mind prints

 

 I drank about ten cups of coffee today and it was great to just sit and not work. The kids lounged, sat on, wrapped up in, rolled, and played on Carly's beautiful patched blankets and I was reminded why it is so rewarding to be a textile designer- that fabric has a life beyond its design and manufacture...in people's homes; the patterned backdrop of some of the best memories and most relaxed unguarded moments.

why

  

Why would I spend Friday night by myself at Nest Studio doing a new window?
Because it's an awesome place to be with a fantastic creative, happy vibe and I loike it.

Enoki new product design with Umbrella Prints and Marrimeko

Our friends at Enoki design firm specialise in visual branding and interior architecture amongst many other amazing things and they design a range of unique furniture and product. On Friday night they will be launching their new range of product at Bowerbird Bazaar 2-9pm.

Puzzle (see in white form above) is a table and bench set which fits together to form a cube and can be adapted and moved to multi-purpose as blocks, stage, puppet stage and beyond.

From Friday Puzzle will be available to order in Umbrella Prints organic hand screen printed fabric and in Marimekko fabrics! to see our new swatchbooks and latest fabrics on Enoki's Puzzle head on over and say hi!

Umbrella Prints Colour Wheel

beautiful colour circle!
yes... back to packing trimmings ok ok

Umbrella Prints trimmings competition update!

So many trimmings orders coming in!  We cannot wait to see more of what you have all been cooking up :-) There is still plenty of time to enter our Trimmings competition 2011.

taking flight

Umbrella Prints first brought out Bird in Paradise in 2008.  With an impossibly intricate repeat, an allover lace-like pattern, imaginary birds in an illustrated leafy wilderness we could not find anything like it on the market.  

Nearly two years later we have started getting emails, phone calls, a publisher and magazine photo shoot requests for Bird in Paradise.  We are so glad we kept faith in this design.

A new short run has just arrived in colours Bambi, Flamingo and Olive hand screen printed onto our custom made natural organic hemp/cotton. It is available as meterage and in 50cm x 60cm pieces in both our online shops and at Nest Studio now.

colour wheel

 

Umbrella Prints Trimmings in warm, neutral, greens and blues and mixed- your choice. 

Available now here and online in Australia when I get a chance.

Soon to be announcing Trimmings competition #2!