Good Housekeeping!

Here is a nice little 'get the look' feature in this months Good Housekeeping (januarys issue). Feeling pretty pleased with that..... : )

let it snow...

actaully perhaps the snow would stop now, lovely as it is enough is enough!

Oh xmas tree oh xmas tree how lovely are your branches!

No I haven't gone crazy, or abandoned the traditional green xmas tree forever, and no this isn't a rescue tree. Initially it was meant to save space, and although, in retrospect it probably doesn't literally save space, it certainly doesn't close in my small lounge like a regular tree. I am somewhat worried the tree will be controversial... but it was cheap.....straight from the garden...and you should also know that no trees were hurt in the making of this! I like it, and although open to hear anyones opinion of my tree, my opinion will not be changed. I stole the idea from a feature in homes and gardens....and although theres perhaps looks better...if they think its cool..then it is!

Photoshoot....

So today I have been playing around with shots of the cushions, updating the website, organizing a stand at Top Drawer for January.....and making a mess! Best get cleaning up! But thought I would post some images for you to see before I nip of to the shops for some butternut squash for for the risotto I shall attempt to make for dinner!- well that and this is much more fun than tidying!

Lets get festive with a xmas treasure hunt!

So maybe November is still a bit too early for xmas, but lets not fight it and lets get festive! The snow has fallen and the decs are up, and for a limited period the shops of the secret arcade are offering a variety of deals especially for xmas shoppers. Hidden in the wreaths above each of the shop doors is an offer, and my store is no exception! So go on and get into the xmas spirit and take a virtual walk around some of the boutiques, as well as picking up a variety of festive offers on the way! You can find my store in the homeware and fabric passage. Happy hunting! x

Toadstool....

Here is a recent addition, a commission for a lovely lady, Rebecca who wanted to add a footstool, or a toadstool as she so appropriately named it to her home, matching in with a bespoke 'leaf and duck' chair that she ordered earlier in the year. So a second-hand ercol stool was upcycled in navy frog and leaf on the reverse with green edge and pink piping! When Bex got her footstool home she text me with a little image of the footstool in its new home and and wrote ' Im sat in my chair with my feet up-Im in heaven!' This toadstool couldn't have gone to a better home!

A Cheeky peak!

Here is a cheeky peak of some lamp shades that will soon be available through the online store! They will be available in all my prints but here is sneak preview of 'stripes'

COSI Homewares

Welcoming my new stockist.....COSI homewares, a gorgeous home accessories boutique in Muswell Hill, London, for anyone who is local, it's definately go and take a look.

firefly and our new chair

Here are a very quick few pics of a collaborative piece between me and firefly house. They have painted an old ercol chair blue, leaving the spindles stripped back and natural- lovely! and then covered it in my pheasant fabric.

100% design

I recently exhibited at 100% design, earl court- and here are a few pics of the event. It was a really busy few days, but great fun. I shared my stand with a great friend of mine, Lorna Syson- as well as having her own gorgeous stand she was a super help. Met some lovely people and got a few cheeky orders which is always lovely! Design week was really busy for all designers and although it was brilliant, the only sad thing was I didnt get to go and see all the other exhibitions and event on offer as I was so busy here...I shall have to catch up on what happened!

TENT, ERCOL and me!

So during design week, as some of you may have seen not only did I exhibit at 100% design but I was lucky enough to exhibit at TENT in a collaborative project with ercol furniture. The stand looked fantastic with combinations of gorgeous ercol design displaying textiles from Donna Wilson, Designers Guild and little old me! ( how lucky I am). It was very colourful, and I absolutely loved their range of butterfly chairs( as seen above)! I now have an overwhelming urge to paint black chairs I have just bought for my kitchen in a selection of bright colours....hmmmmmm!

I have to thank all the team at Ercol for giving me such a great oppertunity to work with them. Everyone was so nice. I also have to thank Barbara Chandler for all her help and getting me in contact with Ercol in the first place. Anyway, I hope that everyone likes the pieces we did together.....

Cover magazine features purple duck!

Translators welcomed....

A little feature in City magazine summing up some of 100% designers....

Funky textiles for Tent London 2010

Funky textiles for Tent London 2010

Kitchens bedrooms and bathrooms go 100%

Check out this Feature by Kitchens Bedrooms and Bathrooms magazine.

Lorna and I are sharing stand H114 at 100% Design this year so we're delighted to be featured together in the best picks of 100% Design 2010.

Lorna and I met at university back in 2004 and supported each other through our foundation and degree courses. It seems only fitting we are now showing for the first time together at 100% Design

We would love to meet you at the show this September so make sure you come and say hi!

To register for tickets click here!

The secret arcade....

Have a little browse through the secret arcade, its a new online shopping experience. Its really cool and quirky, it brings window shopping to the internet. You can take a walk through themed passages and choose what shops you wish to enter...

telegraph+guardian

New FOOTSTOOL

One Year On....

One Year On was great!

Its was great to exhibit and show my work there, and really great to see old and new faces! I met some really nice people, exhibiting and visiting. I really want to show you some of the really nice things at the show, so I will try to pull some info together to show you very soon!

A few blogs......

Here are a few great blogs that have featured my work recently... well worth taking a look at some of their posts as they are filled with cool stuff! Id also like to thank them all for including my work!

Print and Pattern
Dear Designers Blog

Fashion Fantasist

A lovely and talented individual from Bristol who writes a really nice blog...

Barbara Chandler, Home and Property blog.

I met Barbara while exhibiting at New Designers and she was great fun! and really very lovely. Not only does she write for the Evening Standard and magazines such as Home and Garden but she is also a great photographer. Check out some of her great work at www.barbarachandler.co.uk

and finally....

The guardian....!

The GUARDIAN WEEKEND 'they've got it made' article was a great oppertunity and a great event to meet feelow One Year On exhibitiors...although I have to say im not cut out for modelling ............. click here to see full feature

One Year On....only a few weeks away...

Decorative collective

Visit Decorative Collective to see a collection of very cool shops, including firefly....