The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has announced a new collaboration with Radley, an industry-leading name in expertly made leather handbags and accessories, that will bring beautiful horticulture-inspired designs to a new collection launching, appropriately enough, in the spring.
In particular the designs are based on the work of admired female artists Caroline Maria Applebee (c1787-1854), whose 300 or more elegant drawings are a fascinating record of social and horticultural history in her time, and Gertrude Jekyll (1843–1932), whose highly influential work laid the basis for modern garden design.
The result is a collaboration abloom with flora and fauna in horticulture-inspired shades of Hosta, Cactus, Lavender, Wisteria and Mimosa. The designs feature colour and foil-embossed details using leather expertly printed and appliquéd onto signature shapes. The RHS name will appear on swing tickets and sewn-in seam labels and on POS material in stores.
The Radley X RHS special edition collection will be available from 11 March 2024 at Radley's London & Glasgow flagship stores, online and at a number of well-known retailers and independent stockists.
For this launch the RHS is partnering with a company known for creativity, craftsmanship, attention to detail and amazing design. Born in the heart of London in 1998, Radley stylishly combines fashion and function in all its products: every handbag and accessory is made to last by skilled craftspeople.
Radley's Creative Director Zizi Hill says: "It was a privilege to be given access to the RHS Lindley Collections to create this one-of-a-kind collection. Radley's blend of creative design, quality materials and immaculate craftsmanship has combined with the much-loved RHS brand and its unique design assets in a truly unique offering that we are certain our customers will adore."
Cathy Snow, Licensing Manager, RHS, says: "This gorgeous collection not only highlights the plants and flowers that help wildlife thrive but is highly desirable in its own right. It's a perfect partnership of skilled craftsmanship and gorgeous designs from some of the UK's greatest horticultural artists, that I have no doubt will receive an enthusiastic reception."
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