Unique and rare, the monkey puzzle tree stands out in nature.
We too are a bit different. At our core is the founding concept that each artist gets 20% of royalties to help give them a passive income.
Each of our artists is like a monkey puzzle tree that we try to nourish and water for their beautiful output.
Quietly rebellious, we aim to preserve the traditional skills that a modern world can seem intent on dismissing
We use techniques like screen printing and rotary printing, as we believe that the old skills should be preserved. Marrying original, timeless designs with local, traditional manufacture, we produce unique artworks that each tell a story, each bear testament to the hours of thought and painstaking work that have made them what they are.
When you buy from us, you are supporting manufacturing heritage and helping to protect vital, skilled jobs. You are investing in timeless designs, distinct from disposable trends. And you are nourishing the artists, like monkey puzzle trees in our shared garden of life.
Established in 2017, The Monkey Puzzle Tree has carved out a new way to harness creative ideas to produce one-of-a-kind textile designs
Our carefully selected Yorkshire artists celebrate the best of the North of England's creativity, eccentricity and innovation.
Drew Millward's 'Hit the North' wallpaper, for example, with its intricate industrial design, is printed on cork. And our subversive 'Body Lace' voile from artist Sarah Jane Parker has erotic nudes hidden beneath its veneer of delicate respectability.
The idea for The Monkey Puzzle Tree came about in 2016 when our founder, Charlotte Raffo, was chatting to an artist friend about how to put her designs onto fabrics.
With a background in textile design, Charlotte realised in that moment that she could establish a new way of creating textiles and wallcoverings – one that put the artist at the heart of the process. And so the concept of The Monkey Puzzle Tree was born.
