Bethan gray shamsian collection
We are always happy to produce pieces to client specifications and can make changes to height, depth, width and internal composition on most collections. Colour variations can be developed on request and we can even create entirely bespoke furniture and homewares.
Please contact the development team for further information and pricing.
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Once you have placed your order, we will issue an invoice and require a 50% deposit to confirm the order, with the balance payable 2 weeks prior to delivery.
Payment can be made by BACS transfer or by cheque made payable to BETHAN GRAY DESIGN LTD, all details are on the paperwork.
Bethan Gray Design collections are handmade by master craftsmen, so please allow a six-week lead time for pieces from the collection and eight weeks for bespoke requests.
We deliver to Europe and North America from our London hub, while deliveries to Asia and the Gulf region are shipped directly from our workshop in Muscat, Oman.
(Collection can also be arranged from both locations – please contact our fulfilment team for details.)
Each piece will be individually packaged, and our trusted logistic partners offer a superb service. On arrival, you can choose curbside delivery or a white glove service which includes installation in the room of choice and the removal of crates and other packaging.
Shipping times vary according to location, but pieces can be air freighted more quickly for time sensitive projects.
We work with a small number of leading global retailers, who carry a limited selection of our pieces.
Bethan gray shamsian collection Customisable headboards and beside cabinets provide a welcoming canvas for the exquisite techniques of marquetry. Her family hails from an ancient Rajasthani clan that over centuries migrated across Arabia and Persia before settling in the Celtic heartland of Wales. Please find a full list of stockists here. The addition of shading creates a striking ombre to create the exquisite Nizwa pattern.Please find a full list of stockists here.
The Shamsian collection is inspired by Bethan’s family heritage and her extensive travels throughout the Middle East. It references carefully observed details from the way the sunlight falls across the castellations of the fort at Nizwa to the billowing sails of traditional Omani boats.
‘My family heritage and my own travels and research continually draw me to Middle Eastern art and culture as a source of inspiration.
Oman is an incredible place – the fort at Nizwa really captured my imagination.’
The collection is characterised by intricate yet harmonious patterns that capture cultural stories in collaboration with local artisans in a way that resonates with both the people to whom those stories belong and audiences all over the world.
‘Even the most complex pattern becomes harmonious when you get it just right.
I think my instinct for geometry comes from my family’s Indian and Middle Eastern heritage.’
The collection is made in collaboration with master craftsman Mohammad Reza Shamsian and his Muscat-based workshop of highly skilled artisans using ancient techniques, such as 16th-century marquetry, combined with cutting-edge technology and the finest natural materials including marble, hand-stained maple and brass.