James Anderson is a Hatter, maker and traditional craftsman with a passion for the Luton heritage trade of straw hat making. He is dedicated to restoring the towns traditional occupation of hat manufacture. He is accomplishing this through repairing and restoring historical hat manufacture machinery sourced from the local area after the closure of many factories left the equipment Idle and forgotten. Luton was the town that invented these machines and crafts and as such deserves a chance for the future generations to learn and enjoy these skills.

James is currently running his own hat-making business: Anderson Hatters.