DESIGNER - rosalind maroney

rosalind maroney is a freelance textile/product designer & Illustrator who has recently designed a contemporary fabric featuring buttons especially for some rocking horses at little bird told me. this was a particularly exciting project for rosalind because the fabric design appeared under her own name for the first time whereas she is normally behind the scenes when working for clients such as mammas & papas, mothercare and harrods. one day rosalind has high hopes for her own product range and is keeping a sketchbook blog here.

BOOK - the fundamentals of printed textile design

the fundamentals of printed textile design by alex russell is a new academic book from ava publishing. aimed at design students it outlines the creative skills and processes required to create a proffessional portfolio and covers topics such as drawing, colour, style, and content. alex russell is a senior lecturer in textile design at manchester metropolitan university and works as a freelance designer. you can find this book (and more in the series) online at amazon uk or amazon usa. print & pattern even gets a mention : )

PAPERCHASE - head chef

one of the ranges i fell most in love with at the paperchase's autumn press show back in july was 'head chef'. this kitchen based range has a hint of vintage children's book illustrations about it and will surely appeal to all ages. some bits are available online now, but in addition look out for more products in the collection at a store near you very soon.

WALL ART - l'encre violette

last week affiche moderne launched three beautiful new prints by french illustrator l'encre violette (the purple ink). there is a french/english alphabet poster called abecedaire, and also available bulles d'oiseaux and petit savane. see the posters online here.

CARDS - mcdonough & davies

mcdonough and davies are a recently formed design team from bradford, who graduated this year in textile and graphic design from leeds universities. created by charley mcdonough and sarah davies their work is inspired by the past, folklore, animals and simplicity. for their first collection the girls have created a refreshing handmade range of greetings cards, gift tags, gift wrap, notebooks, teatowels, prints and invitations all of which are made in yorkshire and can be found at not on the high street.

WALL ART - munch

munch is a new sponsor to print & pattern who specialise in harris tweed cushions and linen prints. but designer sarah also loves to produce hand drawn illustrations and i wanted to showcase a few here and of course you can see more items at munch's online shop.