Ancient Industries

05/26/2015

A little more about the writer's retreat that Ancient Industries decorated for the M & G sponsored garden designed by Jo Thompson for the Chelsea Flower Show. We were lucky enough to collaborate with our favourite modern traditionalists such as Felicity Irons (rush weaving), Marianna Kennedy (lighting and mirror), Kirsten Hecktermann (embroidery), Flora Starkey (cut flowers), Theodora Wayte (calligraphy), Mark Hearld for St Judes (textiles), Another Country (desk and stool) and Gareth Neal (chairs). And others! It was a lot of fun, despite gale force wind and sheets of rain.

Prince Harry got in early today, ahead of the 165,000 others expected to attend the annual Chelsea Flower Show after it opens to the public tomorrow. So can we. Here's a behind-the-scenes sneak peek:

05/26/2015

Kendra and I were at the Chelsea Flower Show last week and this little film shows the interior of the writer's retreat that we decorated for Jo Thompson's garden.

In this video Jo Thompson gives a tour of her RHS Chelsea show garden for M&G.

05/08/2015

Off to London next week to style this green oak building at the M&G sponsored garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. Visual updates will be on Instagram!

Find out more about the M&G show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015, designed by Jo Thompson

04/01/2015

and why not take a look at our UK branch:

https://instagram.com/kendrapagewilson/

Ancient Industrialist

04/01/2015

Not to be too disloyal to ye olde Facebook, but our news and current projects can all be seen on Instagram! This includes our upcoming installation for the Chelsea Flower Show in May, which has been quite diverting.

https://instagram.com/p/0Yp3d-An8b/?taken-by=ancientindustries

04/01/2015

The Sheila Maids are now sold out. If you have sent a message about the Sheila Maids (or anything else) via Facebook and we have not replied it is because we cannot get around the vagueries of FB to actually access the messages. The best way to contact us is: [email protected]. Thanks!

02/26/2015

On the subject of Downton Abbey, Hartley Greens, the makers of our beloved Hunslet range (which is heavily featured in the Servants' Dining Hall) have very sadly gone out of business. Our final shipment has just arrived, so carpe diem, as Mr Carson might say.

Hunslet Mugs. Below stairs utility chic, with a herringbone twist. Made in Stoke-on-Trent by Hartley Greens, Leeds Pottery, established 1781. *while stocks last! This company is now extinct. Price: $25

02/26/2015

It is with regret that we will be discontinuing sales of the Sheila Maid after the current stock is sold out. We love the Sheila Maid, and we have really appreciated the positive response and engaging with the very nice customers that Sheila has attracted. We are delighted to have added an element of joy and efficiency to the business of laundry across America. But we're ill-equipped to handle the demands of Lord Grantham's mother-in-law, and unfortunately we have encountered one too many of these to have the heart to continue. We sincerely thank you for your continued support and look forward to concentrating on smaller objects.

02/24/2015

We're also quite excited about the new selection of baker's twine from Merchant and Mills who are based in Rye, East Sussex. Ancient Industries will be visiting Rye in about 2 weeks, as well as Hastings, Great Dixter, and erm, Sissinghurst. But more on that later. http://ancientindustries.com/shop/products/baker-s-twine

02/23/2015

Our latest obsession: Fog Linen, from Japan. Luxurious and thick and soft, it's all that you want from European linen, but the Japanese just do it better. And they wrap things so prettily. Aprons and tea towels now online at Ancient Industries. http://ancientindustries.com/shop

01/10/2015

Apologies for the long silence! This is part of the reason. When not running an art department at Random House or a shop in Cornwall, I have been working on the graphics and a myriad of projects related to running an inn in Salisbury. If you're in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut do stop by for a delicious meal by Annie Wayte.
http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2014-11-14/white-hart-inn-malcolm-gladwell

Shuttered abruptly four years ago, Connecticut’s beloved centuries-old White Hart Inn reopens with a mission to become a hangout and hideaway for the area’s cultural cognoscenti.