Collaboration at Joint is straightforward: find good people, make good work together. The result is products and spaces shaped by more than one way of thinking.
Collaborations
Story-led projects, made together.
Collaborations at Joint are public-facing projects developed with makers, designers, and businesses whose work we admire.
They are built around a shared idea, material, or way of working — with both practices visible in the outcome. A collaboration might become a limited edition product, a crafted object, an interior detail, an educational piece, or something more experimental.
The point is not just to make something useful, but to tell a story through the making — highlighting the skills, values, and identity of everyone involved.
A shared process
Every collaboration begins with a conversation.
Together, we explore the idea, the materials, the purpose, and the story behind the project. Joint can support the process through design development, prototyping, making, and installation where needed.
These projects are shaped by both sides from start to finish.
Joint sits across both design and making—bridging traditional craftsmanship with modern techniques to deliver work that feels precise, purposeful, and built to endure.
Who we work with
We collaborate across sectors, including:
Hospitality — cafés, restaurants, bars, and retreat spaces
Designers & studios — developing furniture, objects, and interiors
Independent makers — combining skills and crafts to create new work
Brands — creating meaningful, physical products
This cross-disciplinary approach allows ideas to move between fields, resulting in work that feels fresh, but grounded.
What collaborations can become
Limited edition products
Small batch objects
Furniture and interior details
Hospitality-focused pieces
Educational or community projects
Material-led experiments
Sustainability, embedded
Every collaboration is viewed through a sustainability lens—not as an add-on, but as part of the design process itself.
We consider:
Locally sourced and responsibly managed materials
Efficient use of materials to minimise waste
Longevity, repairability, and end-of-life impact
Low-impact finishes and processes
Where appropriate, this is supported by our Head of Sustainability, Aimee Burns PISEP REnvP, who can help guide both the project and the collaborator toward more sustainable outcomes.
This can extend beyond the object or space itself—supporting collaborators in developing their own environmental approach.
Start a collaboration
If you have an idea, a material, a space, or a shared project in mind, we’d be glad to hear from you.
If you’re a maker, designer, or business with an idea, a material, a space, or a shared project in mind—or simply a sense that something could be made better—we’d like to hear from you.
We also actively seek out people and projects we admire—so if there’s a natural fit, there’s a good chance we’ll find each other.
Limited runs & collaborative products
Alongside commissioned work, Joint develops limited edition collaborations—small batch product runs created in partnership with other makers and brands.
Often emerging from shared interests or ongoing relationships, these projects are designed to highlight the strengths of each collaborator.
They are an opportunity to:
Explore new ideas and materials
Tell deeper stories about process and provenance
Create unique, collectable pieces with a clear identity
Produced in small numbers, these runs prioritise quality, transparency, and connection over volume.
More than an outcome
What matters is not just what we make, but how we make it.
Joint collaborations are built on:
Craftsmanship and attention to detail
Honest use of materials
Environmental responsibility
A considered, collaborative process
The result is work with integrity—objects and spaces that feel calm, purposeful, and built to last.
Dungeness: Hoefkens x Hannah
Dungeness: Hoefkens x Hannah was a collaborative project between furniture designer-maker Kester Hoefkens and fabric designer and artist Hannah Yate, bringing together contemporary furniture, textile thinking, surface pattern and hand-painted detail.
The collection was inspired by the distinctive natural and man-made landscapes of Dungeness on the Kent coastline — an extraordinary shingle landscape shaped by hardy plant life, weathered timber, fishing nets, rusting machinery, lighthouses, railway carriages, boats, power stations and the traces of life lived close to the elements.
Hannah’s textiles and surface designs drew on her studies of Dungeness flora, fauna and coastal dwellings, using motifs developed from drawing, print and pattern. Kester’s furniture explored the area’s material language: patinated metals, degraded boats, boarded structures, flotsam, jetsam and worn surfaces shaped by weather and time.
The project was exhibited during London Design Festival at Studio 1.1 in Shoreditch, and was later picked up by Stylus, the trend forecasting industry publication. Two designs from the collaboration were showcased alongside work by notable figures from the wider design industry, placing the project within a broader conversation around craft, material innovation and contemporary design.
Upcoming Collaborations
Joint is currently developing a small number of collaborations with local businesses, makers and creative spaces whose values connect with craft, sustainability and community.
First up is Gather Studio Devon x Joint— a collaboration with Gather Studio Yoga, a serene, holistic movement space in South Devon offering yoga, sound immersion and wellness events. Together, we’ll be exploring the connection between making, movement and slowing down. Some future woodwork courses will include a dedicated yoga session as part of the day, creating space to arrive, settle and work with greater calm and focus.
We’re also working on a couple of things with Exeter’s Topsham Brewery x Portal Pizza x Joint — but for now, they stay top secret.
News on these collaborations will be made live soon, so keep an eye on Joint’s social media to follow the progress.
Get in Touch
Whether you have a question, an idea, or looking to collaborate, feel free to reach out—we’re here to help.