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Take a trip back in time to the Swinging Sixties and visit the King’s Road in Chelsea for the hottest looks! This exhibition examines the influence...

I first came across Silver Studio through my collection of Art Nouveau book covers. It was one of the major pattern design studios of the late 19th...

William Kilburn (1745-1818) was an illustrator, designer and printer of textiles. He specialised in producing printed calico, a popular light cotto...

I recently visited the Charlotte Perriand exhibition at the Design Museum, London. She was a ground-breaking designer who worked with architect Le ...

I recently visited the amazing cliffside botanic garden in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. It seemed appropriate to write about it this week as we la...

Igshaan Adams is a South African artist who uses sculpture and weaving to create installations. His latest exhibition, Kicking Dust, references a i...

The Brutal Beauty exhibition is a retrospective of one of the art world's outsiders, Jean Dubuffet. He was a playful artist who liked to experiment...

I recently visited the permanent displays at the Tate Modern, including the installation by Yinka Shonibare CBE. This work entitled The British Lib...

For this week’s pattern blog, I want to focus on round shapes and curved lines as I use them a lot in my designs. There is something satisfying ab...

Texture can enhance shape and create contrast, creating greater three-dimensional visual interest. Looking back to the last Chelsea Flower Show (Sp...

I first saw Dale Chihuly’s work at Kew Gardens back in 2005 and it inspired me to go a glassblowing course (with some very modest results!). The c...

Attention all lovers of spot patterns! I was lucky enough to go to the Yayoi Kusama exhibition back in November 2018 and have just found my photos...