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RNS Number : 0578I  Sanderson Design Group PLC  25 March 2024

 25 March 2024

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SANDERSON DESIGN GROUP PLC

("Sanderson Design Group", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Collaboration agreement with major William Morris archive in the US

 

Sanderson Design Group PLC (AIM: SDG), the luxury interior design and
furnishings group, is pleased to announce that it has signed an exciting
collaboration agreement for its Morris & Co. brand with The Huntington
Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens ("The Huntington"), a renowned
education and research institution in San Marino, California, with a vast
archive of William Morris's work, including textiles, wallpapers, tapestries,
books and other items.

The Huntington archive includes unique, unfinished designs by William Morris
and, under the terms of the collaboration agreement, Sanderson Design Group
will use this unfinished work as the inspiration for an entirely new
collection of Morris & Co. wallpapers and fabrics.

The expected launch date of this Morris & Co. collection, which will bring
unseen designs by William Morris to a wide audience for the first time, is
September 2025.

 

Lisa Montague, Sanderson Design Group's Chief Executive Officer, said: "We're
delighted to sign this collaboration agreement with The Huntington, the
custodian of one of the world's most important collections of work by William
Morris. Under the collaboration, our Morris & Co. brand will create a
completely new collection of wallpapers and fabrics based on unfinished
designs in The Huntington archive, giving us the exciting opportunity to bring
to life some of William Morris's unseen work."

 

Janet Alberti, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at The
Huntington, said: "The Huntington is filled with opportunities for creative
collaborations. This arrangement with Sanderson Design Group will help us
share our extensive archive of William Morris's work with a global audience.
We couldn't be more pleased."

 

For further information:

 Sanderson Design Group PLC                                   c/o Buchanan +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
 Lisa Montague, Chief Executive Officer
 Mike Woodcock, Chief Financial Officer

 Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)       +44 (0) 20 7597 5970
 David Anderson / Ben Farrow

 Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker)                        +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
 Tom Salvesen / Jen Boorer / James Todd

 Buchanan                                                     +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
 Mark Court / Sophie Wills / Toto Berger / Abigail Gilchrist
 SDG@buchanan.uk.com (mailto:SDG@buchanan.uk.com)

 

Notes for editors:

About Sanderson Design Group

Sanderson Design Group PLC is a luxury interior furnishings company that
designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers, fabrics and paints. In addition,
the Company derives licensing income from the use of its designs on a wide
range of products such as bed and bath collections, rugs, blinds and
tableware.

Sanderson Design Group's brands include Zoffany, Sanderson, Morris & Co.,
Harlequin, Clarke & Clarke and Scion.

The Company has a strong UK manufacturing base comprising Anstey wallpaper
factory in Loughborough and Standfast & Barracks, a fabric printing
factory, in Lancaster. Both sites manufacture for the Company and for other
wallpaper and fabric brands.

Sanderson Design Group employs approximately 600 people and its products are
sold worldwide. It has showrooms in London, New York, Chicago and Amsterdam.

Sanderson Design Group trades on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange
under the ticker symbol SDG.

For further information please visit: www.sandersondesigngroup.com
(http://www.sandersondesigngroup.com)

 

About The Huntington

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens is a cultural and
educational institution of global significance. Building on Henry E. and
Arabella Huntington's renowned collections, The Huntington supports research
and promotes education in the arts, humanities, and botanical science through
the growth and preservation of its collections; the development of a community
of scholars, school programs, and partnerships; and the display and
interpretation of its extraordinary resources for diverse audiences. The
Huntington is located at 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, California, 12 miles
from downtown Los Angeles. Visitor information: huntington.org
(https://huntingtonlibrary-my.sharepoint.com/personal/kraines_huntington_org/Documents/Desktop/huntington.org)
.

 

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