JO BAILEY at GRANDdesigns

9th May 2013

Take a look at these wonderful photographs by Jon Aaron Green, that stylist Jo Bailey sent to us of the room sets she styled for GRANDdesigns live.

As you can see our Allegro and Viaduct geometric cushions are featured.

Your can still catch GRANDdesigns live at the excel in London until 12th May.

GRANDdesigns

3rd May 2013

We are very excited to announce that a selection of our geometric cushions will be on display as part of the GRANDDESIGNS live exhibition.

Interior stylist Jo Bailey has been asked to design a series of interior spaces for the event and has kindly asked to feature our products. Cheers Jo!

Grand Designs is at the excel centre in London from the 4th-12th May.

SnOOp

26th March 2013

I am very fortunate to have someone close to me who I can gabble onto about interior design.  Amanda Talbot (AKA Amanda Heath), who writes a wonderful blog named snOOp just sent this lovely article from Real Living Australia to me… ‘cheers heath-y!’

Sadly, there has been a lot less gabbling lately as she has gone back to live in Australia still, Its very nice to know when she likes something of mine, she is very honest, my harshest critic!

ISAAC AND ME

01st March 2013

Life has suddenly become quite hectic since we received the news a few weeks ago  that we had to vacate our little flat…. so I am sitting here in my soon to be old studio with boxes all around me and emulsion paint in my hair (from white washing the new place)  … so I hope to be forgiven for neglecting my new blog, before its even really begun!

Anyway, to quickly get something on the blog, I thought I would quickly share a typical email from my mum….I received this a couple of days ago – her emails never fail to cheer me up!

She lives in rural france, and Isaac is the-very-loud-non-stop-talkative-siamese-cat that my mum inherited from my brother when he moved to Australia….I think he drives her a little crazy at times…..:

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INSPIRED BY: PIET MONDRIAN

13th February 2013

You will probably remember learning all about Piet Mondrian at school, renowned for his abstract paintings; monochrome grids filled with large blocks of primary colours.

You many not be so familiar with is early work, which is of stark contrast to the style he is best known for.

I love this early work, and every time I chance upon one of his drawings, it makes me want to take my pencils, sketch book, and plonk myself in the middle of the closest park.

I thought I would quickly share…..

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PHOTO FAVOURITE: MEADOW DUSK

07th February 2013

Its the best feeling when customers love what they have bought from me so much that they take a picture and send it to me.

This photo seemed particularly blog worthy, and shows my design Meadow Dusk off beautifully.

I love this meadow colourway very much, its a great complimentary colourway to other designs. At the moment it is proudly sitting on my sofa alongside these beauties….

 

Thankyou Lauren for sending me this pic via instagram. You have wonderful styling skills!

Follow lauren @lozziegill

MAKING SHAPES

29th January 2013

This week, like many of other self employed people, I have mostly been involved with my accounts…. but, I have found time to have some fun and play a little with making some geometric patterns ( ‘<>’ )

I do love creating them, but I can easily go off on a bit of a tangent in the beginning.

With geometrics I get a little involved with the cleverness of the repeat. It is part of my usual process to begin with a simple motif and meander through as many different pattern options as possible.

I find it nearly impossible to stick to the idea that was originally in my head, I suppose its because I hope I may encounter a happy accident!

I am still a million miles away from my original idea, but I still quite like a few of these patterns that i’ve stumbled upon……..perhaps I should set them aside for bedding, rugs even!… ah, Its good to dream….

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