BOHEMIA CANVASWe make beauti ful tent s
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Bohemia Canvas We make beautiful tentsWe Design them, we Manufacture, Sell and Hire them... We Live and Love them.
With an eye on the aesthetic as much as the practical, if you are in need of a tent, marquee, pavilion or temporary structure then talk to us.
Founded over 20 years ago by twin brothers Charles and John Preston and Graham Cresswell – Bohemia Canvas is proud to progress this ancient craft and art form.
Tents are the oldest and arguably the truest form of architecture.
Architect from Archi – Greek ‘’one who directs’’ and Tectos ‘’weaving’’
Tents are some of the most enduring of mankind’s functional designs, with various styles of tent in use for millennia.
At Bohemia we are constantly reminded of their capacity to fulfill mankind’s primal requirements of shelter and warmth but also of their potential to embody majestic beauty, sophistication and symbolism.
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Hand crafted structures built with focus, passion and
rigorous attention to detail
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Researching and recreating Henry the VIII’s original palace tent for Hampton Court.
Linings and fabric printing.
Grand pavilions Yurts and GersVintage tentsBell tentsMarqueesChapiteauIndian tentsSail cloth tentsStretch tents Freeform structuresPole tents Big topsLittle topsTop hatsBohemia tentsOrangeries Army tentsTipis
Hand built in our Kent workshop using locally sourced natural materials wherever possible.
Concept, design, fabrication and installation.
Celebrate life and friendship.
Design and build for film and television.
Corporate service, branding, printing and experiential product promotion.
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Exploring alternative materials for demountable architecture.
Fabric engineering and detailed craftsmanship.
The Palladio tent – transferring permanent architectural aesthetics into temporary spaces.
Utilising the ancient method of block printing, silk screening and modern digital printing.
Mrs Beaton Edwardian Dinner table lining print.
Your marquee should be about expression – a blank canvas on which to paint a story as well as keep the rain out.
Conceptual fabric printing: Borders and linings: Art and Design.
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“In Xanadu did Khubla Khan a stately pleasure
dome decree:” S T Coleridge
Bohemia Canvas lifestyle Products – coming soon.
Stretch tents; fabric and frame engineering to suit challenging environments.
Bohemia Canvas company vehicle Late 20th Century.
Weaving through the ages – the tent continues to evolve.
Tent pegs being made from Beech wood 1930s
Bohemia CanvasManufacture • Sale • Hire • Advice • Aftercare
UK and International [email protected] +44 (0)1892 725 489
Republic of Ireland [email protected] +353 (0) 41 988 4771