Tuesday 30 March 2010
One off hand-bags
I've recently been in contact with Dee from Zuckiestyle! She makes one off customised hand-bags in a range of fabrics and materials. I've been really impressed with the quality of her work and she has shown at events such as the clothes show!
Monday 29 March 2010
Linda made my day!
Linda wrote "...Just wanted you to have the feed back on how popular it was. I also might add it is such a statement piece you need no other jewellery. I love the colour red and i like bold pieces so i was thrilled to buy your flower brooch..."
This email really has made my day!
check it out on my website
Sunday 28 March 2010
Thank you Ellen
Would like to say a massive thank you to Ellen Adele for giving up her Saturday to help me and the Design Factory out at the Ideal home show!
She was an absolute star and made people feel at ease when talking to them about the artists work.
Check out her website http://www.ellenadele.com/ she does the most amazing process which she spend years researching and perfecting. She will also be showing at Grand Designs Live
She was an absolute star and made people feel at ease when talking to them about the artists work.
Friday 26 March 2010
Ideal Home, Thursday 25th March 2010
I arrived early for my first 11 hour day manning the Design Factory stand we have at the Ideal home show! It was a long day and when i arrived I saw they had put this awful purple carpet down when we were meant to have white! Things were clashing and just not great!
I met some really lovely people who appreciate designer makers work and had plenty of comments about how we were the best stand there which was amazing!! Plenty of people signed up to the news letter and were genuinely interested in what we do!
I also had to compete with the usual, thats too expensive, why does that cost so much... it can be hurtful because they are basically saying that even though we have had a university education, years of training and have made one-off hand-made bespoke pieces our time is worth maybe £1 an hour if that..... I'm certain other trained professionals don't work for this amount so why must we?
But on a high note I'm off to do my second day, this one isn't as long only 8 hours and Neil is coming to join me from 1pm so i can have a break today!
Wednesday 24 March 2010
2-4-1 tickets to ideal home!!
check this link out, two for one tickets to the ideal home show!!http://www.idealhomemagazine.co.uk/comps
ICFF... Lorna Syson Textiles goes international
Lorna Syson Textiles is making its first debut in the USA! The international contemporary furniture fair is a world renowned event in the interior design calender and we have been chosen to show our work to represent up and coming British design! The event is in May and based in New york!
More than 500 exhibitors will display contemporary furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, wall coverings, accessories, textiles, and kitchen and bath for residential and commercial interiors. This assemblage of national and international exhibitors affords the chance to experience the most selective scope of the globe's finest, most creative, individual, and original avant-garde home and contract products – handily and temptingly showcased in one venue.
Tuesday 23 March 2010
Photography work
New images taken by a brilliant photographer Vicky Hubbard, her website is www.victoriajanephotography.co.uk
She was kind enough to keep working with me, to make my images just right until well past midnight last week. She was really patient and can see why people love her for weddings because she is capable of making you feel very comfortable.
While i was at her home she showed me some of her photography work she had done for weddings and portraits. It was amazing. I highly recommend Vicky for any occasion!
She also makes up images onto canvas's at
Saturday 20 March 2010
Setting up Ideal Home exhibition!!
We set up our stand for the Ideal home show yestarday. I was the first to arrive at 12.00 and found the space empty, we had paid for lights, sockets, locked storage area, carpet, facia and there was nothing appart form other people's disgarded cardboard boxes!
So that was the beginning of the chasing up which lasted untill 6! this photo was taken at 6 and still no carpet but the tannoy kept saying we had to leave!!
Its soo hard to comprehend how much planning and work has gone in to these events making them look perfect!
Debbie from Debbrie Bryan was manning the stand today so hopefully the first day went well. I will be there Thurs,Fri Sat and Sun so if you want to pop and say hi i would love to have a chat
Thursday 11 March 2010
Room settings
I love putting these huge flowers in the actual settings in which they belong!
this wall flower is 100cm x 100cm x 8cm and is made from digitally printed and plain satins!
The cushions are all part of Lorna Syson Textiles collection and the wonderful chest at the front is the suitcase my boyfriends great Aunt emigrated to American with on the famous white star ferry (same group as the Titanic!) i love a bit of history!
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Ideal Home exhibition
I've had great news today! I've have a great opportunity to show my work in the ideal shopping hall thanks to the design factory! I am showing on stand 2N3 along with three other design factory members including Debbie Bryan, award winning craft designer who produces the most beautiful knitted items, Lucianna Gallucci, a brilliant ceramic designer and Esther Patterson a talented textile designer!
The ideal home show has been revamped this year, the company Media Ten who are the brans behind Grand Designs magazine, Grand Designs Live event and Icon magazine has brought the show and is investing a lot to be it a great place to visit!
So if you find yourself in London between the 20th March and the 5th of April would be great to see you!
Monday 8 March 2010
List of this or that
I needed to
- design work for the new TAP (textiles and paper exhibiton I am involved with in May)
- get the new broacher finished and sent out to the printers
- ring around other shows who's websites are just confusing me!
- get the contract sent out for 100% futures
- make sure my insurance is ok and still valid for the time of 100% futures.
- Feburary accounts incoming and outgoing
- ring the suppilers to order fabric in time to then get in sent out with the correct artwork to the laser cutter and back to me in time to make in into a cushion for BCTF
- BCTF paperwork
- Accounts from the start of my business/finish uni
- getting my paperwork/samples ready in time for a 2day course starting in exactly 25hours and 26mins!
and that is just the start of it, I'm going to need another week of the organise this week..... and people think all i do is design!
Thursday 4 March 2010
Website changes!
As you know I am waiting for a website to be done, in my haste, I like things done when I think of them. After speaking to my dad about this we think is a common problem with my generation, mainly because we are used to everything being instant and accessible!
So in my haste I have made a couple of changes to my own website, enjoy!
So in my haste I have made a couple of changes to my own website, enjoy!
This picture is a new one which was taken in Sam's flate my wonderful friend Francie changed for me!
Tuesday 2 March 2010
Makes me smile!
This is not Lorna Syson Textiles related but I think it's soo funny I just had to share it! A friend of mine put me onto it after apparently roaring with laugher when reading!
Stating the obvious, what is says in his sleep is recorded and then written up on this blog! I recommend if you need something to put a smile on your face this will! enjoy
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