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Coastal Colours Explored by Grace Garrett
Coastal colours are the focus for my new collection exploring the coast and its colours! ‘Coastal Indulgence’ celebrates biomorphic forms and patterns that are a symbolic reference to contoured, patterned, textured forms that we see in our coastal environment and sea life. Coastal Colours Driftwood, sand dunes, gulls, coral, waves… Biomorphic forms and patterns have … continue reading
Antimicrobial Cubicle Screens
Infection control has always been a big issue, especially in healthcare facilities, and never more so than now! These invisible-to-the-naked-eye life forms are very invasive and very easily passed from person to person. Hospital cubicle screens and other furnishing textiles are prime suspects in cross infection, due to being prone to frequent touching. Our collection … continue reading
New Art! Q&A With Artist Max Hamilton from MH Design
Max Hamilton from MH Design is one of our exciting newest featured artists. Her illustrations are printed onto our fabric for acoustic and non-acoustic art as well as wall panelling. She uses mainly watercolours and pencils and takes her inspiration from Australian wildlife. The first collection consists of 13 artworks of beautiful detailed botanics, which can be … continue reading
Heimtextil: 2020 Vision
Writing 2020 felt strange when I was completing arrival documents on my regular pilgrimage to the textile world’s Mecca, Heimtextil Germany. It brought to mind perfect vision. Of the thousands of exhibitors with their tens of thousands of textiles and wall coverings, the organisers endeavour to pull together a vision of the upcoming years trends. … continue reading
Chats With Our Newest Artist, Robbi Wymer!
Robbi Wymer is a Sydney based visual artist and a registered art therapist. Her art themes range from environmental concerns to social and behavioural observations influenced by her community work. Robbi grew up in coastal suburb of Sydney and now lives in the south of Sydney close to bushland and the beautiful Georges river. This first … continue reading
Floral Dancer, Hot Off The Press
Floral Dancer, our most recent Hot Off The Press collection, was created in-house by our Head of Design, Chloe Evans. It has received rave reviews and so we’ve asked Chloe some questions about her new range. What Inspired This Collection? This originally started with me just drawing rough floral shapes loosely in my sketchbook, keeping … continue reading
Florence Visits The Hamptons
It was an exciting day when Bonnie and Louisa of Three Birds Renovations joined us in the Alexandria Design Studio to see our latest Florence Broadhurst collection! With over 20 new Florence prints and a new wallpaper collection, visiting one of our studios really is the best way to view our vast range and see … continue reading
Jimmy Pike Collection – Desert Goes Digital
We are proud to present this Jimmy Pike collection of high-performance fabric and wall covering designs. A surprising and refreshing interpretation of an Indigenous genre. Launched at DENFAIR 2019, the ‘Desert Goes Digital’ by Walmajarri Aboriginal artist, Jimmy Pike (c.1940-2002) offers a contemporary interpretation of magical, timeless designs from an iconic Indigenous artist. Jimmy Pike loved to … continue reading
Sara Berrenson Discusses Her New Print Collection
Following on from the success of the first collection created by Sara Berrenson we are excited to be launching the next range. This new collection includes 5 designs: Lanai, Havana, Foliage, Leaves and Chevron.
Sara hand paints her designs in watercolour, creating beautiful intricate tropical patterns. Complete with bright bold designs as well as more neutral tones – this collection has something for everyone!
Fabrics For The Real World
Fabrics For The Real World is a presentation that explores high spec textiles, as well as a walk-through of relevant projects as examples. The goal of the program, as Gary explained, was “designed to equip designers and our future designers, with the tools and knowledge to make choices as to the suitability of fabric selections” and in … continue reading