Commissioned pieces

We have had a run of commissioned pieces in the studio this month, which are a lot of fun to produce, below you can see the ruffle design in three different colours of 100% Eco wool felt on square cushions and a bed runner. I can't wait to see them in a room setting!

I love La De Dah Cakery

Friday was a brilliant day, as well as having the innocent hamper delivered we also had a visit from Louise, master baker and designer behind La De Dah Cakery. It was great to have Louise and her girls in the studio! 

Louise delivered six fabric inspired cakes as well as a couple just like my wall flowers! We dived in at cake time and they were absolutely fabulous, as well as a expert in cake designs Louise is also a brilliant baker! 

We have just had the fantastic news that Louise will be designing some blue royal themed cupcakes for our pop-up shop opening on the 26th of April. We all fell in love with her classy designs and we have asked Louise use her creative flair to go along with the theme. Can't wait to see what she comes up with!

How do you make an apple turnover.........?

.............push it down a hill

I know its a lame joke but it has now become my favourite after it won me a huge Breakfast hamper from Innocent for the launch of their apple and orange juices. I think it helps that I am already a huge fan of the company, I love their veg pots especially but I must admit their new orange juice with bits is coming a close second!

We were delighted when the delivery man arrived with Muffins, Orange juice, apple juice, fresh bread, marmalade, granola, oranges, apples, great classes with orange themed jokes on them and teapig earl grey and breakfast tea's! So much breakfast it fed myself, Alison (who comes and helps out on Friday's) Francie, who I share my studio with and also Marc, who popped over (he also is my web designer)

 Can you also spot the cupcakes supplied by La De Dah Cakery? Blog post to follow on Louise's creations soon!

Save the date

I am really excited to be showing my Blue wallflowers and NEW teal/aqua ECO cushions at the Craft Central pop up shop with three other exciting friends and peers.

Check out the details below and hopefully we will see you there!

With the Royal Wedding set for the 29^th April, four British designers are celebrating the occasion with a weeklong showcase of all things blue.

Including names most frequently found in Selfridges, this one-week installation of interiors products will provide a great opportunity to furnish your own nest, or perhaps to pick up an appropriate wedding gift if you are lucky enough to be heading to Westminster that weekend.

Having borrowed the corner shop exhibition space at Craft Central - Clerkenwell, ‘Something Blue’ will host a mix of handmade home accessories and recycled designer furniture in every shade of the colour. Appearing on the guest list will be the popular aqua teal-wall flowers  by Lorna Syson, navy cushions and upholstery by Sarah-Jayne Guest, and Ellen Calvert will also be introducing her range of turquoise and knitted furnishings alongside Emma Britton’s blue hydrangea floral glass splashbacks.

Even if the Windsor’s invite hasn’t arrived yet, you are warmly invited to save the date, and join us for our celebration of all things old, new, borrowed and blue.
 
From Tues 26^th April – Sun 1^st May
21 Clerkenwell Green
EC1R ODX
Opening times:
Tues   High tea opening from 3pm-late
Wed   10am-6pm
Thur   10am-9pm
Fri      10am-9pm
Sat     10am-6pm
Sun    10am-4pm

CONTACT: designers@interiorpopupshop.co.uk

Design Workshops at Debbie Bryan Studio and Shop

Check out the workshops available at the Debbie Bryan Studio and Shop.

5^th March, Saturday 11-5pm

Paper Light Making Workshop £42, includes all materials, tea, light lunch & homemade cake

Award winning sculptural textile designer Lorna Syson will be shining the light on sustainability & sharing her craft skills to help you create your paper light.

Part of Sustainable Design Workshop Season at Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop

12^th March, Saturday 11-1pm

Porcelain Brooch Making Workshop £20, includes all materials, tea & homemade cake

Be inspired by talented ceramist Katie Almond’s design secrets & create your own stunning trio of porcelain brooches.  

Part of Sustainable Design Workshop Season at Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop

12^th March, Saturday 2-5pm

Stoneware Tile Making Workshop £25, includes all materials, tea & homemade cake

Spend the afternoon learning from local designer/maker Katie Almond & create set of 3 decorative stoneware tiles.

19^th March, Saturday, 11-5pm

3D Paper Mosaic Frame Making Workshop, £42 includes all materials, tea & light lunch & homemade cake

In this workshop multiple award winning designer Hannah Lobley will share her working methods & inspiration for her innovative Paperwork technique & teach you how to create your own 3d box frame collage/mosaic.

Part of the Sustainable Design Workshop Season at Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop

24^th March, Thursday, 6-9pm, £25 includes all materials, tea & homemade cake

Femme Fatale Life Drawing Party with Illustrator Charlotte Thomson

Be Glamorous!  This is not your usual life drawing class; the theme is Film Noir & Hollywood Starlet.

Learn from Charlotte how to create beautiful & voluptuous drawings of our clothed muse model Jody Capuano.

Part of the Sustainable Design Workshop Season at Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop

26^th March Saturday 10-1pm

Textile Frame Making Workshop £25, includes all materials, tea & homemade cake

Designer/maker Jayne Childs shares her experience & gives individual help to create your own reference samples & hand embroidered textile frame using J.C Middlebrooks’s own Nottingham Lace designs & specially sourced vintage fabrics.

Part of the Sustainable Design Workshop Season at Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop 

My Deco

I am pleased to announce that Lorna Syson Textiles products are now available on the fabulous interior website My Deco. I have been a memeber of My Deco since 2009 and love the site, so was delighted to be involved with them. The collection is slowly being added but check them out in New Arrivals at the moment!

Surface design show

Last week I headed over to the surface design show with Laura Felicity and Nicole Wade. We all agreed the best stand in the show was the trend wall by Mix Interiors magazine.

The best wall was definately Giles Miller and his three-dimensional wall decor. As usual his work is gorgeous! I love the one of the left below.

Beautiful Homes Feature

Check out the feature on Beautiful Homes magazine, I personally love this page and think whoever chose the images and lay it out has a brilliant eye for colour!

Last Valentine’s post... Craft House Concept guest blog

Hi, My name is Steph Marsden, I’m a furniture designer/maker and owner of Edinburgh-based Craft House Concept http://www.livingwithcraft.com which sells the best of British craft and design for the home. I thought I’d share some of my favourite Valentine’s gifts by some talented designers – some of which I stock – and some of which I covet!

My pick of Valentine’s cards  would be Mr Yen http://www.mr-yen.com/ He’s a Leeds based paper cut artist who’s very handy with a scalpel! Valentines cards £3 Craft House Concept.

For the romantic amongst you who like clean lines and effortless style, have a look at work by Timea Sido. Her gleaming ceramic tangled range is beautiful. Tangled heart container £18.

Tangled heart tea light holder £12.

To me there’s nothing more romantic than a nice bit of lace, so rather than hiding it away in expensive lingerie, why not put in on display? These lampshades by Stella Corrall of Lucient Designs are a gorgeous way to add a sensous atmosphere to your boudoir. Prices from £45, Craft House Concept Image:  www.ilian.co.uk)

Now, the classic Valentine’s gift  always seems to be jewellery . I always like to wear pieces that are a little bit unusual. I’m a bit fan of London duo  Eat Your Feet’s designs and love their love-themed lifesaver. http://www.eatyourfeet.com/

New Edinburgh based boutique Hannah Zakari stocks the wacky but wonderful work of Margaux Lange – an American based designer/maker whose entire collection is made from upcycled Barbie dolls. I love her Vanilla heart necklace available online from Hannah Zakari.  http://www.hannahzakari.co.uk/

For the espresso - drinking man in my life I would have to choose a Moka Express print by Mengsel design. http://www.mengsel.comGorgeous screen prints of an iconic design piece. Mini print £32.  Teatowel

£9.

                  

 For men who wish to think outside the box, how about treating your loved one to a craft class? (or ladies – go on just treat yourself!)

 I just completed a Cake Decorating class by http://www.cakesbylyndsey.co.uk/, had a great time and was very pleased with my beginner’s attempts at cake decorating. This is one I made earlier:

Whilst we’re on the cake theme, I love these super- cute ceramic hearts and spoon stands by Glasgow based ceramicists Angela and Laura at Studio at 37, available at Craft House Concept http://www.studioat37.com/

Looking for Love...

Thank you to 100% Design for featuring us on their Valentines blog! But don't worry if you think you're not going to have time over the weekend to pick up the perfect present, we can send you E-vouchers for your special someone, so they can choose something perfect just for them!

A Treat For Two or Just For You

Fancy a bit of pampering this Valentine's day? Look no further than  Anesis, London’s largest fish spa where the fish do all the hard work! From £10 for a taster, you can sit and relax while an army of small fish eat away the dead skin on your feet leaving them feeling soft and smooth!

Some friends and I tried this out and had a lot of fun being pampered. I thought I would recommend it to you as a great way to treat yourself or to spend time with friends.  

Anesis currently have a Valentine's Day offer for a romantic Piscean Pedicure accompanied with champagne and chocolate strawberries for £75 per couple! The perfect way to spend time together on the most romantic day of the year!

Valentines for men

At this time of year, all of the attention is on the women in the relationship, but what about the men? What do us women buy them which shows we care but so we don't present them with an extremely girly red or pink present which will end up at the bottom on the draw/ on a dusty shelf and never touched within a month?

Well if my other half liked cheese I would get them this! (I'm even tempted so I can eat it!) It's a bit pricey for cheese at £175 by Godminster Gourmet Gift Bundle With Heart Shaped Board from Rockett St George but I think it's worth every penny! I have sampled this cheese before and being a huge cheese lover/snob completely fell in love with it! And what's great about Rockett St George is you can send a gift hint to a loved one! Genius!

Also check out the flowers we stock with Rockett St George!

Bianco Giglio Galleries.

Less than a week until Valentines and we were very excited to receive these images from the Bianco Giglio Galleries of the wall hearts in their valentines display!

Creative Hearts Pop Up Shop

Hi, my name is Laura, designer-maker behind Laura Felicity.  I hand draw and silk screen print handmade wallpapers and soft interior furnishings for retail and bespoke spaces.

 

The lovely Lorna has asked me to tell you about a great Pop Up Shop which is being held for a brilliant cause...

Creative Hearts is a lovely little Pop Up Shop with a big heart that has been set up in the middle of London from the 3^rd-13^th February 2011. The shop consists of 14 designer-makers from a variety of disciplines including, jewellery, textiles, paper, print and ceramics, who have come together to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.

  

Top Left-Right: Lucy Prichard, Janet Stahelin; Bottom Left-Right: Keren Cornelius, Clare Nichols, Janet Knibbs

Each designer has created unique heart pieces especially for the Pop Up Shop as well as showing their uniquely created products from their current collection, perfect for an opportunity to spend money on yourself or buy a present for Valentine’s Day.

 

Some of my favourites from the shop are; London Kills Me who screen print beautiful interior and fashion accessories, Sarah Morpeth produces gorgeous cut-paper books, cards and mobiles, Namiko Murakoshi creates ceramic pieces with quirky dotty 3D elements, and Squash Bespoke Cushions machine knitted and hand finished techniques create lovely warm and cosy cushions.

Top Left-Right: London Kills Me, Namiko Murakoshi, Nancy Waters; Bottom Left-Right: Rosemary Lucas, Sarah Morpeth, Squash Bespoke Cushions

The Creative Hearts Shop is open until Sunday 13^th February 2011 at Craft Central 33-35 St Johns Square, London EC1M 4DS.  Please go along and show your support and buy some lovely handmade gifts with 5% of each purchase donated directly to the British Heart Foundation. 

You can also donate with money gestures in their money boxes, and find out ways to support this amazing charity which is set up to support and find new ways to heal real hearts!

For more information please visit www.creative-hearts.com

Design Factory

With 8 days to go I thought I would bring the wonderful work of design factory members to your attention, check out there gift guide below!


With February 14th just around the corner - here is a fantastic opportunity to buy directly from Design Factory members to give your loved one something unique and special which can't be found on the high street...

	Katie Almond Ceramic 'Heart' Brooch Price: £12 each
	Katie AlmondCeramic 'Love Birds'  Brooch Price: £12 each
	Anne Menary'I give you my heart' Embroidered Panel Size: 21 x 16cm Price: £30
	Lorna SysonFramed Heart Available in Red or Cream Price: £55
	Lorna SysonHeart Wall Art Made to order from 25cm upwards. Starting from £180

To purchase any of these beautiful gifts, simply click on the designers name and contact them through their profile page.

New colour way for hearts!

We have just made up these new hearts in a hot pink! They are fabulous and this colour is gorgeous! These are a preview and are not yet up on the website but if you want to get these before they are even up just drop us an email, this colour is on special offer at £45 instead of £55 with free delivery until valentines day!

A Hearty Cut Out

Hi I’m Alison Baxter, printed textile designer maker and also currently working at Lorna Syson Textiles!

On my wish list for this Valentine’s Day is a fantastic hand cut card from Helen Foers at Storeyshop. www.storeyshop.blogspot.com These bespoke cards are made to order and can be personalised with your own message or your loved ones name. Helen uses high quality card that comes in wide range of rich colours and the end result is a beautiful hand crafted keepsake.



I absolutely love the detail that goes into these cards and I think they are a fun and perfect gift for February 14^th!

Storeyshop is very popular but if you order by the 8^th of February you are guaranteed to receive your hand cut card in time for Valentine’s Day! Go to www.storeyshop.etsy.com to buy.

Unravel your Heart...

11 days to go til Valentines...

Hello, I'm today's guest blogger Nicole Wade. Knit and Textile Designer/Maker, currently working at Lorna Syson Textiles.

My favourite Valentines gift this year is Catherine Tough's hand crafted knit/felt lavender hearts, which come in all colours and patterns. From cherry red polka dots and strawberry pink stripes to citrus florals and gold check. Tough's range of beautiful hearts can be heated up on the radiator to keep you nice and cosy on these cold wintry nights!

Pink & Gold Fairisle

Citrus Floral

As a knit designer I particularly love these fairisle and floral patterned knit fabrics. Tough's great sense of colour and pattern stood out to me at Top Drawer 2011. Check out Catherine Tough's 100% lambswool products at www.catherinetough.co.uk

Home is where the heart is...

12 days left on our valentine day count down.... and we thought we would bring the framed hearts to your attention. These are a relatively new product but since the first trade show have been very popular!

Below are just three colours but we have a huge selection for those of you looking for something less traditional!

Also from now until Feb 14th get free delivery with promotional code LOVE