

Founded by graphic designer Rebecca Aird and illustrator Peter Thwaites Rapture & Wright is one of the few remaining handprint studios in the UK. They produce bespoke fabrics and wallpapers using traditional screen-printing techniques. Every fabric and wallpaper is designed, printed and finished by hand in their rural Gloucestershire studio, a process so labour-intensive that it takes two people a full day to print 30 metres of fabric.


Rapture & Wright is a small manufacturing studio, that produce all their fabric and wallpaper designs by hand, using simple tools and traditional techniques. Their products are printed to order and the studio aims to minimise the environmental impact of their print production by developing an environmentally sustainable print works. Instead of using chemical-heavy waste disposal, they have developed an ecological water treatment system. It uses a series of "living ponds" to naturally break down and clean print waste, while also creating new habitats for local wildlife. Their fabrics are predominantly made from flax, a sustainable base cloth made from a hardy plant that requires fewer pesticides, fertilisers, and irrigation than conventional cotton.
"This was a really striking workplace to visit. The farm buildings have been sensitively converted - with solar panels, a ground source heat pump and an ecological wastewater treatment system providing a more sustainable approach than many textile manufacturers. It's wonderful to watch them print in pairs, along their 15 metre print table - producing stunning fabrics and wallpaper." Carmel King visited Rapture & Wright in September 2023 with journalist Kerryn Harper-Cuss.

