Threads of life to grace your living space

Lifestyle and home textile company Charcoal & Grey is bringing its exclusive textiles from the world’s poorest rural areas to a wider market – with the introduction of fine quality new ranges, including hard to find super sized bedding, perfect for luxury homes.

Also new to the cotton collection for spring 2012 is breathable, skin-kind clothing perfect for warmer weather, including Lucknow embroidery dresses, loose shirts and floaty trousers in one comfortable size. Blissfully relaxed and stylish for global travel.

A new range of 80% cashmere, 20% silk scarves and new natural and indigo coloured bags, introduce a new handy travel accessories collection to complete your effortless ethical look.

For those who love to dine and entertain, new tablecloths (190 x 320cm) are perfect for seating 10 or 12 for dinner on a scrubbed farmhouse table or thrown over an antique trestle table in the orchard.

Founder and designer, Louise McManus is delighted with the new bigger size quilts, “We’re thrilled to have found skilled craftsmen to make the new super-king (250 x 255cm) and emperor (265 x 290cm) size quilts. They’re ideal for transforming the large rooms and apartments that many of our customers furnish, so have been requesting these opulent sizes.”

All Charcoal & Grey products are hand-made by families of rural craftsmen, sourced by Louise on her travels. Threads and fibres are very important to Louise, who selects only 100% pure cotton, silk, and woollen ranges, vintage materials and traditional techniques of hand blocking, French knotting and hand stitching. Their unique appeal means Charcoal & Grey textiles appear in the homes of royalty and the most discerning celebrities, yet are still a wonderfully well kept secret.

Now you can see and feel Louise’s fabulous new textures for yourself at The Spirit of Summer Fair 16-19 May 2012 at Olympia, London or order online at www.charcoalandgrey.com

For further photographic samples, interview requests or hi-res images please contact:

Lauren Jones
Head of Press
Charcoal & Grey info@charcoalandgrey.co.uk Mob: 0044 (0) 7958488526 Tel: 0044 (0) 2089618943

www.charcoalandgrey.com

Homeworks
Queenspark Organic Farmers Market
Salusbury Primary School
Salusbury Road
London NW6 6RGSunday 18th March 2012 10am – 2pm

Pop Up Shop Portobello Road
199 Portobello Road
London W11 1LU

Monday 12th March 2012 Open 10am Close 6.30pm
Tuesday 13th March 2012 Open 10am Close 6.30pm
Wednesday 14th March 2012 Open 10am Close 6.30pm
Thursday 15th March Open 10am Close 8pm
Friday 16th March Open 10am Close 6.30pm
Saturday 17th March 10am Close 8pm
Sunday 18th March 10am Close 6pm

Monday 19th March 2012 Open 10am Close 6.30pm
Tuesday 20th March 2012 Open 10am  Close 6.30pm
Wednesday 21st March 2012 Open 10am Close 6.30pm
Thursday 22nd March 2012 Open 10am Close 8pm
Friday 23rd March 2012 Open 10am Close 6.30pm
Saturday 24th March 2012 Open 10am Close 8pm
Sunday 25h MArch 2012 Open 10am Close 6pm

(Thursday & Saturday Late closing at 8pm)

Look forward to seeing you on any of the above dates at Queenpark or Portobello Road.

Please call Lou 0208 961 8943 or 07958488526 for further details

Warmest

Charcoal & Grey
http://www.charcoalandgrey.co.uk