You might have already seen our exciting collaboration with Seedlip drinks. The beautifully illustrated limited-edition bottles and the ‘Perfect Palette Painting Set’ flew off the shelves when they launched on 14th June. We are so glad that our audiences loved this collaboration as much as we did! So much so that we have released more of our limited edition bottles which you can buy on the Seedlip website. Inspired by nature, Seedlip X EBNP has bought together pioneers in great taste and great design, Ben Branson (Seedlip Founder) and our own Edward Bulmer. Both found common ground in their ambitions to celebrate the variety of what nature can offer, and have come together through wheels of colour, design and flavour. Seedlip X Edward Bulmer Natural Paint 'Perfect Palette Bundle' We’re really excited to have the opportunity to partner with such a like-minded company like Edward Bulmer Natural Paint, who like Seedlip are inspired by the natural world. Ed & I both share a love of nature, design & using the past to pioneer the future. Edward Bulmer Natural Paint & Seedlip’s natural botanicals become the perfect palette for great taste Ben Branson Ben Branson is the Founder of Seedlip and Æcorn Aperitifs, the world’s first distilled non-alcoholic spirits and aperitifs. He gained inspiration from his family’s 300 years of North Lincolnshire farming heritage, where he finds himself today with his partner and daughter River. Like us with paint, Seedlip is on a mission to change the way the world drinks by working with the natural world to create the highest quality non-alcoholic distilled spirits. The range includes three unique & complex blends: Seedlip Spice 94, Seedlip Garden 108 & Seedlip Grove 42. Ultimately, regardless of why you’re not drinking, Seedlip strive to offer you the choice of a flavourful, sophisticated, adult option. Ben with Edward during his visit to Edward Bulmer Natural Paint HQ, Herefordshire Following on from this exciting collaboration with Seedlip we took a second to talk to its founder Ben Branson. With two gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, opening offices in LA & Sydney and publishing a Cocktail book with Penguin, tell us Ben what moment are you most proud of or do you hold most dearly in your Seedlip journey? Being the first to do something & challenge the status quo isn’t easy but when you do, as we did, with the world’s first distilled non-alcoholic spirits, and now can count over 200x other non-alcoholic spirit brands now available in over 50 countries… well… that’s pretty wow to me & my team! We have a dynamic category, growing demand & an exciting opportunity for people all over the world to have a great option to drink when they’re not drinking alcohol. Seedlip has been a huge success in its (only!) four years on the market, what Drives and Inspires you ? Impatience, curiosity, dissatisfaction, solitude, nature, my girls, change, design, simplicity, stories, history…. I could go on! Tell us a surprising fact about Seedlip? My ancestors [we’ve been farming as a family for 320 years] are hidden in the acorn on the front label of Seedlip Spice 94. Seedlip Garden with Bespoke Label by Edward Bulmer Seedlip Grove with Bespoke Label by Edward Bulmer Seedlip Spice with Bespoke Label by Edward Bulmer You have a diverse background working for brands like Nike, Magnum and Veuve Clicquot, what does good design mean to you? Good design tells a story, simply, beautifully & meaningfully to its audience. Where is your favourite place to enjoy a Seedlip cocktail? Sitting outside my greenhouse, in the veg patch, listening to the chickens, pottering! Best piece of advice you have learnt from creating Seedlip? Hire the best, build a strong culture, try things, be polite, do things properly, work at pace. Edward getting to work with his Perfect Palette Bundle Edward and Ben sharing a Seedlip&Tonic whilst doing some painting outside Seedlip Spice X Edward Bulmer Natural Paint label I found it very reassuring that we both came from the same place in the sense that we have a similar vocabulary in our crafts. I have 3 primary colours and you (Ben) have 3 key flavours. As well as both being inspired by nature and the history of plants, colour and design Edward Bulmer Favourite book or podcast to share? The Art of Distillation published in London in 1651 written by John French, a physician who collated hundreds of herbal remedy recipes [some alcoholic, some non-alcoholic] that used distillation as the method. This book has changed my life, informed and inspired the creation of Seedlip and we are proud owners of a copy from 1664 that survived the Great Fire of London! [You can read the pdf here http://www.magia-metachemica.net/uploads/1/0/6/2/10624795/john_french_-_the_art_of_distillation.pdf ] Favourite EBNP colour + why ? Has to be Pea Green. It’s the hero ingredient in Seedlip Garden 108 and for the first three years we hand-picked our peas from my farm every June. I even have P E A S tattooed on my knuckles! For more insights into the Seedlip X EBNP journey check out our interview between Ben Branson and Edward Bulmer HERE and head over to our social channels. BUY LIMITED EDITION BOTTLE
How to Decorate with Pinks Pinks have undoubtedly been one of our hottest colours for some time now with best sellers; Jonquil, Lilac Pink and Cuisse de Nymphe Emue. If we’d known they would become so popular we might have given them less risque and unpronounceable names, but it seems every one has wanted some of that aroused nymph’s thigh on their walls from studies to bathrooms, period to modern.
Cult Colours & How to Style Them – Wicklewood X Edward Bulmer Natural Paint Colour Guide: Edition 1 We have teamed up with the doyennes of bright & colourful artisan homewares, Wicklewood, to bring you a series of inspirational and informative colour guides. A celebration of colour and timeless, beautiful interiors. Each guide will be packed full of really useful hints and tips on how to create your dream interior, along with beautiful room ideas to inspire you.
Designing Havens for Heroes When we think back to a year ago, there was a stark uncertainty of what was to come, yet across the country and globe we united. Interior Designer Francesca Rowan-Plowden spared no time in trying to help, using her creative background to set up a charity initiative in April 2020 – Design Havens for Heroes.
As seen In: Glorious Interiors Features There is nothing more indulgent than taking time out to enjoy and digest our favourite glossy magazines, in today’s crazy digital world it seems even more important to have this screen -free ‘me’ time. As a small independent brand any press coverage we receive really get the office dancing!
The Power of Natural Pigments: Issue 1 Pigments make the colour; the better the pigment, the better the colour!
Colour Consultancy With A Difference… Spoilt for choice or don’t know where to start? Our Colour Consultancy services are here to help you…we know that it can feel totally overwhelming to choose from numerous paint brands, 1000’s of different colours, even 100’s of different versions of the same colour!
