Mayo brand Foxford expands with new store at Mount Congreve Gardens
In 1892, the world-renowned Mayo brand Foxford was founded in the town of the same name.
On the other side of Ireland, the Congreve family at Mount Congreve were in their fifth generation and Ambrose Congreve, an Irish industrialist, was building his family business from the stunning majestic Mount Congreve House and Gardens in Co. Waterford.
Today, some 130 years later, these two heritage brands come together as Foxford expands its presence into the southeast for the first time with a new 268 square metre store, introducing Irish creativity and design at Mount Congreve Gardens
Joe Queenan, MD at Foxford, commented: “We are thrilled to officially open our new store at Mount Congreve Gardens. Today we continue to remain true to our strong sense of place and identity, with designs very often being influenced by the local landscape, nature and the seasonality of nature, and we are delighted to bring this timeless Irish creativity inspired by the local landscape here at Mount Congreve Gardens into our designs today.”
The partnership between Foxford and Mount Congreve Gardens offers a range of new products inspired by the gardens, all designed and made in Ireland. The new Foxford linens and designs are already featured at Ireland's Forest Hotel at Mount Congreve Gardens, and a range of beautiful textiles are now on offer at The Foxford Shop at Mount Congreve, all of which perfectly complement the stunning gardens.
In addition, the Foxford team have traversed the stunning 70 acres of gardens to find the perfect blend of floral and berry scents to develop a Mount Congreve range of seasonal signature candle and diffuser fragrances. The first to be unveiled is a ‘Winter Berry and Cashmere’ candle and diffuser, which is available from €29.95 for the candle and €38.00 for the diffuser.
A range of bedding, the famous Foxford Mohair throws, ladies, gents and childrenswear, plus a variety of homewares, accessories and gifts are all available at the new store.
CEO at Mount Congreve Gardens, Sara Dolan, expressed her excitement about this collaboration, stating: “Welcoming Foxford to the southeast region here at Mount Congreve Gardens is a delight. Foxford epitomises Irish design and craftsmanship; each piece is meticulously created in Ireland and we are thrilled to be able to provide a platform and celebrate this.
“Here at Mount Congreve, we attract visitors from all over Ireland, and also from the international visitor markets, and we know that this range of truly Irish textiles and homewares is right up their street. The addition of new designs and fragrances which have been inspired by and taken from the gardens here at Mount Congreve is the icing on the cake.”
The new Foxford store at Mount Congreve Gardens is open seven days per week. For further details, visit www.mountcongreve.com.