A clutch bag, rucksack, crossbody bag, scarf, cushion and tea set are displayed, all featuring the colourful RNLI design by Emma Mawston.

Emma Mawston
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Emma Mawston drew inspiration from the RNLI’s rich, 200-year history and has created a stunning print design, full of thoughtful symbolism. From the yellow rose, representing the friendship and joy found in RNLI communities. To the star boat badge that symbolises a beacon of hope, which the RNLI is to everyone they rescue.

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RNLI 200 Limited Scarf
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RNLI 200 Limited Rucksack
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RNLI 200 Limited Cushion
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RNLI 200 Limited Tea Set
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RNLI 200 Limited Clutch Bag
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RNLI 200 Limited Crossbody Bag
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Designer Emma Mawston

Emma’s initial sketch work began with admiring archival images and cutting up print-outs of RNLI badges. She researched the symbolism of different flowers and sea life. As she listened to rescue stories told by lifeboat crews, she sketched her design.

Emma’s sketch was then traced onto a wooden board to represent the early RNLI lifeboats. The grains in the wood created the sea. The design was then painted with dried up tubes of gouache, recycled from past projects. Finally, it was professionally photographed and printed.

A wooden board that has been painted with colourful RNLI icons.
As I drew and painted the design, I listened to rescue stories told by RNLI lifeboat crews. Each element has been carefully chosen to symbolise different parts of the RNLI’s 200-year history and lifesaving work.
Emma Mawston, Artist
Designer Emma Mawston.

About Adamley

Our RNLI 200 Limited Scarf has been created by traditional silk printers, Adamley Textiles. They are based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, which was once the centre of the English silk weaving industry. Drawing on the skills of local silk dyers and printers, Adamley Textiles keep traditional Macclesfield hand-printed silk alive.

For this special scarf, Emma Mawston’s design was printed digitally. Then the silk fabric went through a bath to fix the colours, and stretched to limit shrinkage. It was then carefully inspected and measured.

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About Roy Kirkham

Roy Kirkham and Co. is a family-owned business who have been creating elegant fine bone china and fine porcelain at their Staffordshire factory since 1970. There, a team of expert ceramicists have crafted our RNLI 200 Limited Range Tea Set using their unrivalled knowledge of bone china manufacturing.

Company Founder and Chairman Roy Kirkham started out as an artisan copper plate engraver. At the beginning of his pottery business, he produced character jugs and figurines. Later, he turned to creating the mugs, tea pots, teacups and plates for which he has become globally renowned.

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