country ceramics

one last final pulse exhibitor to post today - gabriela miller's colourful ceramics fitted right into the current uk trend for vintage & country styles, as well as some bright fun designs.

scandinavian style prints

these stunning prints are by brighton based designer jane foster. inspired by 1960's scandinavian style jane produces limited edition prints, as well as bags, purses, and cushion covers. check out her store on ebay where you'll also find she sells vintage fabrics and retro design pieces.

pulse day 3

jane robinson specialises in producing luxury cushions and uses some of the best contemporary fabrics around including those by print & pattern faves romo and florence broadhurst.

card print

an image from the pulse brochure by iona design

pulse links

i just wanted to share a few links with you of other pulse exhibitors. if you have a few moments spare to browse then these are well worth looking at : a really cute stand by as twee as can be and there were gorgeous silk patterned lampshades by mother & daughter team miss print.

ceramics

i must apologise if any of the picture quality from pulse is low but getting picture at trade fairs can be tricky as designers are naturally protective over their work.

(and quite rightly so, literature is expensive to print and they dont want to go giving away to people who arent buyers). hence these pictures dont do the work of bryony burn justice - they were so nice in the flesh. as seen on the artforum stand.

bag prints

australian company uchi had lots of nice prints on wash bags and luggage

pulse report day 2

more great patterns today from the pulse show in london. i love these brilliant floral cards by the strawberry card company. just my cup of tea !

decor8

big thanks to holly from decor8 who has made me her 'blog of the week'. a big welcome to anyone who is new to print & pattern. feel free to say hello and comment. and if you're stuck for inspiration check the archives which are packed with lots of great patterns.

plates

super sweet plates from rice denmark. they have a huge stand at pulse that looks like a sunlit filled house.

oil cloth

stylish oilcloths from scandi-chic

cards

more great cards from pulse with these eyecatching cards from nella.

textiles

sophisticated floral fabrics by designer camilla meijer

pulse reports

heres the first of my as 'seen at pulse' postings. really cute prints by michelle mason.

michelle was in the launchpad section of the show which promoted new designers.

pulse report : cards

nice cards from visual philosphy - formed by graphic designers from oxford who wanted to break out from the restrictions of doing corporate design and have a little fun.

talking tables

i loved the packaging and graphics on these party picnicwares from talking tables.

digital designs

all these designs are from fabric 24 and are specially created for digital printing onto textiles. this kind of printing means no limit to the number of colours you can use as it cancels the need for screens or rollers. i just thought some of the patterns were quite cool.

new store

not so many posts today as usual as ive been out and about again attending the pulse trade fair. this is london's best show for cards and home accessories. i havent had time yet to sort all my brochures but ive seen loads of great things which i can hopefully report this week. after the show i went over to see the brand new habitat shop on regent street. this is the first store tom dixon has designed for habitat, and as if that wasnt good enough there is a huge zara home opening up next door. this officially makes it a new destination for design fans.

paper bag

this has to be the best paper bag ive seen for ages, from topshop. it has a striking pink & black floral design on ivory, with solid pink side panels.

labels

a swing tag label and spare button envelope used on a linen range of clothing. i liked the linear style of the flowers mixed with the itallic font.