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Our Journey

Over 50 years of production, built on craft, scale and long-term partnerships.

Expertly Woven Production.

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    The Beginning

    • Founded in 1972, Tapestry and Mullis Morgan built early reputations in high-end retouching and colour reproduction.

    • Among the first photographic labs in London’s W1.

    • Built on craft, precision and production expertise that still underpin the business today.

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    Early Growth

    • Expanded through the 80s with investment in emerging production technology.

    • Developed strong capabilities in page make-up, retouching and print production.

    • Established a reputation for reliability and quality at scale.

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    Breakthrough – News International

    • Secured News International in 1991, the biggest account in our history.

    • Scaled rapidly from 30 to over 200 people within a year.

    • Became a trusted partner for high-volume press advertising production.

  • Scaling Up

    • Growth led to further major wins including Express Newspapers.

    • Became a central hub for large-scale advertising production.

    • Publishing division expanded to a full-floor operation.

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    Retail Partnerships

    • Won Marks & Spencer in 1995, a defining retail client.

    • Built long-term partnerships focused on consistency and brand accuracy.

    • Reached peak scale with over 250 employees.

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    Broadening the Offer

    • Launched packaging and photography divisions in the late 90s.

    • Moved beyond repro into fully integrated production support.

    • Delivered across packaging, POS and image creation.

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    Global Entertainment

    • 1999 marked a major shift with Electronic Arts, Sony PlayStation and Activision.

    • Opened the door to global entertainment production.

    • Long-standing partnerships with EA and Sony continue today.

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    One Tapestry

    • In 2000, Mullis Morgan and Tapestry merged under one name.

    • Combined expertise across disciplines into a single offer.

    • Established the foundation of today’s business.

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    Adapting & Evolving

    • Continued to evolve with industry shifts, workflows and technology.

    • Relocated fully to Soho, placing us at the centre of the creative industry.

    • Expanded into multi-channel production across global markets.

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    People & Culture

    • Built on decades of experience and long-standing talent.

    • A team shaped by consistency, craft and collaboration.

    • The same standards continue to drive the work today.

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    Today

    • Production partner to brands including Marks & Spencer, Electronic Arts, Sony PlayStation and Chelsea Football Club.

    • Delivering complex work across markets, formats and channels.

    • Focused on doing the job properly, at scale, every time.

FOUNDED IN 1972

and moved into our beautiful building 

in the heart of Soho.

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In 1991 the biggest breakthrough in the company’s journey was accomplished, when we connected with News International for all of their colour advertising. Six months later our staff numbers catapulted from around 50 to over 250, after we were approached by Express Newspapers for the same services. These relationships helped us to become the biggest agency nationwide associated in press advertising repro.

In 1995 we acquired our 2nd biggest ever account when we secured the point of sale and packaging artwork and retouching from the retail giants

Marks & Spencer. In our peak we were producing upwards of 20,000 assets annually.

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1998 marked a major shift, opening the door to global entertainment production, when we partnered with Sony Playstation and then within a month of that success, with Electronic Arts. These huge enterprises established the foundation of today’s business and we are still incredibly proud to be working with both.

During Covid, we were contacted by Chelsea FC to assist with their photography and retouching on their upcoming seasons kit launch. This was one of the most ‘fun' projects we have ever created. We have since formed a very trustworthy and reliable relationship and now assist in all areas of artwork, photography and retouching.

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In June of 2023, we teamed up with the sportswear giants On, for all of their apparel and footwear

e-comm photography. This has since become the biggest photography partnership in our history.

As opposed to just being an artwork, repro or retouching supplier, our focus nowadays is very much being a production partner. A client relationship is very important to us and we aim for trust, confidence and longevity. Developing and managing workflows, Orchestrating or assisting

with your administration and growing with you and

your brand.

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