Lorna Syson Textiles spotted by MPDclick, trend prediction

While I was at the Ideal Home show I had a chat with Jo, a photographic journalist from Mud Pie Click, a trend predication company which goes around the shows and writes about up and coming interior trends! 

From the Mud Pie website " We know that occasionally it isn’t possible to attend every trade show on the calendar – whether its money or time, some of them may get missed. Thankfully, with Mpdclick’s Trade Fair area, you can keep up-to-date with our extensive coverage of the best trade shows and exhibitions from around the world."

She was kind enough to send me over her right up, check out a snippet below

Linda made my day!

I would like to say a massive thank you to Linda! She is a very kind lady who brought one of my red corsages at the Ideal home show this weekend and send me a lovely email about the comments she had had while wearing it.


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 

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

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!

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/compsoffers/offers/241_Ticket_Offer_for_Ideal_Home_Show_2010_article_296045.html

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

http://www.idealhomeshow.co.uk/

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!

http://www.idealhomeshow.co.uk/