Just Makers is a Yorkshire-based business built around a simple belief: how something is made and who makes it matters.

We work with a carefully chosen group of independent artists whose work shows skill and originality. Nothing we sell is mass produced, and everything has a real person behind it.

Most of the artists we work with are based in Yorkshire, alongside a small number from further afield whose work we're proud to share. We choose every piece for its quality, craftsmanship and the knowledge that it has been made to last.

Founded in 2016 by Deborah de Brunner, Just Makers is now owned and run by Helen, supported by a small, knowledgeable and friendly team. Today, we're based in the heart of Skipton, where our gallery and shop showcases the work of more than 80 independent artists alongside our online store.

Alongside the gallery and online store, we run a programme of artist-led workshops and events where people can learn directly from the artists behind the work. Some visitors come to discover a new skill; others simply enjoy understanding more about the processes and materials involved.

At our core, Just Makers is about connecting people with well made work from exceptional independent artists.

If you enjoy knowing where things come from, who made them and why they've been made the way they have, you'll feel right at home here.

  • Yorkshire Artists

    We work with professional artists from across Yorkshire. Independent businesses and real people doing good work.

  • Handmade Quality

    Everything is made by hand, with skill and care. No mass production, no shortcuts.

  • Sustainable Making

    Materials and methods matter. Each piece is made with consideration for how it’s produced and how it will last.

  • Chosen with Intent

    If we sell something then it's for a reason, which is usually that it’s really quite good.

  • A stone shopfront building with a sign reading JUST MAKERS above a large window display, set in a covered outdoor alley with a glass roof and stone pavement.
  • A styled interior scene showing a rustic wood mantel shelf with gold brackets, warm string lights, candles, framed art, and a carved wooden cabinet against a white brick fireplace.
  • Just Makers boutique storefront on a stone wall, with a large white-framed window displaying shelves and products inside, a black hanging sign, and a neighboring shop window partially visible.