HRH The Princess Royal visited Fermoie creators of (fine) fabrics, wallpaper, lampshades and accessories in Marlborough, earlier this month, in her role as President of the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT).

During her visit, Her Royal Highness observed the printing of Marlborough design on both fabric and wallpaper. Launched on 9 September, Fermoie’s wallpaper is created in-house, with each design meticulously recreating the companion fabric in all its complexity and hand-drawn beauty, including capturing the nuances of light and shade against the woven base cloth that help give Fermoie fabrics their unique depth and fascination. Her Royal Highness also saw lampshades being handmade from Fermoie fabric. Today, Fermoie employs over 50 people at its Marlborough design studio, production facility and showroom.

Martin Ephson, Co-Founder of Fermoie, said: “It was an honour to welcome Her Royal Highness to Fermoie and to share with her the artistry, creativity, and technical expertise that go into every one of our designs. We are immensely proud of our team, whose exceptional skill and dedication bring our hand-drawn artwork, distinctive colours, and beautiful fabrics – and now wallpapers, to life. Manufactured entirely in-house here in the UK, our collections have found such a receptive audience around the world. We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to UKFT for their invaluable support in making this memorable visit possible.”

HRH has been the President of UKFT for more than 35 years and during that time has been a passionate supporter of the UK fashion and textile industry and a great champion of the innovative, skilled and creative individuals and companies within it. The Royal Visit forms part of UKFT’s mission to support the sustainable growth of the UK fashion and textile industry.

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Fermoie is a creator of fine fabrics, wallpaper, lampshades and accessories all designed and manufactured entirely in-house using its own proprietary colour-mixing and production techniques. Every Fermoie design begins with the drawn line, with the full repeat pattern meticulously created by hand, on paper, before it’s translated to screen engraving. Every colour is individually created, mixed and edited in-house according to our carefully considered palette and artistic principles. Customers can be confident that any chosen combination will match perfectly, ensuring aesthetic harmony, artistic balance and design integrity.

Fermoie represents the opposite of, and antidote to ‘throwaway culture’, making products with lasting beauty using materials and processes that tread lightly on the Earth and its resources. All cloth is exclusive to Fermoie and aligns with its sustainability commitments to keep its house in order, source Ever-Better Materials and work towards Net Zero Carbon emissions. Pure linen is woven to the studio team’s specification from highly sustainable flax grown locally to the mill. Cottons, union cloths and linen sheers are produced in England. Launched in 2024, its Indoor-Outdoor fabrics are woven in Lancashire, England, from 100% recycled plastic bottles and made without PFCs, PFAS and other harmful ‘forever chemicals’.

Fermoie was established in 2010 by Farrow & Ball founders Tom Helme and Martin Ephson. It now employs over 50 people at its design studio, production facility and showroom in Marlborough, England, and showroom and retail space in Pimlico Road, London, where cushions and lampshades are also available for purchase. The company received the King’s Award for Enterprise (International Trade) in 2024, with Fermoie fabrics available worldwide through selected retailer partners.

All Fermoie products can be viewed and ordered online at www.fermoie.com. Interior fabric and wallpaper orders are shipped within seven working days; Indoor-Outdoor fabric is shipped within 14 working days.