We are very excited to finally launch the rest of our embroidered unisex jumpers. We have had a great response so far on our current sweaters so we are giving you a treat to check out our latest colours and designs. As a thank you for joining our mailing list, we are offering you 20% off the whole of September. Just enter the code LAUNCHSEPT2021 in at the checkout!

Since launching DUO-HUE in February 2021, Amelia has spent time working out what to do with her experimental samples, or samples with small defects. Amelia has always been keen to reduce her waste and focus on making her business more sustainable. During lockdown Amelia had to experiment with different colours, and stitches to create her collection that she launched with. Inevitably, some samples had mistakes but it felt like a crime to just chuck them in the bin, so Amelia (like most artists), hoarded them as she knew they could be turned into something exciting. 

Over time she has always been obsessed with popping to vintage shops to search for interesting things and over time collected a variety of artist jackets and denim jackets that could be uplifted into something completely new and beautiful. 

Amelia then put two and two together and started experimenting with using a technique called ‘appliqué’ to give these jackets a new lease of life and create some beautiful one of a kind, DUO-HUE garments. She now turns her studio waste into treasures and up-cycles a collection using her experiments and defected samples. Each garment showcases some beautiful and colourful embroidery to make a statement jacket. You can even get your hands on some samples sewn onto jackets created from her next collection launching later this year.

A range of artist and denim jackets have just been added to our website, so get your hands on one of these one of a kind vintage jackets before they all sell out!

This month you can read Amelia’s story on how she started her business and her journey on becoming a textile designer. You can read it in the latest issue of The English Home.

We are super excited to be featured in this months issue of Elle Decoration (May 2021) on people who have launched businesses during lockdown. You can read Amelia’s story below!

A unique and contemporary holiday home in beautiful Newport, Pembrokeshire. The house is a listed building and required a lot of work to bring it back to life. It was all designed and built during the challenging year of 2020.

This house features our Navy and Rust Scatter Cushion S010 and one of our beautiful floating framed textile artworks. The house is owned by Black Door Stays and the interior design was done by Grace King at Studio Rey.

All photography for this project was taken by Chris Snook.

Owned by Falmouth based craftswomen Ali Goodman, Francli is a celebration of the wild landscapes and creative spirit of Cornwall. Each product is hand crafted with care and repurposed materials made to last for a lifetime.

The Duo-Hue x Francli collection is completely unique, consisting of seven pieces including two ditty rucksacks. These have been crafted using blue waxed canvas and recycled climbing rope for the fastenings. The series also features five original rucksacks that have been made with ex-army surplus material, detailed with original markings that add a wealth of character to the product. 

Our embroidery brings a new lease of life into a bag that can be loved for years to come.

You can shop our range of one of a kind rucksacks here.

Introducing DUO-HUE by Amelia Ayerst.

Developed by Amelia Ayerst at the Royal College of Art (RCA), DUO-HUE is a unique digital embroidery stitch, combining complementary colour ways and differing stitch densities to create a colour-morphing effect as the product moves.

DUO-HUE collaborates with like-minded designers on products with a focus on commercial and home interiors. All products are made, designed and embroidered in the UK.

We are so excited to finally launch and show you all the products we have been working on. Go check out our home range of cushions, floating framed art works and foot stools. We also have launched with our first collaboration, creating one of a kind, limited edition rucksacks. Be quick though, because once the bags have sold, they have gone!

We can’t wait to see what you think!