This handsome, soft cushion cover has been crafted from an upcycled windmill sailcloth from De Salamander wood sawing mill in Leidschendam, just north of The Hague.

Perfectly timed in celebration of Pantone’s 2025 Colour of the Year. PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse described as a “warming, brown hue imbued with richness. It nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort”.

Only 28 cushions have been made from a single sailcloth, and each one is unique as a result of the varying weather patterning on the canvas during its earlier working life. One side is lighter in tone than the other, and it is finished with 4 jaunty tassels in soft rope.

By upcycling this windmill sailcloth, we have saved another piece of otherwise gorgeous textile from unnecessarily going into landfill.

The soft cloth has been hand made into beautiful and original cushions by the team at Wereldwijven Ateliers from Dordrecht in South Holland. Your purchase of Mill Made products also supports this important social initiative. As a place of participation, the primary goal of Wereldwijven Ateliers is to increase the well-being of participants. Currently around 80 women work there, emanating from over 27 countries. Willem – the cushion was made by Sawsan Mohamed and her team in the atelier.

We named this item after the very enterprising Willem Bogaerts, the miller at De Salamander, who knows everything there is to know about keeping this mighty windmill sawing away.

Number 4 in the series of 28