In the words of Ardmore founder, Fée Halsted true Art has to have craftmanship. The Ardmore studio is home to over 70 African artists each are dedicated to their craft, producing ceramic works that are recognised around the world as modern-day collectables. Ardmore Design has become world renown, working in collaboration with French fashion house Hermes to British wallpaper brand Cole & Son.

The Ardmore story began in 1985 when Fée moved to a remote farm in the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains and began teaching local people how to model and paint pottery. Originally working with Bonnie Ntshalintshali, the daughter of the farm’s housekeeper, they quickly developed a creative synergy. Bonnie along with other Ardmore Artists sadly passed away from Aids in 1999. A few years later, Fée moved the Ardmore studio to the picturesque Caversham Valley, erecting the Bonnie Ntshalintshali Museum in her honour and creating a unique home for the Ardmore family.

Today Ardmore is a serious business, however, one founding principle remains, each Ardmore artist is encouraged to foster their own individual style. Instead of the Ardmore ‘workforce’, they are known as the Ardmore Artists.

2017 saw the first collaboration with Cole and Son.  The Ardmore wallpaper collection was launched globally and has been an enduring collection since. 

This coming October will see the official launch of 11 new Ardmore wallpaper designs in the much anticipated follow up collection Jabula - click here to explore