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: Vicky Lovatt Shape: 72/12 Limited Edition: 10 Vicky took great delight in revisiting her study in Shakespearean prose. The original design, Ophelia's Flowers, in 2010, was a result of Vicky’s desire to bring the flowers from 'Hamlet' into a work of art. Ophelia did not choose the flowers randomly and neither did Vicky; daisies (representing innocence) are woven in…
Designer: Nicola Slaney Shape: 402/4 Limited Edition: 20 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…
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…
Senior Designer: Rachel Bishop BA (Hons) Shape: 304/7 Limited Edition: 25 The longest-serving current designer at Moorcroft could not let a landmark for Maureen and Hugh pass by without marking the occasion. Their careers are entwined with each other like the threads of a great William Morris tapestry - a tapestry that tells a story of art, craftsmanship, and revival.…
Senior Designer: Rachel Bishop BA (Hons) Shape: PLQ5 Edition: Numbered The longest-serving current designer at Moorcroft could not let a landmark for Maureen and Hugh pass by without marking the occasion. Their careers are entwined with each other like the threads of a great William Morris tapestry - a tapestry that tells a story of art, craftsmanship, and revival. Together, they…
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…
Designer: Emma Bossons FRSA Shape: 164/9 Limited Edition 15 In 1999, young Moorcroft designers, Emma Bossons and Nicola Slaney, were bound for the South Pacific with a brief to find design inspiration to celebrate the approaching millennium. The Kiribati islands would be one of the first places on earth to welcome the new dawn of a new millennium. Their gentle…
Shape: 7/5 Limited Edition 30 In the British countryside, Cotswold sheep are a sight to behold. Often spotted in rolling grasslands, the sheep are as happy and contented with their environment, as their owners are with them. Maureen, or as Hugh will affectionately call her, Mo, has a soft spot for these story-book sheep. After raising a family of four…