Journal
The Power of Acting Locally
In an increasingly connected world, many people feel disconnected from the things closest to them. This article explores how local action, community, repair culture and participation can help build healthier...
The Power of Acting Locally
In an increasingly connected world, many people feel disconnected from the things closest to them. This article explores how local action, community, repair culture and participation can help build healthier...
Shine Programme Reflections from Module 3
An honest reflection on LOXKIN’s journey through the SHINE UK 2026 programme from collective challenge and systems thinking to securing investment and gaining greater clarity around what we are actually...
Shine Programme Reflections from Module 3
An honest reflection on LOXKIN’s journey through the SHINE UK 2026 programme from collective challenge and systems thinking to securing investment and gaining greater clarity around what we are actually...
The Hidden Joy of Maintaining Wood
For generations, wooden objects were designed to be maintained, repaired, and passed on. This journal explores the quiet joy of caring for wood, the memories carried in well-loved surfaces, and...
The Hidden Joy of Maintaining Wood
For generations, wooden objects were designed to be maintained, repaired, and passed on. This journal explores the quiet joy of caring for wood, the memories carried in well-loved surfaces, and...
Why we stopped finishing wood naturally and wha...
For generations, wood was designed to be cared for, repaired, and passed on. So why did we move away from natural finishes and what has that shift cost our materials,...
Why we stopped finishing wood naturally and wha...
For generations, wood was designed to be cared for, repaired, and passed on. So why did we move away from natural finishes and what has that shift cost our materials,...
Glasgow Wood: rebuilding more than materials
From the historic shipyards of the River Clyde to the reclaimed timber workshops of Glasgow Wood, this journal explores what circularity looks like in practice, where waste becomes resource, spaces...
Glasgow Wood: rebuilding more than materials
From the historic shipyards of the River Clyde to the reclaimed timber workshops of Glasgow Wood, this journal explores what circularity looks like in practice, where waste becomes resource, spaces...
What Actually Makes a Wood Finish ‘Good’?
What actually makes a wood finish “good”? Most are judged on how they look on day one.But a finish doesn’t exist for a moment, it exists over time. This piece...
What Actually Makes a Wood Finish ‘Good’?
What actually makes a wood finish “good”? Most are judged on how they look on day one.But a finish doesn’t exist for a moment, it exists over time. This piece...