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Whilst in Selfridges last Friday I found they had an Anthropologie concession so it was a nice chance to snap some of their latest products. Anthropologie have been working with an artist I really admire : Starla Michelle who creates the most beautifully colourful flowers and animals. Her artworks have been used on textiles, plates, wall art and an entire alphabet of pretty monogrammed mugs. I

P&P today is all about the Exotic - mainly meaning designs inspired by a country that seems distant and different from your own. French company Maisons du Monde created a variety of looks inspired by countries such Mexico, Brazil, and Spain. We begin with a selection using ethnic motifs and colourful embroidery, with poms poms and South American brights. This is followed by Palm Springs and Rio

These images from Oliver Bonas offer a brilliant splash of colour in dull November weather. They feature vivid patterned notebooks, beautiful gift packaging, neon frames, graphic rugs and a few contemporary Christmas decorations and cards. I love the use of pattern in packaging and here you can find some of the most stylish around. Scroll down for more Oliver Bonas delights.... Read the rest of this post

This weeks Friday eye candy concerns print & pattern in home decor and picks out some of the new Autumn arrivals spotted online. First up is Dunelm who have a mid century modern inspired collection that features geometric shapes in bold colours or monotone textures. As seen online here and also in Dunelm's 150 UK stores.

Our second post on Autumn Winter 2015 home decor is from Next, who also have a mid century style collection with this textured black & white leaf design. The print features on wallpaper, bedlinen, rug, cushions and wall art. Here is a selection of patterns recently arrived in store.... Read the rest of this post

 Downpour is a new rug from Angela Adams. The design caught my eye for it's simplicity as an abstract representation of rain and as a striking geometric. For this designs Angela was inspired by the glamour of 1940's Hollywood and she says "Downpour is a nod toward Joan Crawfords glamorous style and the modern elegance of the era -- with a blanket of misty rain enveloping a classic old movie

Keeping with the theme of press shows Habitat held their Autumn Winter preview show last week with a press show at their Tottenham Court Road store. I have studied their AW15 lookbook and picked out all the prints and patterns for posting here today, look out for optical illusions, primary geometrics and fragmented pattern and the idea that the 1980's are back. Their are some particularly

Today is 'Habitat Day' when this top UK design store store offers 25% off everything online and in stores. So i thought it would be a great excuse for us to look at some of their latest Spring Summer 2015 prints and patterns. I especially fell for these stylised birds on their 'Pennie' cushion and tote bag (above) and the simple semi circles and subtle colours of their 'Odeon' design on a

With the Surtex show now in full swing it's worth noting that other shows are taking place at New York's Javits Center at the same time. One of those is ICFF, a leading international interior design event, where UK company MissPrint are launching two new wallpaper designs. 'Foxglove' and 'Woods' are from their forthcoming 2015 collection, which will be available, later in the year. The two new

Secret Garden is a new decoration collection by Susan Driscoll for Lilipinso. It is a beautiful range of floral prints in a sophisticated colour palette and appears on wall stickers, rugs, wallpaper and art prints. Lilipinso is a French company companyfounded by Sandrine Guigou who specialise in decor for children's rooms and work with lots of fab designers to bring style to their ranges.

Fabric and wallpaper brand Scion were thrilled to see that the new John Lewis Christmas advert features two of their eye-catching Scion Living rugs: Kaleido and Yoki. The pattern designs were taken from their best-selling fabrics and made in conjunction with leading rug manufacturer Brink & Campman. This gave me the perfect excuse to check in to Scion and see what else was new since we last

London-based design company Rude, renowned for its distinctive use of colour, text and pattern, have collaborated with Urban Outfitters on a number of new products, Rude was started in 1999 by illustrators Rupert Meats and Abi Williams who began printing their own books, stationery and homewares after becoming disillusioned with the graphic design industry. This new range is exclusive to Urban

Today's Friday eye candy takes the form of a beautiful selection of rugs from RugStudio a Texas based company with a great line in contemporary patterns. The company has been trading for 80 years and works with designers such as Angela Adams, Amy Butler and Martha Stewart. Scroll down and enjoy my picks or check out your own favourites at RugStudio.

Coverage continues today of the Habitat Autumn Winter 2014 press show which I was lucky enough to attend in London last week. This post focuses on the wide range of fabulous rugs that were being showcased at the Oxo Bargehouse by the river Thames in London. There were bold geometrics and stripes in yellow, grey, blue and a colour that featured throughout the show orange. The rugs are

Habitat are also celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year and to celebrate at the Press Show in London last week a special room was given over to their 'Design Reunion' project where they have welcomed back acclaimed designers who have previously collaborated with Habitat. These included a beautiful rug called 'Fifty Leaves' by Sarah Campbell ( of renowned Collier Campbell fame). The

node are a non-profit social business who work with the worlds best designers and illustrators and convert their images into the highest quality hand-made fair trade carpets. designers include sanna annukka, donna wilson, petra borner, micah lidberg and node founder chris haughton. node's makers, kumbeshwar are a founder member of fair trade nepal and their employees are taught literacy and

gudrun sjödén is swedish brand which has been around for over 30 years and has just opened their first store in london (as well as being available to by online). co-founded by gudrun and björn sjödén in 1976, gudrun is still the creative director and the design force behind the brand which she runs with a strong eco-conscience. she also takes off every monday and tuesday to paint, creating

belma kapetanovic has been busy setting up mher interior products label - element interiors, and has just recently launched a new range of rugs titled ' floral explosion.' the designs in this collection are inspired by dahlias, orchids and other exotic flowers. rather than depicting pretty, recognizable flower patterns and motifs, tbelma's designs focus on shapes and structures derived from

you may have noticed the sanderson wallpaper in the last post featuring a cornish village pattern. this was designed by fiona howard (who created the bestselling sanderson clocks design). fiona has also been busy working on projects for her stellar client list such as (above and below) this beautiful new rug aptly called 'bella' designed for marks & spencer.below : fiona created the seedpod and

angela adams has launched a new range of designs called hand woven minis. they are smaller than her usual rugs measuring 2 or 3 ft in size and feature a variety of motifs and patterns from around the world. as seen online here.