Leith’s Creative Energy and Where We Fit In

Leith has always carried its own rhythm. Once Scotland’s busiest port, it’s now a neighbourhood alive with artists, makers, and independent businesses. Walk its streets and you’ll find studios tucked into old warehouses, design shops alongside breweries, and workshops buzzing with energy.

For Ash & Grain, Leith is a reminder that creativity thrives in places with history. The mix of grit and renewal, heritage and reinvention, is exactly what drives our design philosophy.

We hope to contribute to this landscape with furniture and homeware that balance tradition and innovation. Our pieces are small-batch and intentional, designed to feel at home in the studios, flats, and shared spaces that make Leith so distinctive.

Leith’s creative scene is about more than just output — it’s about community. We aim to bring that same spirit into our work: collaborative, considered, and rooted in place.