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high house is a new enterprise to develop a staffordshire university wallpaper brand. the designs are developed by recent graduates and students, with the collaboration of local industry and the heritage sector. their debut collections are inspired by recently discovered wallpaper fragments in the ancient 'high house' in stafford which is one of the finest tudor buildings in the country. find out more at high house here.
i was absolutely spoilt for choice when i had the honour of being invited to look at the portfolio of designer wendy kendall. there were so many great designs to choose from it was hard to edit them down. wendy works as a surface pattern designer in manchester, where she specialises in bedding and childrens designs. after working inhouse with several UK bedding manufacturers, wendy is now freelancing for home textile clients and would welcome new briefs and commissions. you can visit her website for more info online here.
solitaire have introduced new designs for winter including notebooks, trays, christmas cards and wrapping paper. solitaire's christmas theme is 'partridges and pears', and the new robin card matches an existing wrap. the new tray design is made in sweden, although these are the only things solitaire sell which are made outside the UK. made from sustainable birch wood they are dishwasher safe and are donned in their new foliage and birds pattern.
gabriela m rivera has just graduated from SCAD ( in savannah, GA) with a degree in fibers, focusing mainly on surface design. gabriela was born in monterey in mexico but grew up in new york where she is now looking for freelance work and commissions.
more children's design storesnaps today from last weeks shopping trip. first up we have a selection of babywear from primark. they have used lots of bright colours and fun characters to create a very cheerful, and fortunately cheap, collection for boys and girls. my fave things to look at are the 'onesies' sold in packs of co-ordinating prints.
