Textile Design Studio: Wippowillow
Happy New Year!!!!! What an exciting time of year! Thanks to all who shared their design goals for 2012. I loved reading each and every one and I hope Pattern Observer can do its part to help make...
View ArticleFeatured Designer: Lee Coren
Breathtaking, right? These pieces are from Lee Coren, a 25 year old textile designer from Israel. Lee “designs patterns that are inspired by her local environment, and then hand prints them using the...
View ArticleMario Troise and The Hermès Scarf
Mario Troise specializes in product and brand development, and recently published a short video showing some of the process behind the famous Hermès scarves. This video showcases the level of care and...
View ArticleStudio Feature: PLANETARIUM
Esther Yaloz wrote to us after reading Naila Malik’s recent post about creative sketchbooks. Esther was inspired by the post and “thought to submit a few pictures of my own sketchbook for anyone...
View ArticleExploring the Wet Printing Process with Petri Juslin
Each month in The Textile Design Lab we welcome an industry expert who offers training in their area of expertise. This month we are thrilled to have Petri Juslin, the Artwork Studio Manager for...
View ArticleFeatured Textile Designer: Cara McCaughey
Cara McCaughey is a recent graduate of Belfast School of Art where she studied Textile Art, Design and Fashion with an emphasis on hand embroidery and screen printing. The images above were part of...
View ArticleFeatured Textile Designer: Manisha G. Harkins
You may remember today’s featured designer from her wonderful book reviews here and here, but she is also a textile designer and screen-printer in her own right. The images seen above are from...
View ArticleInterview: Angela McGrath of Epoché
Today we are delighted to share an interview with Epoché founder Angela McGrath. Epoché is a line of high quality leather goods designed by Angela in Vancouver, BC. Learn more about the brand here and...
View ArticleFeatured Alumna: Sandra Hill of Simply Sandara
It is always such a joy to hear about the successes of our alumni and today we are thrilled to share one such success story. Sandra Hill was one of our first Sellable Sketch students back in 2011 and...
View ArticleScreen Printed Products by Ailsa Lishman
Ailsa Lishman is a recent graduate from Manchester School of Art, where she specialized in printed textiles for interiors. She currently offers a beautiful array of hand screen printed pillows, as...
View ArticleInterview with Kat Karnaky, Guest Expert for January in the Textile Design Lab
We are thrilled to introduce our first guest expert of the year in the Textile Design Lab, the multi-talented Kat Karnaky! Not only is Kat an in-house textile designer for Williams-Sonoma Home, she...
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