ANTA Catalogue 2011

Highland workshop Fearn, Tain Ross-shire Scotland IV20 IXW

www.anta.co.uk

Edinburgh showroom 73 Grassmarket Edinburgh Scotland EH1 2HJ

+ 44 (0)1862 832477

+ 44 (0)131 225 9096

sales@anta.co.uk

sales@anta.co.uk

made in Scotland

Photgraphed in Aberdeenshire and at Ballone Castle by Simon Wheeler. Styled by Domenica More Gordon.

Thanks to Jack Fletcher for modelling the ANTA kilt on the front cover.

NATURAL MATERIALS

ANTA (Latin, possibly from ante, 'before' or 'in front of') 1. An architectural term describing the posts or pillars on either side of a doorway or entrance. The bases and capitals of these antas were not required to conform to the style, or order, of the column.

2. A textiles and ceramics company situated on the Moray Firth of Scotland's rugged northeast coast.

Founded by Annie & Lachlan Stewart in 1984. Known for its unconventional take on traditional tartan and its insistence on natural materials and fine craftsmenship.

3. A chance discovery that tartan twice written includes ANTA in the middle; TARTANTARTAN

Cushions Dove pure linen Loch Doon pure worsted wool 45 x 45cm Cube Cawdor Highland Tweed pure wool 45 x 45 x 45cm Dining Chair solid oak frame upholstered seat in Owl linen 37

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CAWDOR (Scottish Gaelic: Caladar) 1. A village and parish in Nairnshire.

2. Fourteenth Century Castle occupied by Earls of Cawdor also known as Thanes of Cawdor, an ancient title associated with Shakespeare's Macbeth.

3. ANTA design by Annie Stewart.

ANTA carpet is similar to the original flat woven carpet manufactured in Scotland in the eighteenth century.

Historically flat woven carpet continued to be made until 1930. It was revived in 1985 when ANTA were commissioned to replace an original stair carpet in Inverness.

ANTA have been making flat woven carpet in the Highlands ever since, developing a range of carpets and rugs in natural muted colours.

The carpet rugs are made from British wool with a stain resistant finish, backed with non-slip wool felt and bound with pure wool binding in their workshops.

Made in standard sizes and to customer’s own requirements.

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Large Rug Cawdor with Selkirk binding pure wool stain resistant finish 240 x 170cm 4

The collection of 24 designs is woven to a maximum width of 170cm.

Stretched and fitted on wool felt, tacked and held in place with a velcro gripper.

It can be used as a runner or seamed where necessary and fitted wall to wall.

It is hard-wearing and treated with a stain-resistant finish which makes it suitable for stairs, landings, halls and corridors.

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Stair Runner Cawdor pure wool stain resitant finish 85cm and 170cm shown fitted with oak stair rods

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Flat weave stair runner can be fitted with or without stair rods.

Traditionally when fitted with stair rods the carpet was not cut to the shape of each step.

Instead the excess carpet cloth was folded under and held in place by the rod. The advantage of this method is periodically it can be moved so that the carpet on each step is repalced by the carpet on each riser.

The stair shown was painted with ANTA Khaki flat oil paint and a Cawdor stair runner was fitted using the traditional method held in place by oak stair rods.

Stair Runner Cawdor pure wool stain resitant finish 85cm and 170cm shown fitted with oak stair rods

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Blind Gill pure linen 140cm suitable for upholstery & curtains

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CAIRNGORM [from Cairn Gorm (literall: blue cairn), mountain in Scotland where it is found] 1. A smoky yellow, grey or brown variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.

2. A mountain range of NE Scotland.

3. Fabric designed by Annie Stewart. The colours chosen reflect the distant hills seen from her studio acoss the Moray Firth.

Throw Cairngorm lambswool and cotton 215 x 160cm

Shade Canary pure linen 36 x 28cm

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Lamp Base Scott hand-panted stoneware 30 x 22cm

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Tartan has long been associated with the families of Scotland.

This design, based upon a traditional Fraser clan tartan has been recoloured and named after Caroline Fraser of Moniak.

Throw Caroline pure wool 225 x 155cm Dining Chair solid oak frame upholstered seat in Canary linen Linen woven in Scotland. The yarn is dyed first to ensure depth of colour.

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Dining Chair Bodice & Coat Canary pure linen suitable for upholstery & curtains

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CADBOLL (Highland. Kattepol 1281) 1. Farm frequented by wildcats 2. Castle in Easter Ross.

3. ANTA fabric design.

Carpet Cadboll pure wool 170cm wide Library Chair upholstered in Loch Doon pure worsted wool 137cm wide

Curtains Cadboll Highland Tweed pure wool 160cm wide Saltire Dining Chairs Solid oak upholstered in Cadboll Highland Tweed Dining Table solid oak made to measure

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Bespoke Carpet Rug Findhorn with Selkirk binding made to measure

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Curtains Sandra pure linen 140cm wide

CAITHNESS (Scottish Gaelic: Gallaibh) 1. Northernmost British county.

2. ANTA carpet design.

Carpet Caithness pure wool 170cm wide

THISTLE (Latin: Carduus) 1. The common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles.

2. Often considered a pest by gardeners, in Scotland it is has been the national emblem since the reign of Alexander III (1249–1286).

3. Stylised motive designed by Lachlan Stewart used in ANTA architecture and furniture.

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Thistle Dining Chairs solid oak Standard 46 x 45 x 92cm Tall 46 x 45 x 102cm

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BEAUTIFUL CAN BE PRACTICAL PRACTICAL CAN BE BEAUTIFUL

SPONGEWARE 1. Hand decorated pottery with mottled colour motifs applied with a sponge.

2. Produced in Scotland in the 1820s in lesser quatities than in England, and remained popular for the next three decades.

3. Revived by ANTA in the 1980s, Annie Stewart developed a similiar system of applying tartan designs to stoneware pottery.

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Suprisingly, tartan pottery was not made in the ninenteenth century considering Queen Victoria's enthusism for all things Scottish. ANTA were the first to make,and have produced a unique range of tartan stoneware since.

HAND DECORATED STONEWARE OVEN AND DISHWASHER SAFE

Tableware Oak Leaf hand-painted stoneware Plates, bowls, dishes and jugs in four sizes and five designs Mugs in three sizes and sixteen designs Teapots in two sizes and nine designs Cups and Saucers in five designs

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Oak framed, timber clad extension to Aberdeenshire farmhouse. Designed in the Scottish vernacular to resemble a 19th century schoolroom by Lachlan Stewart.

Shade Teal pure linen 36 x 28cm Lamp Base Larch stoneware 30 x 22cm Side Table solid oak 45 x 45 x 75cm Wall Covering Loch Lomond pure wool

Heriot Small Sofa Loch Lomond pure wool 147 x 91 x 84cm Bespoke Carpet Rug Argyll carpet with Dornoch Binding pure wool made to measure

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Curtains Inverness Highland Tweed pure wool made to measure

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MONIAK 1. 16th Century Castle south of Beauly in Scottish Highlands.

The castle was built in 1580 by members of the Clan Fraser.

2. ANTA carpet cloth and textile design.

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Stair Runner Moniak carpet with narrow Dornoch binding pure wool stain resistant finish 85cm and 170cm close fitted on landing with brass stud detail

Stair Runner Moniak carpet with narrow Dornoch binding pure wool stain resistant finish 85cm and 170cm fitted with brass stair rods

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OCHIL (Uchel, Celtic.

Ocelli montes 'High ones'.)

1. Range of hills in Stirlingshire.

2. ANTA Fabric design.

Coat Greenfinch pure linen shell buttons linen also suitable for upholstery & curtains

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Dining Chair solid oak frame upholstered in Greenfinch linen

Dining Chair solid oak frame upholstered in Flamingo linen

Throw Ochil lambswool and cotton 215 x 160cm

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DUNVEGAN 1. The oldest continuously inhabited castle in Scotland.

2. The stronghold of the clan Macleod for almost 800 years.

3. ANTA design for Fabric and Carpet cloth..

Log Bag Dunvegan pure wool carpet cloth 85 x 50cm

The Dunvegan design was developed after Lachlan Stewart had conducted an architectural survey of the Macleod's famous Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye. There he discovered a fragment of heavy flat-weave tweed that had been made long ago by the tennants of the Macleod-owned island of St Kilda in the Outer Hebrides. It was made in lieu of rent and was used to carpet the Castle. This fragment of wonderfully coloured flat weave inspired Annie Stewart to make the first of the ANTA carpets.

Carpet Dunvegan pure wool stain resitant finish 170cm wide shown close fitted with oak threshold

Large Rug Arran with Selkirk binding pure wool stain resistant finish 240 x 170cm 25

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Stool solid oak upholstered in Partridge pure linen 170cm wide Throw Jamie pure wool 225 x 155cm UIST (Scottish Gaelic: Uibhis) 1. Islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, named north and south Uist. The machars, or flat lands between the hills and the west coasts of both islands are dotted with wild flowers.

2. The inspiration for the ANTA design for fabric and carpet cloth.

Shade Uist Highland Tweed pure wool 36 x 28cm Lamp Base Blackridge hand-decorated stoneware 30 x 22cm

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Carpet Uist pure wool stain resitant finish 170cm wide

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Throw Jamie pure wool 225 x 155cm

Cushions

from top

Loch Broom pure wool Dove pure linen Loch Etive pure wool 45 x 45cm

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worsted wool suitable for upholstery & curtains 140cm wide

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BALLONE 1. Mid/later 16th century, Z-plan castle with square tower to SW and circular drum-tower to NE. Situated outside Portmahomack in the north east Highlands. Restored by Lachlan Stewart in 1998. It is now the Stewart family home.

2. ANTA design for Fabric and Carpet cloth.

Bespoke Rug Ballone carpet with Carbisdale binding pure wool stain resistant finish made to measure up to a maximum 415cm wide bespoke carpets more than 170cm wide are seamed as shown 31

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Small Candle Bowls from left

Scott Bluebell Macdonald hand-panted stoneware 125ml

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candle bowls filled with wax are slightly scented with essential oil once the candle has burned reuse as a small bowl 34

Shade Partridge pure linen 36 x 28cm Lamp Base Macdonald hand-painted stoneware 30 x 22cm

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Throw Mary pure wool 225 x 155cm

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Order by Telephone 0044 1862 832477 Fax 0044 1862 832616 Online www.anta.co.uk Email sales@anta.co.uk Delivery Postage and packing ÂŁ15 for orders under 20kgs UK mainland.

We can quote for larger orders and orders outside the UK. We are situated in the far north of Scotland, therefore please allow up to 7 working days delivery for items held in stock.

Specially made items will take from 4 to 12 weeks and must be paid in full prior to despatch.

Returned goods are fully refundable if received within 14 days in their original condition.

Cushions Flamingo Pure linen Loch Etive Pure worsted wool 45 x 45cm Partridge Pure linen

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Cube Edzell Highland Tweed Edzell Carpet Cloth Pure wool 45 x 45 x 45cm