldn't live without. You can see Matt's selection of objects here…