Award-winning Welsh designer, based in London, Bethan Gray combines a passion for luxurious natural materials - leather, marble and solid wood - with an extensive knowledge of craftsmanship and cutting-edge manufacturing technologies.
“Bethan Gray is a British design name on every clued-up aesthete’s radar”
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Bethan’s warm and contemporary designs reflect her personal history, strongly rooted to traditional Welsh culture and craft and inspired from everyday items that surround us all, to objects and buildings discovered whilst travelling the globe.
“Bethan Gray has a bright future - she has an exquisite appreciation of the materials that she works with and a fine attention to detail” Sir Terence Conran, The Times, June 2012.
Establishing her eponymous studio in 2008, commercially successful design collaborations are at the heart of the Bethan Gray Design business. The studio has a history of commercial success, from bespoke to retail, producing many best sellers. With a deep understanding of the needs of retail and an extensive knowledge of craftsmanship and cutting- edge manufacturing technologies, Bethan Gray Design is committed to delivering outstanding products and projects.
Bethan’s solo exhibition “Inside Design” at her studios in West London explored her recent work in natural materials.
Bethanʼs emphasis on using the highest-quality materials and Lapicidaʼs commitment to world-class manufacturing give perfect synergy to this exciting collaboration. Lapicida source the worldʼs best marble producing luxury contemporary and antique reclaimed stone tiles. With the introduction of Europeʼs largest stone shaping mill to their headquarters, Lapicida are uniquely positioned to combine high quality craftsmanship with the latest cutting-edge technologies.
US based Bespoke Global work with a select group of artists internationally, who can offer exceptional craftsmanship across the home; custom commissions are encouraged.
Bethan will soon be launching several collections with Bespoke Global, featuring tailored and exclusive pieces.
An exploration of Bethan’s love of materials, and dedicated to craftsmanship, Bethan’s boutique G&T collection of occasional tables is stocked at leading design and lifestyle stores globally.
The range of tables embodies a seductive combination of high-quality natural material and detailed production techniques and was nominated for a British Design Award, 2012.
Autumn 2013 will see Bethan Gray Design launch a major new collaboration with leading US furniture and home ware retailer Crate & Barrel. Initially launching the ‘Pennie” range of upholstery, 2014 will see launches across multiple product ares such as bedroom, dining, home office, bathroom and lighting.
Bethan Gray Design has collaborated with Wallpaper* Handmade to create a series of tabletop products. The collection has been inspired by the spectacular black and white stone configurations found in historical buildings across Europe, from the ninth-century Amalfi Cathedral in Italy to the twentieth-century San Giovanni Battista in Mogno, Switzerland.
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Perhaps the most successful of collaborators with the Design Collective at John Lewis, this growing collaboration has helped John Lewis reposition themselves as a leading destination for contemporary design in the UK. Bethan Gray Design have designed multiple collections including the best-selling, solid wood Noah dining range, the Noah lighting range, as well as bedroom ranges.
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Bethan Gray Design have collaborated with Mint, London to design a collection of Bethan’s trademark Brogue tables with unique detailing, including metal and leather bases. Mint, based in South Kensington, London, specialise in offering exclusive works by international designers.
Bethan Gray Design are proud to have designed the best selling modular sofa system for leading design destination, The Conran Shop.
Bethan Gray Design have collaborated with contemporary British fashion retailer Hobbs to design a bespoke collection of Bethan’s trademark Brogue tables to form the centre piece of their global flagship store in central London.
At Decorex, 22nd-25th Sept, 2013, Lapicida will showcase Bethan’s Herringbone and All Marble Brogue tables. Bethan’s boutique G&T collection of occasional tables will also feature alongside Claire Coles - esteemed luxury wall covering specialist.
Bethan’s renowned Brogue table will be transformed in a collaboration with high-end retailer based on Brompton Cross, Mint and will feature alongside their “Cabinet of Curiosity” showcase during London Design Festival, 14th - 25th Sept , 2013.
Bethan will be extending her collaboration with stone specialist Lapicida, who will launch a new range of Brogue dining tables at their showroom on London’s Kings Road 14th - 25th Sept, 2013. Bethan will be in conversation with leading industry insider Katherine Burnett at Lapicida’s showroom on Sept 16th.