About The Monkey Puzzle Tree
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.
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.
What's different about us is that every single one of our designs starts with an original piece of art...
This means that when you buy one of our luxury fabrics or wallpapers, you're bringing a unique artwork into your home. And for our artists, this means their creativity is supported via the generous royalty we pay.
Our carefully selected Yorkshire artists celebrate the best of the North of England's creativity, eccentricity and innovation.
So what do we do differently at The Monkey Puzzle Tree? Here it is in a nutshell…
We CREATE highly individual fabrics and wallcoverings, putting art at the heart of our designs. Via unique collaborations with talented artists from England's industrial north, we make joyful textiles that defy passing trends, bringing originality, imagination and beauty to your interior.
We CELEBRATE British design, craftsmanship and manufacturing. All of our designs are made here in the North of England. In fact, many of them are produced in the same mills that have been used for generations by classic textile brands such as Sanderson and William Morris. When you buy from us, you are supporting manufacturing heritage and helping to protect vital, skilled jobs.
We CARE by looking after our artists, our community and our planet. Our generous royalty remuneration recognises the value of our artists' work. And we are fundamentally committed to lowering our carbon footprint by remaining as local and sustainable as possible throughout our design, manufacturing and distribution processes.
