Mourne Textiles Journal
Are you sitting comfortably? Mourne Textiles's Furnishing Fabric paired with contemporary furniture
Mourne Textiles Collaborates with Margaret Howell for Paris Design Week 2018
One of the highlights of our year so far is this exciting collaboration with Margaret Howell for Paris Design Week. We were delighted when she approached us about this collaboration, particularly as it uses our fabric in a new range of scarfs so we are branching into the fashion world. We will be transporting a traditional handloom from our workshop in the Mourne Mountains to this exhibition at Paris Design Week. Visitors will be able to see first-hand the remarkable process of hand-weaving. Karen, Gerd’s daughter and Master Weaver will be giving the live weaving demonstrations.
Blazing the trail for contemporary Irish Craft and Design
Mourne Textiles collaborate with PINCH for London Craft Week 19
The Rug – silent but influential presence in a room
An exhibition, Under Your Feet: The Contemporary Rug is putting the spotlight on the often-overlooked form of the rug. We’re delighted that our iconic Milano Rug is on show alongside the work of a stunning range of designers and weavers.
Material Matters – Interviews with Makers about Making
Material Matters is a podcast series, devised and presented by British design writer and critic Grant Gibson. In an interesting side-step from print media, Grant has produced a series of audio interviews with a range of artists, designers and makers. Using their relationship to a particular material or technique as a starting point, each conversation in Material Matters offers fantastic insight into each artists’ motivations and into creative processes more broadly. We had our own conversation with Grant to find out more.
Open Workshop & Christmas Sale
Raw Fleece Wall Hangings and Rugs launch at Decorex International 2018
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal Visits Mourne Textiles
Music of the Loom
Weaving has a long connection to music, particularly in Ireland. We talked to Tommy Sands - singer, songwriter, broadcaster, and member of touring group The Sands Family - about how the rhythm of the loom is deeply engrained into folk music.