Comments on: Jim Howett, Designer https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/27/jim-howett-designer/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 07 Jul 2016 12:38:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/27/jim-howett-designer/#comment-1015829 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 11:10:39 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=10250#comment-1015829 I shared a workshop with Jim for a number of years making furniture in the basement of spitalfields market, one of the good guys.

]]> By: David Byers https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/27/jim-howett-designer/#comment-954245 Wed, 13 May 2015 15:36:06 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=10250#comment-954245 Hello,
James is my cousin. I live in Salem,Ohio and have not had any contact with him since the early 1970’s. I want to thank you for posting this article on your site. It has given me great insight into Jim’s life and his amazing skills. I wish we had kept in touch throughout the years.
Thank you again!

]]> By: Jo Ludbrook https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/27/jim-howett-designer/#comment-244208 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 00:17:18 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=10250#comment-244208 I’ve just discovered your beautiful blog and the wonderful article about Jim.
If he’d allow me to, I’d love to become one of the dinner ladies … although it may take a while to deliver from Australia.

]]> By: Eliza S https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/27/jim-howett-designer/#comment-12016 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 01:39:26 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=10250#comment-12016 It is difficult to believe this unusual capenter sleeps in the attic, a bare and uncomfortable place showing the poverty of the silkweavers in later years. He is living in history and seems very happy there in the past. It will be a great loss to London when the generations of people in your blogs are no more….they all are fighting to keep old trades alive. In the old days apprentices or children carried on the skills but this hardly happens any more.

]]> By: Chris Dyson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/27/jim-howett-designer/#comment-2605 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:52:39 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=10250#comment-2605 Bravo Jim!

]]> By: Anonymous https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/27/jim-howett-designer/#comment-973 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:23:22 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=10250#comment-973 Can this Man be bottled and sold nationwide? Every community should have a Jim Howett.

]]> By: Anne https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/27/jim-howett-designer/#comment-972 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:29:59 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=10250#comment-972 What an interesting man. I’ve loved reading about this part of his life and how he is so intertwined with life in Spitalfields.

]]> By: Jeremy Freedman https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/27/jim-howett-designer/#comment-971 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:16:38 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=10250#comment-971 Mr Howett’s parlour is so beautiful!

]]> By: Frances https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/27/jim-howett-designer/#comment-970 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:39:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=10250#comment-970 I am so surprised to apparently be the first to comment on this fascinating post. Mr Howett is a remarkable man and his talents seem very diverse, his dedication wonderfully strong. Thank you so much for this introduction. Please do some future posts about Mr Howett’s many projects.

Cheers.

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