100 years of Melin Tregwynt

Melin Tregwynt—a white-washed wool-mill hidden away in a remote wooded valley on the Pembrokeshire coast, Wales. There has been a mill on the site since the 18th century, when local farmers would bring their fleeces to be spun into yarn and woven into fine Welsh wool blankets. Owned by the Griffiths family since 1912, it now employs around 20 people and celebrated its 100th year of being open.

Originally part of the nearby Tregwynt estate, a corn mill, water from the local stream was used to drive hammers and beat the woollen cloth to clean and soften the fabric. In those days it was known as Dyffryn (Valley) Mill. Later the water wheel was used to drive leather belts off which the carding engines and early power looms would run. You can still see these in the old part of the mill.

To celebrate the 100th year, Melin Tregwynt launched a series of campaigns to raise awareness of their famous designs, from a collaboration with Adain Avion, a mobile art space created from the fuselage of a DC-9 airplane working with Welsh artist Marc Rees, to a collaboration with Heal’s revisiting classic designs in a Melin Tregwynt upholstery.

The collection featured several pieces of upholstery including the iconic Balzac chair by Matthew Hilton and best selling Heal’s classics along with coordinating home accessories, including lighting and cushions.