Pith
Pith produces high-quality artists’ products in Northumberland, England. The company uses recyclable and vegan materials where these are specified for its products, with a focus on reducing the environmental impact of its materials and manufacturing choices.
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Pith: Beautiful and Sustainable Paper Products
Pith® is a Northumberland-based design and manufacturing studio dedicated to producing high quality paper materials for artists and creators.
Founded by Andrew Hardie and Liam Goward in 2020, Pith embodies a commitment to craftsmanship and quality, with responsible production forming one of the brand’s core principles. Their products prioritise functionality alongside carefully considered materials and manufacturing methods.
From their beachside studio in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Pith has developed a vision rooted in three core principles: quality, usability, and responsible production.
Every Pith product is carefully designed. Pith’s dedicated team conceptualises, crafts, and finishes each product by hand, ensuring consistency and quality across their line of sketchbooks and other materials. Pith states that all of its papers are sustainably certified, its machinery runs on renewable energy, and all manufacturing waste is reused or recycled. Its products are packaged in recycled, recyclable and compostable cardboard book wraps.
Through these measures, Pith combines its focus on creative functionality and quality with clearly defined approaches to materials, manufacturing, and packaging.
‘One thing that has always attracted me to any brand is acknowledging its environmental impact. As a regular sketchbooker, I don’t like to think about the amount of paper, pen cases, bottles and unfriendly ingredients I go through whilst making my work, so Pith’s dedication to sourcing the most sustainable materials possible was important to me.
The first thing that drew me to Pith Sketchbooks is the open binding, which allows them to lie completely flat. I often work across a double-page spread – as an illustrator I think of the page design, and in my personal work I love a landscape. For anyone that draws, this doubles the amount of space to create an easily readable piece of art, and you don’t need to think about the gutter.’
Artist and Illustrator ‘Frances Ives Tests Pith Sketchbooks’ on Jackson’s Artists’ Blog.