FOCUS 2006 designers guild

continuing on from yesterdays posts on the focus event, heres a look at designers guild who were showing their new collections this week. there was a fantastic display of brilliantly colourful new designs - but for me the star of the show was tricia guild's new book 'pattern'. here are some images taken on tuesday to give a flavour of the store. if you're in london visiting, the dg shop and showroom in the kings road are essential viewing. for more on the book see the next post.the new book - on display in the window.
the bed & bath department

TRICIA GUILD - new book

tricia guild, founder of designers guild, has to be britain's best designer. she has been a hero of mine since 1992 when i first discovered designers guild as an art student. so you can imagine the excitement of getting this new book, and its about my favourite subject 'pattern'. this wonderful book is officially released on october 20th in the UK, but its available now in the designers guild shop. regular fans will know that if you buy her books from the store they are usually signed. when i was in on tuesday there were two signed copies left (plus plenty of unsigned copies). however the girls informed me tricia would be signing more next time she comes in. so if you are a fan and you're in the area - pop in a take a look. in the meantime here are some shots of the book, trust me its great, there are plenty of gorgeous dg fabrics with sumptious photography by long time tricia guild collaborator james merrell. click here to pre-order from amazon uk or us.

pattern - by tricia guild. published by quadrille. (special photography - james merrell).

ISBN 1-84400-326-4

FOCUS 2006 windows

the whole of the kings road becomes populated with focus visitors during the event so shops and showrooms often have great window displays. all these images are from the windows of peter jones dept store, and feature lots of products from the new collections by 'harlequin'. i didnt have any show pics from harlequin because they had the busiest showroom at focus, you couldnt move in there - plus unusually there were no brochures to pick up. still the designs were so wonderful that if you get chance to view them at your local stockist im sure you will love them. other products all from peter jones.

FOCUS 2006 osborne & little

lastly today, the osborne & little showroom, which is also the home of nina campbell & liberty fabrics. there were lovely geometrics and fab new wallpaper featuring exotic birds. the website hasnt got the brand new autumn winter collection up yet but it should be up soon. if you are visiting designers guild then osborne & little are just over the road so its well worth combining the two.

FOCUS 2006 intro

this week saw the twice yearly 'focus' event take place at chelsea harbour in london. this trade only show, featuring many of the worlds top fabric and wallpaper companies, is where new collections are launched. the graphics for the show this year featured a jigsaw of japanese flowers in brown & teal, designed by dna productions in association with the stencil library. coming up are photos i managed to take at the show. two of the big launches take place offsite, round the corner in the kings road, at osborne & little and designers guild. these two showrooms are handily opposite eachother and there is free transport between them and the show. also taking place at the same time in chelsea is 'decorex', all part of london design week.

FOCUS 2006 romo

first up ( my favourite showroom at chelsea harbour) is romo. it was so brilliant in there i was practically overcome by the new patterns on show. i didnt know where to look first. 10 out of 10, and as predicted here on print & pattern there was plenty of yellow and grey on display.

FOCUS 2006 new collections

above, bold new wallpaper from 'cole & son'.
striking black & white from missoni
above, great new designs from jane churchill, below woven pattern from jim thompson.

FOCUS 2006 various designs

FOCUS 2006 kings road

also seen on the kings road during 'focus' were : above, cute retro print on kids pyjamas, and below, geometric bedlinen, both from heals.above, yellow house cushion from couverture
above, two images from the showroom windows of william yeoward.
above, mugs from habitat. below skirt (mainly for colour reference) from french connection.

FOCUS 2006 - spring 07 ?

if you've been inspired by this report, and you are in the 'trade' of interiors or fabrics etc

why not come to the show next spring. the dates for spring are : 11, 12, 13 of march 2007. the location : chelsea harbour in london.

ps. i thought it was cute this year that they put lampshades on the street lamps.

time has run out today so tune in tommorow for more FOCUS 2006 with DESIGNERS GUILD, including tricia guild's new book !! and osborne & little.

fabulous cards

i fell head over heels for robert reader's cards when i first saw them back in july. my love for them had resulted in my sneaking around a store trying to get a snapshot, but now ive aquired some images from the designer himself. and they are even more brilliant !. produced for the art file; rob has teamed up with textile designer ally gore (he illustrates and she hand paints). and as if more proof were needed that these designs are fantastic the whole 'sculpture' range has been shortlisted for the henries (the award for card designers !).

FOCUS 2006

lots of images and patterns to come tommorow from the focus exhibition - they will take a while to sort out hence the slight delay.

design submissions

all these wonderful patterns are by the various designers who submit work to the fab website naked & angry .here you can browse 100's of patterns, and heres the fun part 'vote on them !'. those designs which win the most votes will eventually be launched as wallpaper. its such a great concept, and open to anyone to submit designs. hours of fun.

vintage fabrics

i recently recieved an email from lia hood telling me about these fabulous bags she makes using vintage fabrics. and here at P+P i never turn down the chance to look at vintage prints, especially when they are as bright and colourful as this. click to see lia's work on her good morning,morning website.

textiles

ruth singer is a textile artist and researcher. from her brighton studio she makes fashion pieces and homewares, using special techniques like applique and pleating.

back tommorow....

im out today at the textile show 'focus : chelsea harbour'. back tommorow for more great patterns.

100% DESIGN

i just wanted to give a run down of some of the people who were at the 100% design show last friday. starting off with jocelyn warner who launched her new kaleido range of wallpaper. this contemporary design also must have scored a hit with 'living etc' who used it to paper their stand. one of jocelyn's previous designs..

100% WALLPAPER

there was more great wallpaper from erica wakerly

100% CERAMICS

great ceramics at the show included these stackable egg cups by hannah tofalos homeware

100% DIGITAL

there were unusual digital designs from glasgow based global guru

100% RUGS

i loved the great contemporary rugs on offer from forty thieves

100% WALLPAPER

finally there were vibrant wallpapers on show from interiors europe.

100% design

sorry no posts today as im at 100% DESIGN - its london design week & i'll be at earls court today and at 'focus' chelsea harbour on tuesday. see you all on monday.

atelier lzc

i know we've covered atelier lzc a few times here on P+P, but ive recently aquired these lovely new images from zakkalogic, and felt i had to post them as they show the beauty of the designs in glorious detail.

vintage covers

also seen at zakkalogic were these vintage designs on notebooks, plus below a couple of interesting looking books on spots and stripes.

christmas cards

there are new christmas cards now online at vigo cards . the top two featured are from eden, followed by birds and owls from amy ruppel. below non seasonal cards from left; electric garden and right; st germain.

new wall stickers

these are great new vinyl wall decals from stickers by dvider . each design is available in 12 different colours, and is fully removable so if you change your mind you can move them without damage. there are lots more motifs available on the website to browse around, and lots of different sizes offering scope for creating murals.

casa & ideas

i featured casa & ideas back in june and thought it would be nice to check back in and see what they have for the new season. so here are some of the prints that caught my eye on, curtains, bags and stationary.

ILLUSTRATION 2

this is the fantastic work of patricia toyama the brazilian graphic designer and illustrator behind flo di pa. patricia actually sent me her link some time ago but i lost it until recently. apolgies to patricia - i love her illustrations and unique style.

pattern badges

check out these beautiful badges by one good bumblebee from nest

fashion prints

a visit to top shop this weekend revealed the following prints.
this print below on a dress is from oasis.

orla kiely AW 06/07

the new autumn winter range of orla kiely goods are now online. including her range of mugs, previously spotted by print & pattern for sale in gtc. above is a cool tree print scanned from the new catalogue, and below a new design spyed in a london boutique mid august (winter products come out so early). click to orla's website to see the full collection.

ILLUSTRATION

p+p reader ulla-karin lundgren tipped me off about isabelle norman, a wonderful swedish graphic designer and illustrator. more info can be found on her website, however it is all in swedish - hence my lack of any further details. her images though speak for themselves , take a look at her gallery here.

supermarket homewares

giant retailer tesco has launched its new range of homewares online (and a catalogue is to follow shortly). ive had a browse on there to search for patterns, and found these canvases to be the boldest prints to report. im especially impressed with the two pinkish shadow prints at the top of the post.

top drawer 3

following on from yesterdays top drawer posts another exhibitor at the show were pq2 who have these lovely bright cards. from the red sparkle range at PQ2.

top drawer 4

more bits and pieces from the show included cards from miss compton. here you'll find card ranges by heidi compton and a whole host of other designers.

sweet and colourful cards below by pango productions.

cushions and cards by designer laura darrington.

amazing monochrome trees on cards and linen by gail kelly from algan arts.

top drawer 5