Have you ever considered telling your life story or that of your family and loved ones? A time capsule of your life to share with family and future generations or colleagues and clients. CACHE can help you do just that as a one off private commission or on an on-going basis to regularly add to an ever-growing personal archive.
Perhaps you have something to celebrate or a story to tell? CACHE also creates unique photo and film presentations that capture a single event or key moments such as a milestone anniversary, a unique holiday, a career or the landmark creation of a new home.
We work with world-class artisans, genealogists and family historians, artists, photographers, filmmakers and designers to produce keepsakes and meticulously crafted presentations, from hand-finished books and captivating films shot by movie making crews to exceptional events and unforgettable experiences.
Each CACHE commission is researched, designed and developed from scratch and is as unique as the story being told. Here are a few examples of projects to inspire you. If you would like to know more about the process of commissioning visit Commission Us.
CACHE works with some of the world’s best artisans and artists, craftsmen and women, photographers and film-makers, designers and creatives to produce beautiful pieces for our clients. From ancient skills and techniques to the cutting edge of technology, each piece contains the passion, skill and experience from individuals who are the best in their discipline. We want to share with you their stories, below we’ll give you a glimpse into who they are and how produce their work.
Aynhoe Park is not a hotel. Aynhoe Park is a spectacular private house embodying the best of British eccentricity and is one of Britain’s best kept secrets. Aynhoe is home to owner, and passionate collector, James Perkins, his family and their cat Banoffee, as well as Perkins’ astonishing collection of art, antiques and antiquities…
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Traditionally, scribes were some of the most important figures in ancient civilizations. They were tasked with keeping written records, transcribing important documents, sacred and religious texts along with other administrative and judicial duties for Kings and Queens, nobles, religious institutions, and ancient cities. Despite this administerial focus, surviving examples show how the written word was once treated as a work of art in itself, something we’ve lost as part of everyday life in the modern world. Nonetheless, the discipline has persisted and is practiced by a few extremely talented artisans whose knowledge allows them to produce stunning pieces in exacting historical detail…
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Melissa White is an interiors designer and painter who creates spectacularly beautiful and entirely bespoke pieces for private homes, in addition to working with heritage properties, both public and private, on restoring and, where necessary replacing, some of this nations most treasured interior designs. One of her most recent commissions was to create a mural for the Garden Room at Buckingham Palace for the Queen…
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Born into the Courtauld family, best know for founding the Courtauld Institute of Art, Emma grew up surrounded by art, imagery and a sense of the family legacy. Following a time working for the Red Cross in Switzerland, which fueled her fascination with people and places, Emma turned her talents to professional portrait photography. Over a 14 year career Emma has photographed a wonderful array of people from politicians to world leaders, celebrities to the aristocracy, thoroughbred race horses to beloved pets…
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The craft of bookbinding is believed to have originated in India thousands of years ago. Religious sutras were copied onto palm leaves using a metal stylus, dried and then rubbed with ink which would form a stain in the lettering. These leaves where then numbered and twine used to bind them together between two wooden boards forming a palm leaf book. Buddhist monks took this idea through Persia, Afghanistan, Iran, and China in the first century BC. Over the centuries the techniques spread further and continued to evolve. With the introduction of rag paper and the invention of the printing press the modern book, as we would recognize it today, started to appear from the fifth century onwards…
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To capture a person on film, so every quality and characteristic shows through in a single image, takes knowledge, experience and tremendous talent. The same can be said for spaces and places. Conjuring the spirit and feeling of a place through an image, so the viewer truly feels what it’s like to be there, is a gift.
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