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Whilst in Selfridges last Friday I found they had an Anthropologie concession so it was a nice chance to snap some of their latest products. Anthropologie have been working with an artist I really admire : Starla Michelle who creates the most beautifully colourful flowers and animals. Her artworks have been used on textiles, plates, wall art and an entire alphabet of pretty monogrammed mugs. I

Today's P&P posts focus on strong graphics - starting with the work of Sydney based artist Kate Banazi. Originally from London Kate studied at the prestigious art school 'Central St. Martins'. She creates striking screen printed works and collages featuring geometric shapes and lines that give an optical illusion of depth. In 2016, Kate was one of twelve artists, designers and architects

Since last being featured on Print & Pattern in September 2012 designer Abi Hall has been working with the team at Pink Light Studio in Seattle, licensing artwork for a diverse range of products, and designing collections for Moda Fabrics. You can see examples of licensed patterns and illustrations, as well as works in progress and sketchbook entries on Abi's website here. For the past few

Print & Pattern has a new sponsor this week in the shape of Lu West Fine Art Prints. Many of you will know Lu's work from her previous shop 'Mengsel'. Lu is now concentrating on limited edition silkscreen prints (plus continuing her freelance illustration work). Here are some examples of Lu's lovely prints. including her well known bigger boat design at the bottom of the post. Lu also has an

We finish the week as we began it, with a look at some of the latest arrivals at Marks & Spencer. Here we have a selection of prints from their wall art department starting with these striking prints : bright birdie bouquet and painted butterfly, sadly by an unnamed artist. Also shown are colourful abstracts plus some smart type and geomtrics from Marks & Spencer's collaboration with Conran.

Super talented designer and illustrator Louise Lockhart has 10% off of everything in her shop throughout October so this gives me a lovely excuse  to showcase some her wonderful work. Louise produces her designs under the label The Printed Peanut all goods are proudly made n the UK. Products in her online shop include notebooks, cards, mugs, plates, books and bags. Use the coupon code '

I have finally reached the end of my Maisons du Monde marathon. It has been seven days of posts - so thank you for sticking with me - and I hope you have found something inspirational you liked. We end with a mixture of snap shots from my store visit and beautifully styled shots from their website. Everything featured during the showcase was spotted at Maisons du Monde who have a stores all

My Maisons du Monde features are carrying over from last week. One because we had a day off to focus on the Sock Design Contest and two they have so many lovely things to see. The French based retailer was founded in 1996 and celebrates it's 20th birthday this year. It has nearly 200 stores in France with a further 69 across Europe including Italy where I came across them. There philosophy is

I am still featuring Maisons du Monde, the shop I fell in love with whilst in Bologna at the beginning of this month. Here is why I liked them so much - the ranges at Maison du Monde are a lesson in how to make patterns work on a wide range of products and add value and style to a business. It is the prints that add the appeal to these goods and make them stand out from other retailers. Plus

I am continuing to post about a beautiful store I found in Bologna, Italy at the beginning of September called Maisons du Monde. This French company have a wonderful range of prints and patterns within their product ranges - and at a very affordable price. There were so many nice designs on every shelf I didn't know what to snap first when I visited . Today's collection is their retro themed '

All this week I am featuring designs from a wonderful store I discovered whilst on holiday in Italy. Maisons du Monde had so much to see that I could not resist highlighting so many fabulous products - and better still for those of us in the UK there is a special online shop just for us. Today I focus on Maisons du Monde's children's ranges. There are beautiful products for boys and girls with

My best discovery and favourite store in Bologna, Italy was without doubt Maisons du Monde. This contemporary store felt like a mixture between Heals, West Elm and Ikea. It was packed with patterns on a wide variety of products. So this week I will be bringing you a selection of their products through my snapshots taken in store and web pictures. Their designs are all themed into collections

I have some more snapshots today from my Italian trip. Bologna is a university town, a bit like Oxford only older and larger, so one thing it has plenty of is book shops. I managed to find some interesting cover designs around the city in stores such as Feltrinelli, Zoo, and the Museum of Modern art shop.

As it is the last day for Print & pattern before a little summer break I wanted to go out with something really bold and colourful. And what better than these stunning prints on cushions, fabrics, lampshades, rugs and more from bluebellgray. The company was founded in Scotland in 2009 by Fi Douglas a graduate of the prestigious Glasgow School of Art. Fi wanted to make designs with a painterly

After seeing a Jenn Ski newsletter recently I realised it had been a while since I had posted what she has been up to lately. Jenn has long been an expert and champion of mid century pattern and some of her latest work is bold, colourful and as you would expect beautifully retro in feel. Jenn sells her artworks on Etsy and is represented for licensing by Lilla Rogers where her clients have

Designer Mel Smith has created some beautiful posters as part of her new Summer In The City range, a collection of geometric prints that are an abstract vision of cityscapes.  Mel had a lot of fun playing around with these designs and loved the mid-century style that emerged from the overlaid textures, and the summery palette gave what could be a drab industrial illustration a fresh, buoyant

This bright, colourful range of products are the work of MaggieMagoo Designs, founded in 2015 by designer Carole Fenwick. Their tea towels, notebooks, tote bags and art prints are available here on Etsy. They have recently added purses, pencil cases & embroidery hoop art to the collection which will be available at various craft fairs including Crafted by Hand at Masham in Yorkshire on July 3rd

After the success of a pop up shop at Christmas time New Zealand based designer Ellen Giggenbach has taken the plunge and opened her very own retail store "ELLEN G" in Petone near Wellington. It’s in a lovely big airy space and filled with a large variety of products all featuring Ellen's wonderful art. Ellen makes as much as she can herself (the wall hangings, cushions and paper products/

After the UK bank holiday I thought I would return with some fun design items from Dutch company Psikhouvanjou. This fun, colourful design led store work with many designers you will recognise such as Helen Dardik, Ingela P Arrhenius, Suzy Ultman, Darling Clementine and many more. Here I have picked out some postcards, art prints, and accessories that were all spotted on the Psikhouvanjou

Bobbie Print have created a new collection of hand printed screen prints based on the season. The first two designs Spring and Autumn have just been launched and Summer and Winter will follow shortly. The designs look at the plants and flowers that we all associate with those particular times of year.Stylized Hyacinths, Bluebells, Hellebores and Snowdrops have all been given a mid-century

Another artist I hugely admire is Carolyn Gavin who has recently created beautiful new floral prints for her Etsy shop. Carolyn is a designer with Lilla Rogers Studio and has her own stationery business Ecojot. I was thrilled to bits to receive two prints from Carolyn which will take pride of place in my home once they are framed up. To see more of Carolyn's art prints check out Etsy and to

Fran Wood has produced a new range of designs, which she has turned into screen prints, greeting cards and a tea towel. These designs all include simple animal illustrations and patterns influenced by 1970s textile and graphic motifs. The range is called 'Nouveau Animals', as Fran had noticed a strong influence of Art Nouveau during the period - some of which can be seen in her work. All Fran's

Andrea Müller is an Australian-German textile/graphic designer who is passionate about quirky illustrations, fabric and sewing. Andrea is currently based in Munich, but her influences are varied as she grew up in Australia and then lived in Berlin for 14 years. Andrea works as a surface pattern designer under the studio label Jolijou (French for pretty playful) and she licenses designs with

Last time I featured Copenhagen based illustrator Michelle Carlslund on P&P (in July 2014) she was planning to expand her product range. A recent check of her website revealed lovely new designs on notebooks (above & below) and an expanded collection of art prints which include circus themed characters, exotic birds, and a super contemporary alphabet. You can see more from Michelle online here.