Floral Inspiration

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I love florals. I love interior print designs. So, clearly, I am in total admiration for the floral prints at John Lewis this season. With a vast collection of colours from soft blues, creams, yellows and pinks my mind goes in to colour overdrive.

The overall inspiration for me is the loose hand drawn, water colour look and feel that translates so easily from bedding to cushions and to curtains. You can really brighten up your bedroom with these prints by picking out accessories that match the many colours in the prints.
For my next project, I am creating some hand drawn interior prints and feel really inspired by the prints at John Lewis at the moment. So, it's time to get the watercolours and paper out!

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Interior Inspiration

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As a print designer, I find it really important to not always be so focused on one area on the textile industry. The textile interior industry is an area of design I have always dived in and out off over the years. For my graduate collection, the beginning drawing process drew a lot of inspiration from the beautifully crafted prints by Bluebellgray. Fi Douglas, the creator behind the brand, established Bluebellgray in 2009 after graduating from Glasgow School of Art. Just like myself, Fi has a "love for colour and all things floral" which result in these gorgeously painted pieces which give your home a unique touch. 

The design philosophy behind the brand adheres to the ‘eclectic mix’ school of thought, encouraging the designs to sit beside vintage finds and modern design alike.

Each design is painted by hand in the Glasgow studio before being printed on natural cottons and linens. 

The printing methods used enable every brushstroke and colour to be captured, enhancing the feel of the hand-painted design.

The prints are colourful, eye catching and, overall, aesthetically pleasing. I would love to have one of her cushions on my sofa or bedsheets on my bed. I am really drawn in to this style of interior design, it is a style of designing that I love and miss the most. The prints have an essence of freedom with the running inks, loose florals and scratchy marks that are in elegant repeats. 

Head over to the website for more collections.

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GIFTED? Competition Prints

I finally had the chance to enter the annual Tigerprint GIFTED? competition. Over the course of about a month, Tigerprint releases one theme a day ranging from various themes including florals, pets, words, journeys, selfies and more.

This year, I haven't been able to approach all themes and only work on a few, but it has still been interesting to experiment with the variety and find a certain personal style to reflect the themes. I must admit I have also found it quite stressful, but that is mainly me putting pressure on myself to do my best when, actually because of certain circumstances, I can't achieve my aim of doing all themes. The transition of working so quickly and doing so many themes in a short amount of time has also been a challenge. Having just come from University where you get months to develop one theme and constantly draw, experiment and make mood boards is something that I need to get used to.

The themes I have worked on so far are: In Bloom, Linear, Black & White and Nature. In my opinion, the designs vary from fashion to interiors to stationary and gift wrap.
Having approached this competition with excitement and drive, it has given me the idea to take some of their themes and work on my own projects once this one is done … Which excitedly means a new sketchbook.

GIFTED? is a great opportunity to get yourself out there, experiment and see what you as a designer can achieve. And there is still time to enter, just go and visit the GIFTED? website.

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