Peter and the team discussing new designs

Design is a verb, not a noun

This quote is pinned to the wall in our design studio. For over twenty years that philosophy has shaped everything that we do.

At Rapture & Wright, we create fabrics and wallpapers by hand, helping clients create distinctive interiors designed to last.

Founded in 2004 by Rebecca Aird and Peter Thwaites, Rapture & Wright was built on a simple idea: to celebrate craftsmanship and reconnect makers with customers. Today we are recognised by interior designers, architects and private clients globally for our distinctive, design-led aesthetic.

Making a start

The heart of Rapture & Wright is the Design Studio. Plans chests brim with disparate drawings, references, sketchbooks and tear sheets. A creative compost heap, nourishing ideas that coalesce and may eventually – with much consideration and debate – become designs.

“It’s not where you take things from – it’s where you take them to”

Jean-Luc Godard

Hand, Eye and Heart

The process of design is never straight forward; it is as much emotional as physical. Themes are discussed, references pinned to the wall and ideas drawn, altered and redrawn. Experimental mark-making with brush, pen or block, enhances the characteristic irregularity of our hand-printed production. All the while, we ask ourselves: “Does it enchant? Does it have personality?”. David Hockney described it beautifully when he extolled the virtues of working with the hand, eye …and heart.

Beautifully Made

Over the past two decades, we have developed a pioneering production process that blends an Arts & Crafts heritage with modern values. As specialists in hand-printed fabric and wallpaper, we believe that how we make our products is as important as the finished article. Every stage, from the initial design concept to the final print, is considered, refined and shaped in-house by our studio process.

Colour testing swatches for new ink colours

Responsibly Made

Central to Rapture & Wright’s pioneering production strategy is our studio and print workshop, powered by solar energy and supported by a groundbreaking waste water system. Working closely with our British weavers and suppliers, we are committed to responsible production and the highest environmental and social standards.

Mixing the correct colour of ink before printing

Human Made

Screen printing by hand is a slow physical process that produces pure, rich colour and subtle variations, reflecting the skilled hands of our makers in every repeat. The process of making by hand has shaped and defined our brand and embodies all that the company has come to represent: celebrating craftsmanship and reinvigorating the creative connection between the maker and the customer.