From Britain with Love

About us...

Sharing a love of traditional crafts, fashion and fabrics, designers Angela Hope and Daniela Benson set up Hope and Benson to create a unique range of handmade handbags using the finest British and Irish Wools.

Hope and Benson was launched in 2004 and the handbags can be found in boutiques and galleries throughout The UK, Ireland, Europe, USA and Japan. Hope and Benson handbags are made almost exclusively from natural materials and are created from beautiful Harris Tweed, Mohairs, Tartan, Donegal and Shetland Wools. Each bag contains a sprinkling of lavender, grown in The Burren, in Southern Ireland, adding a subtle fragrance.

Hope and Benson are committed to not using cheap, exploited, overseas labour, instead producing by hand, our bags and accessories in England and Ireland. Angela's studio is based in County Leitrim, Ireland and Daniela's is based in Bristol, England. All the manufacturing remains in our studios, where each bag is hand cut on the premises and constructed using traditional methods.

An artisan approach and the use of quality natural materials is our passion and we are proud that each piece is lovingly made by hand in England and Ireland.

We hope you enjoy your bag as much as we have enjoyed making it!