Buttercrumble puts heritage at the heart of design
Buttercrumble is championing connection and community through design projects that make history and culture more accessible and engaging.
This year, the studio has responded to a growing interest in heritage by designing 2025’s Heritage Open Days logo for The National Trust, promoted nationwide this summer. It was architecture-themed and featured historical buildings across the nation.
Furthermore, Buttercrumble has partnered with Wakefield Council to co-create and launch its new District Heritage Network, alongside three heritage trails that celebrate the stories of people from Wakefield, Castleford, and Pontefract. The project follows a trail the studio developed earlier this spring for Harrogate Museum at The Royal Pump Room.
Above: images of our Wakefield Heritage Trail. Images taken by Wakefield Council.
Above: images of our trail design for the Royal Pump Room Museum in Harrogate.
In a time when it seems like there’s a wider social appetite for rootedness and connection, perhaps it’s no surprise that heritage is making a resurgence. For local councils, it presents an opportunity to make history more inclusive and accessible, fostering a stronger sense of belonging and community.
For example, Buttercrumble’s partnership with Wakefield Council has engaged underrepresented communities through a series of public workshops to get their perspective on the region’s heritage and their feedback to enhance accessibility for ESL (English as a second language) speakers.
Increased efforts by the current Government to devolve more funding and resources to regions away from London and the Southeast have also boosted heritage funding and opportunities in places like North and West Yorkshire, creating new opportunities to explore and celebrate the regions’ communities and untold stories.
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