CARDS - design rocks!

following on from the success of their 'vintage rocks!' range, design Rocks! have recently launched their 'fur & feather' range. cheryl o'meara's cards feature lots of vintage fabrics from her time working in a vintage textile archive in new york and this new collection was developed from their two best selling dog and birdy cards. the patterns were inspired by traditional origami papers with their tiny, graphical, colourful motifs. see the design rocks! website or buy individual cards on folksy.

NEW SPONSOR - hus & hem shop

im delighted to have a new sponsor to print & pattern - hus & hem. this lovely online store specialises in scandinavian style design and offers homewares, fabrics, cards, stationery, posters etc. designers stocked include charley harper, maria dahlgren, lotta kuhlhorn, and darling clementine. you can take a browse around hus & hem from here.

STUDIO - design kist

kristen morkel is a south african textile designer, who having worked in the design industry for a few years, decided to quit her job a year ago and to start an online textile design studio. called design kist it features a collection of south african freelancers (at this stage all her college buddies!) who submit their work to sell online. it has taken a whole year to develop, but now that they have launched design kist are trying to promote the idea to both the local (who source most designs from european design houses) and the international market. click here to visit design kist online where all their designs are sold with exclusive copyright and are downloadable directly in a high res format.

WALLPAPER - amanda dilworth

uk designer amanda dilworth has created a collection of beautiful new wallpaper designs for australian company imgs. there are eight patterns in the range - my personal favourite being the gorgeous teal alliums set against the grey background. you can see more from imgs here or visit amanda's blog.

CARDS - velvet rocker

uk card company velvet rocker have just launched a brand new website where you view and shop their ranges. as well as exisiting designs they also undertake commissions and tailor make cards and invitations for weddings etc. visit the new site online here.

IN MY INBOX.....

here is one of my regular round-ups of design that i find in my emails each week. starting with bright flowers (above) from designer kay humphrey who has recently switched from publishing cards to concentrating on selling designs for licensing. below liz kay is a designer who specializes in typographic designs.

below patterned tiles on wallpaper from dupenny

below : gorgeous patterned masking tapes just in at the tinted mint.

below : rose print by briana feola from brainstormbelow : winter knit pattern from illustrator ashley le quere.

the calendar season is now getting into swing and if you like patterns check out jessica swift's 2011 designs.
below two patterns from a patisserie design project by designer/illustrator joanne farey.

hand drawn illustrations on plates by james ward. james loves to draw in pen and ink and was inspired by a trip to sweden to start experimenting with ceramics. you see all his quirky whimsical characters on etsy here.

below card designs from designer dominic marshall. it turns out dominic is the designer of one of my all time favourite christmas wrapping papers for sainsbury's.

DESIGNER - frances moran

frances moran is a freelance surface pattern & textile designer who lives in melbourne, australia where she runs the design studio poco print. frances loves creating designs, patterns, and illustrations to suit any surface and has worked in industry (for large and small companies) but has never been as content as when working from her own studio. poco print's main direction is design for a younger market with a focus is on super cute, sweet, simple, fresh and fun designs - probably largely influenced by frances being a mum to 2 little boys. for more designs and info check out the poco print website here.

frances is also one of the designers who makes fabulous prints for alluminare and below are some of her designs available on fabrics, blinds, cushions, lampshades etc.