About Us
We first met
August 2011
University
Kate and I met at University, both studying product design we met in the first few days and became great friends, which of course developed into life partners.
Travelled to Norway
January 2014
Hands On
For 6 months in our third year at university we were offered the opportunity to travel to Norway to a university there. A university kitted out with the latest and greatest workshop equipment. Here Kate studied furniture making, and I (Jack) studied metalwork and blacksmithing.
Graduated
September 2015
Bachelor and Bachelorette
Kate and I both graduated with Bachelors (With Honours) in product design. Ready to take on the world.
The Job Market
October 2015
We Make
I (Jack) was offered a job in Film, designing and building special effects rigs down in London. Kate stayed at home on her family farm and pursued her love for furniture, designing and making a range of beautiful furniture for children.
Kate founded We Are Makers
May 2019
The Journey Begins
After years of building her furniture business and later taking on Jacks leather work business Kate was still frustrated by how difficult it is for makers to tell their story in a world with shortening attention spans and a reliance on short form digital content... We Are Makers was born.
Edition One
September 2020
It took all year
After a whole year of researching how to launch a magazine, speaking with printers, curating makers, employing designers and copywriters... Edition One of We Are Makers was launched.
Edition Two
March 2021
On a roll
After a successful launch of edition one we felt we were on a roll. We had a product and it was in the hands of over 2000 enthusiasts around the world. Time for Edition Two. Following our previous format we started making tweaks and improvements.
Edition Three
August 2021
Still on a roll
Much like Edition One and Two we improved for Edition Three. Not much happened outwith the development for the magazine. We were growing a strong social media following for the work we were doing and Kate and spending every day and night building her magazine and network in the magazine space.
Our First Documentary Flilm
Novemeber 2022
Putting our hard earned cash to use
Jack was still working in film full time at this point and the success of edition one, two and three sales meant there was some budget to spare. We put this budget to good use and launched our first documentary film. something we hope to do more of in the future.
Edition Four
March 2022
Finding our feet
By this fourth edition we were really finding our feet. our micro team was putting in maximum effort and maximum dedication to brining you makers stories.
Edition Five
August 2022
Hand made all round
Edition five is and was a fan favourite with unique crafts from countries all around the world.
Launched a Podcast
September 2022
Wales Trip
We Launched our podcast with some much needed time away from the desk. A quick car trip down to Wales we worked our way through 5 amazing makers.
Edition Six
March 2023
Our friend Tim
With our new friend Tim Cullen the pen maker taking the cover with an amazing We Are Makers dedicated custom pen we got on the plane to the USA to hand deliver this edition and receive our world class pen.
America Road Trip
March, 2023
4500 miles
we travelled 4500 miles from Atlanta GA to Houston TX visiting 32 makers in 35 days along the way. we discovered craftspeople, showcased their work, made memories and made friends for life.
Quarterly
July, 2024
Pivoting to beat the rising postage prices
To combat the rising costs of postage we moved our mag from 200 pages twice a year to 124 pages 4 times a year. Why? because this is now posted as a large letter not a small parcel as it was before.
Edition Seven
August, 2023
Quarterly
Our new quarterly format made for some key benefits faster turnaround, and the opening of subscriptions for the first time.
Eurotrip
November, 2023
3 countries, 13 makers.
We made our way through Europe starting in Amsterdam after a ferry from the UK and making our way through 3 countries and back via the eurotunnel.
Edition Eight
November, 2023
In your mail, effort free.
Our second quarterly edition. the first edition our new subscribers will get without even having to think about it. it will just arrive in the mail for them. Filled with our usual array of inspirational makers stories.
Our New Website
January, 2024
A place for all things making!
We are doing more than ever. And building relations all around the world. Of course this meant we needed a place to put all of these conversations. and a place to reignite the previous interviews and stories we had featured. WeAreMakers.info is it.
We Are Here
February, 2024
Edition Nine
Our ninth edition, our third quarterly edition, the culmination of 4.5 years work lead up to this point and in many ways it feels like we are only just getting started.
