orla kiely's latest licensing collaboration has been with US company method. the limited edition collection features orla’s signature graphic patterns with method's bottle designs on hand wash, dish soap, and all-purpose cleaner all in exclusive new scents: primrose, vanilla chai, bay leaf and pear ginger. the products are currently US only and have been sighted in some target stores selling for the standard method prices.
kate lynch is a recent graduate of printed textiles from buckinghamshire new university. kate is currently looking for a design job, but in her spare time she has been creating my own briefs and taking part in many design competitions. more from kate including her latest collection called 'woodland' can be found online here.
i liked the colourful sunny feel of these prints from sara castro monteiro. sara is a freelance designer from porto in portugal. all her designs are hand-drawn and created for all areas of surface design - such as stationary, gift wrap, textiles and homewares.
super talented yorkshire based designer rachael taylor has been creating lots of new portfolio work - including a great collection of vibrant card designs. here are a selection of rachael's new designs which she has been working on for a licensed greeting card range. find more from rachael taylor online here.
more greetings cards - this time from the sweet design studio created by designer ese akpojotor. ese began the sweet design studio in 2009 due to the lack of contemporary fashion illustrations highlighting woman of colour. as an east london based designer, she wanted to highlight the richness of diversity in london. you can see lots more cards online here. 
the snapshots on P+P today come from one of london's finest department stores - liberty. i browsed around the gorgeous card and stationery department to find designs by rosie wonders, esme winter, jonathan adler, and the rifle paper co. amongst others. i also had a quick peek into kitchenware which now includes a fishs eddy department.
