Mourne Textiles Rugs

Our milano rug is handwoven using specialist techniques and combines three yarn types that create a unique surface texture.

Mourne textiles rugs.

Mourne textiles is a design led manufacturer of handwoven products based in county down. Our blanket designs include the lightweight yet well insulated double weave of maldwyn stripe a classic design from the 1930s. The rug was first produced in 1951 when gerd hay edie collaborated with furniture designer robin day to dress a room for la triennale di milano. Drawing inspiration from nature woven on industrial looms almost a century old mourne textile s new range of luxury scarves keep cold at bay.

From 1953 1963 mourne textile s production had been predominently furnishing upholstery fabrics and rugs but during 1963 73 it increasingly produced apparel tweeds. Rugs mourne textiles collaborate with pinch for london craft week 19 a collection of limited edition cushions and wall hangings designed by russell pinch and oona bannon and handwoven by mario and karen at our workshop. Likewise our yarns have an organic feel with natural flecks that echo the landscape. With a history of clients like robin day hille conran sybil connolly and liberty mourne textiles is hoping to continue with a bright future now focusing on teaching younger apprentices hand weaving.

The milano rug defines our mid century design heritage. They are covered in heather fern and grass their colours altering throughout the seasons. That meant getting yarns spun from scratch not buying them from the shelf and using traditional techniques. Mourne classic a fabric with a looser weave of yarns of varying thicknesses suited for the warmer months.

Defining our mid century design heritage the milano rug was first produced in 1951 when our founder gerd hay edie collaborated with furniture designer robin day on an installation for the tiennale di milano. For three generations their master weavers have produced the mid century visions of norwegian design pioneer and founder gerd hay edie. The ever changing shades of textures and the mourne mountains are reflected in our textiles. And the heavier feel of the highly tactile criss cross close weave of mended tweed or tweed emphasize.

Mourne textiles textile designer from down mourne textiles is a family business started in the 1940s at the foot of the beautiful mourne mountains by the norwegian design pioneer gerd hay edie. They are crafted from materials such as merino wool cashmere mohair loop and silk in colours that include indigo and textured grey.