melin tregwynt at ICFF New York

May 14, 2013

We’re delighted to be showing at ICFF in New York 18^th – 21^st May and we hope you’ll come along and see all of us at Booth 2308.

Sophia our designer and Helene our product developer will be there on Saturday 18^th and Sunday 19^th May and Amanda and I will be there on Monday 20^th and Tuesday 21st. We have further meetings in New York on the 22^nd and 23^rd. If you want to arrange to meet us either at ICFF, or later in the week, please let me know by return so we can put it on our schedule.

We will be showing our range of fabrics, blankets throws and cushions in pure new wool and lambswool. We will also showcase our new upholstery fabrics - made in all British yarn and suitable for contract use, along with a great range of bags and accessories featuring our signature cloths.

All our designs are exclusively woven by us at our very own mill in Pembrokeshire which has been in our family for over 100 years. Many of our fabrics are vintage classics dating from the 1950s but re coloured to suit contemporary taste.

We specialise in short runs with bespoke and custom ranges for designers, hotels and selected stores This year we are collaborating on projects with Heals, Tate Britain and The Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

You can download our latest catalogue here and you can register for free entry to the show at http://icff.com/for-attendees/trade-registration

Hope to see you in New York

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and now for something completely different

May 13, 2013

After the urban delights of Milan Design Fair we’re back here in Pembrokeshire and now spring is finally here and the bluebells are out….

Abermawr beach nearby…

and Martha, Daisy and Molly really enjoyed their walk

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Milan Design Fair 2013

May 13, 2013

We’ve been back from Milan some weeks now and I’ve been too busy to update the blog. but now here are some images from our time in Milan. I think the woman below embodies the style of the city. Enjoy

Below are some views of the Designjunction show at the Jaialai Pelota building in the Brera Design District where we were showing as part of the Milan Design Fair

Designjunction exhibition at Pelota Jaialai

Our stand at Designjunction

Our new calypso upholstery fabric on a Mathew Hilton chair

Our new Mini Mad upholstery fabric on a Mathew Hilton chair

close up of the stand

Channels furniture at Designjunction

Channels lighting at Designjunction

Christopher Farr Carpets

Ercol at Designjunction

General view at Designjunction

Milan is beautiful but also feels dark and secretive

Some of the weird and wonderful objects in the exhibition crated by the fabulous Rosanna Orlandi at the amazing Bagatti Valsecci museum

grand entrance to the museum

hallway at bagatti valsecci

stuffed tapestry at Bagatti Valsecci

alchemical apparatus maybe?

gold cupboard in the hallway at Bagatti Valsecci

coffer in hallway of Bagatti Valsecci

would you be able to sleep here?

memento mori by the bedside

clock or calendar counting down to what???

vase made out of honeycomb

screen of lights

chest of drawers and sound baffle

insect or furniture or both

decorative screen

amazing lighting

amazing lighting closeup

touch of the Frankenstein's castle here

ceramics for the undecided

The streets of Milan full of designers looking for the next big thing…

Some images from the Nike exhibition at Milan Design Fair

nike concept of evolution

nike flyknit design

nike early prototype

nike flyknit design 2013

nike flyknit 2012

light show symbolizing movement

I loved the lifts that were a feature of every apartment courtyard

Some images from the Rijksmuseum show at Droog

miniature still life pieces

lace ruff napkin ring

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melin tregwynt at salone mobile Milan

April 4, 2013

Melin Tregwynt will be showing in Milan next week and we’d like to welcome you to EDIT by designjunction inside La Pelota. Regular visitors to Milan Design Week will know this historic former sports arena well. We’re sharing the space with a number of other major design brands and old friends. The venue is also the main press registration centre for the Brera design district and Dezeen’s HQ in Milan for the fair. La Marzocco will also be offering their Italian coffee expertise so there are loads of reasons to visit.

You can download our latest catalogue here

you can register for free entry to the show at http://editbydesignjunction.eventbrite.com/

Hope to see you in Milan

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Alun Callender - portrait of a Mill

April 2, 2013

Last year Homes & Gardens magazine commissioned talented photographer Alun Callender to head West into the beautiful Pembrokeshire landscape to visit us here at Melin Tregwynt.

He spent the day photographing the mill and many of us who work here. Here are some of his images.

our mill is hidden away in a wooded valley in West Wales

the mill interior with Somet looms

Ivy tyeing the warp on the back of the loom

Geoff weaving at a loom

Sophia our designer in her studio

Jean who mends our cloth and has just retired at 80 years old

Rolls of finished cloth

Me pretending I know how to operate this machine

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St David's Day at Melin Tregwynt

March 1, 2013

Aelwen and Sarah from the mill decided to celebrate St David’s day in style. We couldn’t resist photographing the two of them and we’ve decided that next year we’ll all be doing it!

The Somet rapier loom you can see in the picture is weaving our Knot Garden in Cassis fabric

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Maison & Objet 2013

January 15, 2013

We hope to see you at
Maison & Objet, Paris Stand B99, Hall 8 (now design a vivre!), Parc des Expositions, Villepinte, from 18th -22nd January, where we’re showing as part of the British Design Group

This year we are also featured in the Trend Area PIONNIER at the entrance to Hall 3 - go and have a look

If you can’t make the show you can always download our current catalogue here

With very best wishes for a happy and prosperous 2013 from Eifion, Amanda and all the team here at the mill in Wales

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We enter the celebrity big brother house

January 9, 2013

Well here we are rubbing shoulders with the “stars” as our blankets were chosen for the Celebrity Big Brother House on Channel 5. It came as a complete surprise when they ordered the blankets and throws just before Christmas, but we managed to supply every thing they needed. I’ve no idea who chose us but they do look great!

You can see more of the celebrities under our blankets on this video

We’re offering you the opportunity to win a celebrity big brother blanket so click here for details of how to enter. The lucky winner will be contacted at the end of January.

BEST OF LUCK!!!

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November 25, 2012

iPhone case

suitable for all iPhones except the 5, this case (12.5x7.5cm internal) is made from real leather with a reinforced back and a choice of our iconic weaves

price: £26

available in:

st david’s cross flag | st david’s cross ember | st david’s cross cassis

madison spice | madison grey | madison blue

mondo redberry (out of stock) / mondo sage / mondo aqua | mondo aubergine (out of stock)

carew ember | carew cassis | carew aqua

luna stone | knot-garden peat | knot-garden teal