DESIGNER - stacy iest hsu

Stacy Iest Hsu a textile and product designer in San Francisco, California. Stacy has been designing children’s product for over 8 years now, working for such companies as Gymboree and weeDecor. Currently Stacy is doing a lot of her designing on Spoonflower and has recently created a range of cut and sew dolls. They are a bit more modern than your average cut and sew dolls and have been quite popular in the UK as well as Australia and New Zealand. Below are examples of Stacy's pattern work and doll designs.

KIDS DESIGN - sophie & lili

by complete coincidence these cute little dolls by Sophie & Lilli also arrived in my inbox. Sophie & Lili began life as a boutique children's clothing line for girls, but has evolved to become a signature collection of dolls. Designer Jennifer Vallez started designing and printing her dolls digitally on fabric and originally made all the dolls herself (over 4000!). But now a licensing deal with the North American Bear Co. has allowed Jennifer to focus her time on designing and expanding her product range. Available here.

PAPERCHASE - rika

We did a lot on Christmas at Paperchase last week - but I just wanted to flag up another new arrival - the lovely geometric 'rika' range  (previewed in the summer) has now arrived in stores and some bits are also available online here.

DESIGNER - melanie cardenas

Los Angeles based Melanie Cardenas is a graphic designer for Dreamworks Animation by day, and a pattern designer and maker of paper goods in her spare time under the name 'Quiet Whimsy'. Two of Melanie's card ranges include the fun typographic range 'papercuts' and a stylish 'airmail' collection. Find them all here at Quiet Whimsy on Etsy or Melanie is available for freelance work, collaborations, or licensing opportunities and would love to hear from you online here.

CARDS - allihopa

Safari Soiree is a new 40 strong collection that was launched at top drawer autumn by publishers 'allihopa'. The designs maintain the design led feel of all allihopa products and are described by designer Lucy Richardson as "an adorable geometric feel. The sophisticated colour pallet ensure that that this collection is suitable for both young and old alike". Available online now from not on the high street.