Why craft makes you happy, with Giles Kime, Ben Pentreath and Ben Johnson
Country Life's Giles Kime heads to the new Chelsea Barracks development at the start of London Craft Week, to speak to Ben Pentreath and Ben Johnson of Albion Nord about what craft brings to our lives.

This Country Life panel discussion took place on October 4th, the opening day of @londoncraftweek at @chelseabarracks.
Our executive editor Giles was in conversation with Ben Johnson of the interior design practice @albionnord, as well as designer, architect and @benpentreath.
The trio spoke about the life-enhancing qualities of craft in this wonderful held behind the new Chelsea Barracks Collection on display at the Luxury British Craftsmanship Pavilion at Chelsea Barracks.
You can watch the discussion here, and to find out more about Chelsea Barracks, see www.chelseabarracks.com.
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