Living by the Sea

Sean and Lucy Stevens talk about their holiday and boat-building business on the Isle of Wight. Interview: Alex Fisher

Joanne Hummel-Newell on how her new venture Foal Arts was inspired by her childhood on the Isle of Wight. Interview: Alex Fisher

Designer Simon Turner on how the rugged Suffolk coast has inspired his artwork. Interview: Alex Fisher 

Furniture-maker WILLIAM THOMSON on how his love of the Kent coast gave him an idea for a new business. Interview: Alex Fisher 

Author LUCY CLARKE on how her life by the sea inspires her writing. Interview: Alex Fisher Photographs: James Bowden

Chef and Great British Menu competitor Jude Kereama on the charm of Cornwall’s villages and seaside foraging. Interview: Gabrielle Jaffe. Photograph: Matthew Fox

Designer/illustrator JANE FOSTER explains how the influence of the Devon coastline comes through in her homewares, fabrics, books and toys. Interview: Alex Reece

Scott Marshall on how his love of the ocean became his business. Interview: Alex Fisher Photo: Jon Spong

Ceramicist Julia Smith lives for the soothing rhythm of her pottery wheel and the sound of waves lapping at the Scottish shore outside her garden studio. Words: Madeleine Barber.