Designer Nicola Slaney Shape: 372/5 Edition: Open Saffron Walden is a market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, not far from Maureen and Hugh’s current home. In the 16th and 17th centuries the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus) was widely grown, thanks to the town's favourable soil and climate. The stigmas of the flower were used in medicines, as a…
Designer: Nicola Slaney Shape: PLQ8 Edition: Numbered Stepping right back to where it all began for Maureen and Hugh as children in Worcestershire, designer, Nicola dug deep to reveal the quintessential cottage that Hugh grew up in. Next to the cottage sits a wooden chicken coop whilst heavily-laden fruit trees frame the red brick home. The tranquillity of this dwelling…
Designer: Emma Bossons FRSA Shape: Inkwell Edition: Numbered "Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly." The words of Franz Kafka certainly ring true for Maureen and Hugh who have both dedicated their hearts and souls to the written word at Moorcroft. Both have always upheld the notion that Moorcroft design captures ‘stories and dreams’. Each design comes with its own history…