Nicole Wade spotted by Trendstop

I am really delighted to introduce you to Nicole Wade. Nicole has been helping out in the studio since  November and has been recently spotted by the trend website Trendstop. Her interior knitted building blocks are beautiful. Her designs are inspired by London's unique architecture and this structure is echoed in her final product.

Well done Nicole, article looks great!

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.

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

Top Drawer Jan 2011

After the success of Top Drawer 2010 I decided to rejoin Design Gap and show with them at Top Drawer 2011 this January. There was a lot of prep which needed to be done by myself and the team here at the studio but with a very special thanks to Nicole Wade and Alison Baxter we got the job done and we were very proud of the end result. We were close to other designers such as textile designer Emma Burton, who's work I love and have brought some of her items before and product designer and skilled photographer Charles Churchman, who was recently in the Telegraph's magazine for his acrylic egg cups.

We also had a busy time getting the cushions ready for the Indigo Lounge, the VIP buyer lounge at the event. It's a place to get free tea and coffee and have a chance to sit down, I was delighted when I got the phone call from the Indigo Lounge designer asking me to help with the styling. 

Like many exhibitors the show did start off slowly, but it definitely ended in a bang and then to top it all off winning a bottle of Champagne in a twitter competition set up by Top Drawer! Now its back to the studio.....