There is a particular kind of stillness in Kenmare.
A softened rhythm. The way the light settles over the water & hills. The way the air feels fresh even in summer. The way colour shows itself.
Last summer, walking through shoreline just outside town, we were reminded of that pace. The sky was moody, the grass impossibly green, and the air carried that familiar Irish chill, the kind that calls for cashmere even in June. Wrapped in knitwear, hot water bottle in hand.
And then I noticed the purple.
Small blooms scattered quietly through the grass. A soft but certain contrast against the green landscape.
That moment became Pansey Purple in SS26.
Not chosen from a trend report.
Not selected from a digital swatch.
But found, in the wild.
It is colour as memory. Colour as landscape.
Designing in Ireland means our collections begin outside. In weather. In texture. In the subtle tones that shift under changing light. These references travel with us, from Kerry fields to the hands of artisans in Nepal, where each piece is carefully hand-knitted using the finest yarns.
Kenmare reminded us that beauty does not rush.
And neither do we.
Warmest,
CASTANEA cashmere
