Meet Araminta Birse-Stewart nee Campbell

Beginning her practice as a sole trader in 2014, Araminta went on to establish Araminta Campbell as a business in 2016. She remains the Creative Director and key designer, relishing her involvement in every phase of the creation process, from training new handweavers in our Atelier to crafting bespoke woven designs for clients.

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“I have always loved beautiful things, but not material items; it is often a moment in time, sunlight through leaves or hidden textures of the Scottish landscape. I am driven to create something so beautiful that someone else would like to own and treasure it.”

Araminta Birse-Stewart, Founder

Weaving Excellence, Pushing Boundaries

“The quality and story behind a hand crafted item is something that cannot be rivalled. In this world of mechanical development, I feel that the appreciation for handmade items is growing. My passion for hand weaving has developed through my work and experience. Being self taught in weaving, having graduated with a degree in embroidery, I am able to approach the structured nature of weave organically. I love the complex and mathematical design required and I try to push the boundaries of my knowledge by creating new designs and challenging the limits that can often be very restricting in weaving.”

Araminta Birse-Stewart, Founder

Walpole Power List 2024

Our founder Araminta Birse-Stewart has made the Walpole Power List 2024, distinguishing her as one of British luxury’s most influential people.

The Walpole Power List celebrates the brightest and most inspirational minds working in British luxury today, recognising the key people who are setting the future course for the industry. Araminta’s inclusion on the Walpole Power List 2024 is testament and validation to her unwavering commitment to making Scotland’s centuries-old weaving heritage synonymous with excellence in the contemporary luxury scene.

“Taken individually, every person on this list is cast iron proof of the talent and innovation at the heart of the UK’s high-end creative brands: taken as a whole, it’s an object lesson in why British luxury puts the Great into Great Britain”

– Helen Brocklebank | CEO, Walpole

Araminta’s background

It was tradition that sparked Araminta’s early interest in textiles, thanks to the tweed and tartan she saw at special family occasions. Much of the rest of her childhood was spent exploring nearby fields and building dens in the woodlands surrounding her home in Aberdeenshire. This was the start of the appreciation of Scotland’s natural beauty that would come to shape her work.

Artistic training

Araminta discovered the full creative potential of textiles at secondary school. This led to a degree in Fine Art Embroidery from Manchester Metropolitan University. In 2011, during the final weeks of her course, weaving captured Araminta’s imagination. From then, every spare moment was spent teaching herself the art of weaving, following her artistic impulse, and challenging the limits of what she could achieve on a loom.

Founding Araminta Campbell

After graduation, Araminta’s patient exploration of weaving continued. These years of self-taught technical skill and artistic vision have inspired an approach that pushes the boundaries of traditional manufacture and design. In 2014, Araminta produced the first Araminta Campbell collection, combining unique artistry and craftsmanship with her love of nature and Scotland’s rich heritage. These remain the key inspirations for every collection.

Details That Define Luxury

“The luxury is in the detail, from the beautifully finished selvedge and delicate tassels of a hand woven item to the use of the finest sustainably sourced alpaca. I know that each and every thing I produce meets the absolute quality my customers expect, I am able to achieve this by being involved in every aspect of my products from the design to attaching of the label.”

Araminta Birse-Stewart, Founder

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Meet Araminta Birse-Stewart nee Campbell

“I have always loved beautiful things, but not material items; it is often a moment in time, sunlight through leaves or hidden textures of the Scottish landscape. I am driven to create something so beautiful that someone else would like to own and treasure it.”