SANDERSON DESIGN GROUP
PLC
("Sanderson Design Group", the "Company" or the
"Group")
Collaboration agreement with
major William Morris archive in the US
Sanderson Design Group PLC (AIM: SDG), the luxury interior design and furnishings group,
is pleased to announce that it has signed an exciting collaboration
agreement for its Morris & Co. brand with The Huntington
Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens ("The Huntington"), a
renowned education and research institution in San Marino,
California, with a vast archive of William Morris's work, including
textiles, wallpapers, tapestries, books and other items.
The Huntington archive includes
unique, unfinished designs by William Morris and, under the terms
of the collaboration agreement, Sanderson Design Group will use
this unfinished work as the inspiration for an entirely new
collection of Morris & Co. wallpapers and fabrics.
The expected launch date of this
Morris & Co. collection, which will bring unseen designs by
William Morris to a wide audience for the first time, is September
2025.
Lisa Montague, Sanderson Design Group's Chief Executive
Officer, said: "We're delighted to
sign this collaboration agreement with The Huntington, the
custodian of one of the world's most important collections of work
by William Morris. Under the collaboration, our Morris & Co.
brand will create a completely new collection of wallpapers and
fabrics based on unfinished designs in The Huntington archive,
giving us the exciting opportunity to bring to life some of William
Morris's unseen work."
Janet Alberti, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer at The Huntington, said: "The Huntington is filled with opportunities for creative
collaborations. This arrangement with Sanderson Design Group will
help us share our extensive archive of William Morris's work with a
global audience. We couldn't be more pleased."
For
further information:
Sanderson Design Group PLC
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c/o Buchanan +44 (0) 20 7466
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Lisa Montague, Chief Executive
Officer
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Mike Woodcock, Chief Financial
Officer
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Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Joint
Broker)
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+44 (0) 20 7597
5970
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David Anderson / Ben
Farrow
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Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker)
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+44 (0) 20 7496
3000
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Tom Salvesen / Jen Boorer / James
Todd
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Buchanan
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+44 (0) 20 7466
5000
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Mark Court / Sophie Wills /
Toto Berger / Abigail Gilchrist
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SDG@buchanan.uk.com
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Notes for editors:
About Sanderson Design Group
Sanderson Design Group PLC is
a luxury interior furnishings company that
designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers, fabrics and paints.
In addition, the Company derives licensing income from the use of
its designs on a wide range of products such as bed and bath
collections, rugs, blinds and tableware.
Sanderson Design Group's brands
include Zoffany, Sanderson, Morris & Co., Harlequin, Clarke
& Clarke and Scion.
The Company has a strong UK
manufacturing base comprising Anstey wallpaper factory in
Loughborough and Standfast & Barracks, a fabric printing
factory, in Lancaster. Both sites manufacture for the Company and
for other wallpaper and fabric brands.
Sanderson Design Group employs
approximately 600 people and its products are sold worldwide. It
has showrooms in London, New York, Chicago and
Amsterdam.
Sanderson Design Group trades on the
AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol
SDG.
For further information please
visit: www.sandersondesigngroup.com
About The Huntington
The Huntington Library, Art Museum,
and Botanical Gardens is a cultural and educational institution of
global significance. Building on Henry E. and Arabella Huntington's
renowned collections, The Huntington supports research and promotes
education in the arts, humanities, and botanical science through
the growth and preservation of its collections; the development of
a community of scholars, school programs, and partnerships; and the
display and interpretation of its extraordinary resources for
diverse audiences. The Huntington is located at 1151 Oxford Road,
San Marino, California, 12 miles from downtown Los Angeles. Visitor
information:
huntington.org.