BETHAN GRAY

Bethan Gray, an award winning Welsh designer, has an extraordinary background. Her family hails from an ancient Rajasthani clan that over centuries migrated across Arabia and Persia before settling in the Celtic heartland of Wales. It’s a heritage that weaves a rich pattern of influences and inspirations, which draw on craft traditions of both East and West. Bethan’s signature style reveals a love of detail, tactile textures, and luxurious materials such as semi-precious stones, marble, wood, and hand-tooled leather. Intricate patterns of light and dark, texture, purity of line, clarity, harmony and a connoisseur’s eye for detail define her highly original style. Her skill in combining cutting edge design technology with a deep knowledge of the values of traditional craftsmanship resonates across cultures. 

Following her graduation from De Montfort, with a degree in Three Dimensional Design, Bethan was discovered by Tom Dixon in 1998 when he awarded her the prestigious New Designers Prize. This led to a role at Habitat, where she became Design Director, giving her a unique insight into global retail. She left to establish her own eponymous studio in 2008, to broaden her client base and work with the luxury materials that she was so passionate about.

 And now, Bethan is delighted to introduce Mohamad Reza Shamsian, a highly sought after masterful Iranian artist to the contemporary design world. The exclusive Shamsian Collection highlights the meticulous technique of inlaying/overlaying solid brass and paua shell into coloured solid wood and maple veneer, creating a highly detailed exquisite patterning. The remarkable collection merges traditional craft with modern, elegant and contemporary design to create a truly unique and timeless aesthetic.