Not even sure we need to say anything more, save that these t-shirts have been a blast to design, and there’ll be more t-shirts available as we go forward! Enjoy!
Tag: Dunans Rising
New Dunans Rising Tartan website: The Gift of Tartan for #DunansCastle
We’re always looking for ways to promote the restoration of Dunans Castle and the sale of products made from our tartan, Dunans Rising, is an ideal way of doing so.
In the registration of our tartan we say:
[….] for the use of those who have aided the restoration of Dunans Castle, including those who have contributed time, expertise or knowledge to the project (whether as part of a contract or voluntarily).
from the Tartan Register of Scotland
In other words, our lairds and ladies can wear the tartan by virtue of the fact that the titles they own have helped restore the castle. For those who buy the tartan, it becomes theirs by right because in the purchase they aid the castle’s restoration.
To promote this latter idea we have set up a new website, dunansrising.clothing in which we offer our full tartan range – garments, accessories and soft toys – we hope you enjoy it!
Just as a small note on the technical side of things. The new website uses a wordpress install, a .clothing domain and shopify [delivering the ecommerce side].
Dunans Rising Notebooks: Now in our online store!
Gorgeous Green and Purple notebooks with a silver Dunans Rising logo have just been added to our online store. Find them here!
Dunans Rising Phone App: iOS & Android Released …
… and of course we are still adding content and material, but finally dear old Apple have given the go-ahead for our app, which is on the iTunes store as I type.
To download one or the other for a nominal fee, please go to our app page here.
The app brings news, photos, video and tweets directly to hand, with tour booking, audio tours, virtual tours and the tour calendar all included. We’ve also shoe-horned the shop in to enable easy tartan purchasing, as well as more details about how to reach us, how to save money on your bills and contribute to the restoration at the same time, how to locate your plot and how to find our geocache (The Laird’s Purse).
We’re now looking at a tablet app – a completely different challenge!
Android version of the Dunans Rising App is Live!
The month of May has been entirely taken up with working on the development of the new Dunans Rising App. We’ve been collecting all types of material to put into it to make it the “go to” place for all our Lairds and Ladies.
There’s all our latest news, tweets, instagrams and videos. We’ve included our shop with exclusives ready to be launched when the iOS version catches up and goes live. There’s a full audio tour for anyone visiting Dunans, either virtually or not, and we have an audio map too. We have also included our full archive on the restoration – so you can delve deep into all the materials that have been produced by our architects, quantity surveyor, structural engineer and other professionals … Lairds and Ladies can register their personal email addresses too!
It’s also been an excuse to work with some interesting technologies, not least QR codes – here’s the one with the links to our app on Google Play page:
Of course the app also includes a QR code reader as well …
We’re still developing content, which will be added as time goes on. A full virtual tour is one such, which will include video, photos and audio …
We think you’ll love it!
The link to the Android version of the App is here.
The iOS version will launch sometime before June 5th, Apple allowing!
Dunans Rising, modelled beautifully!
On an evening when the light faded slowly into limpid shadow, and there was a stillness about Dunans which spoke of Summer rather than very recent Winter, I found four willing volunteers to model Dunans Rising tartan garments.
Actually, that’s not quite right. Sadie and TWTC’s intern Alex decided it was high-time we had some of our lovely tartan modelled properly in the grounds at Dunans. I was dragged out and had a thoroughly lovely time directing my four willing models … the results speak for themselves!
All the items are available at our online store.
Thank you Sadie, Alex, H & G
New Products on ScottishLaird: In time for Christmas, Caps, Waistcoats, Ladies Kilts and Sashes
We had a lot of fun putting together our Dunans Rising tartan range this year, and here’s the final batch – all available at the revamped ScottishLaird.com in time for Christmas!!
New Logo: The Dunans Bridge Bicentenary Restoration gets its own Dunans Rising tartan logo!
Today we produced this iconic piece of graphic design (well, we think it is iconic), in the established house-style of ScottishLaird.com, to represent the work on the Bridge, as well as encapsulate our intention to restore the bridge during its bicentenary year. This is preparatory to further grant fund applications, as well as something very exciting we are working on at the moment. Suffice to say there’ll be more news shortly.
In time for Christmas! Our new Lambswool Dunans Rising Tartan range is now online!
We’ve finally managed to get our range of gorgeous lambswool items online and looking lovely. Find it here!
There’s a scarf, a stole, a blanket and a serape – all 100% pure New Wool in the Dunans Rising tartan – all in time for Christmas! But there’s limited stock!
Flying the Flag at Dunans: Lairds and Ladies can now have their very own Dunans Flag!
We’re delighted to announce that we are now selling the Dunans flag from the Scottish Laird website, here!
The flag which was first raised yesterday is a reflection of the Dunans Rising tartan and includes the Lairds’ and Ladies’ tartan logo at the centre of the Saltire cross. And yes, of course it also celebrates Scotland and its wonderful heritage!