craft & design

An elegant, stylish range of jewellery, clothing and interior objects for our discerning customer, predominantly hand-made and all selected for the quality of their individual design. There is also a large range of pottery available from makers such as John Leach, Tony Gant and Dartington Pottery who now produce three original domesticware lines.

New Autumn/Winter clothing collections
Our new range of men’s and women’s Autumn/Winter clothing has arrived in Craft & Design.

Lowie – knitted hats and scarves
Inspired by the world’s rich mosaic of traditional handicrafts whose origins date back to the Middle Ages, Lowie re-interprets these time-honored practices in a totally modern way. Hand-knitting, crochet, hand-embroidery and hand-stitching are incorporated into almost every piece in the Lowie collection. Using only the finest soft wools, luxurious organic cottons and eco-friendly leathers with minimal chemicals used in the tanning process, Lowie consistently produces a tight collection of sought-after pieces.

Avoca – women’s clothing
A large portion of the Avoca range of women’s clothes are made at the Avoca family Tweed mill in Ireland. The rest of the range is produced in Italy from the finest Merino wool and Italian silks. Liberty have also joined forces, as Avoca are now producing dresses from original Liberty prints.

Fisherman Out Of Ireland – men’s and women’s clothing
Fisherman Out of Ireland is based in Kilcar, Co. Donegal, an area noted for its tradition of making quality knitwear and in the Fisherman range you will see evidence of these traditional techniques updated with hints of modern styling and clever use of colour and luxury yarns.

The Alpaca Collection – coats, knitwear and scarves
The beauty of Alpaca is in its sheer softness and luxurious feel. It is naturally warm yet light, is extremely hard wearing and resist pilling. Treated properly, a garment will last for many years. The jumpers, dresses, ponchos and cardigans sourced by the Dartington Cider Press Centre are made from the finest baby Alpaca wool.

Ochre Cashmere – own label knitwear, scarves and handbags
The finest selected cashmere, cottons and jerseys are chosen to carry the Dartington name. With cardigans, jumpers, ponchos and scarves available in a wide range of colours and styles. Ochre Cashmere is a family run business based in Nepal and all profits from the business go towards building local schools and hospitals.

Winnie Magee – linen coats
Using Irelands most famous fabric, the linen rain collection by Winnie Magee is ironable, dry-cleanable, comfortable, breathable, lightweight. Without wax or oil and therefore needs no further treatment.
The Dartington Cider Press Centre is the only stockiest outside of Ireland to carry the Winnie Magee range.

Melin Tregwynt – welsh tweed
Melin Tregwynt heralds a new spirit in Welsh design with exclusive accessories and clothing that combine authentic Welsh tradition with innovative and modern design. Melin Tregwynt produce simple stylish clothing, accessories and bags – all made in our own unique fabrics, together with other carefully chosen Welsh gifts, clothes and accessories.

Peter Gribby – men’s shirts and jumpers
100% cotton casual shirts; classic lambswool jumpers; luxury cashmere blend knitwear; superfine 100% Merino wool sweaters and roll neck jumpers.
The Peter Gribby range is produced from Italian merino wool which is specially treat to prevent it from shrinking and can be washed on a wool cycle at 40 degrees C.

We also stock ranges by:
GK Ireland – men’s and women’s knitwear
Welligoggs – leather boots and coats
Eva Kayan – french clothing

This year, we are pleased to introduce a new range of beautifully tailored Dartington Herringbone Tweeds. Produced in London at a family run Tweed Mill, this range of coats, skirts and jackets are made to the highest quality and are made to a bespoke design exclusively for Dartington.

You can also order craft & design products over the phone if you are unable to visit the centre in person.

For further information please call 01803 847507.

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Cider Press Centre is operated by The Dartington Trading Company Limited, a company registered in England (Reg No. 1218378) (VAT No. 402196875). Registered office: Elmhirst Centre, Dartington Hall, Dartington, Totnes TQ9 6EL. The Dartington Trading Company is a subsidiary of The Dartington Hall Trust, a registered charity