British fashion company Boden have produced a range of homewares especially for Christmas which includes mugs, coasters, place mats and teatowels. Prints include a sweet baubles design (above) and some very colourful 'All is Bright' typography which features across their seasonal campaign. I also loved all their Christmas jumper designs, and this cute hot water bottle (below) with two back to

I have also been looking at some of latest designs from Mini Boden's Autumn Winter children's range. The current collection includes these lovely intricate illustrations of a bird and rabbit that have been used as placement prints on tee shirts. There are also some cute framed pet portraits and as you would expect colourful graphic florals.

Jennifer Nelson Artists have taken on three terrific new designers to add to their agency. This first is Kelly Angelovic. Kelly specialises in surface pattern design, lettering, and illustration. She studied Graphic Design in Seattle and is now based in Colarado. Next we have Rae Ritchie who started her career creating designing accessories for women and children. But a love of pattern, print

Graphic designer Lonneke de Roos is the owner of a creative studio named KIND OF STYLE  based in Den Bosch in The Netherlands. Lonneke has created a range of patterns which she sells as fabrics on Spoonflower, and on products such as phone cases and cards at Society6. Her portfolio is also available for licensing and she is open to commissions. Find out more or get in touch via her website KIND

I am so pleased to have another mega talented designer joining the P&P 'Designers for Hire' Directory this week. Carolyn Suzuki is based in Los Angeles where she loves to draw and paint. She has a real zest for life which she hopes comes over in her colourful, exuberant and sometimes whimsical work. Carolyn has owned a successful greeting card business for the past five years, selling her wares

All the Fruits have recently created a brand new website featuring their stylish geometric patterned cushions, textiles and wallpaper. Following the huge success of last year they've also launched a new colourway for their 2017 'wallpaper calendar'. All the Fruits was founded in London in 2013 but is currently based in Bologna. It is run by is run by illustrator Stephen Cheetham and interior

Pressed & Folded was launched in January 2016  by James & Malissa Brown. They have a fabulous range of card collections including Shapes (above & below), Geometrics, and Floral. They also a new collection of Christmas cards available in ten different designs that can be purchased individually or in packs of 6.

Yesterday we featured fab stationery by Australian/Swedish company Kikki K. So it seemed like a good time to also mention their 2016 Christmas offering. Their collections feature a metallic mix of simple graphic designs in black, silver and copper, and a traditional Scandinavian influenced range of cards and wrapping paper. All seen online at Kikki K.

I came across this colourful stationery range by Kikki K in London department store Fenwicks. Kikki K was founded in Melbourne in 2001 Kristina Karlsson and since then it has gained a reputation for beautiful Scandinavian designs inspired by Kristina's native Sweden. This particular range is called 'Cute' and features sweet little motifs such as animals and fruit in lovely pastel and bright

These super cute illustrations are all the work of designer Karen Thaco. Karen is originally from Texas, but has lived in Mexico since childhood. Now curiosity has brought her back in Texas she is working as a freelance designer with a passion for graphics and children's design. Karen loves designing patterns, cards, paper, postcards, educational materials and gifts. She is always ready to work

The Print & Pattern Designers for Hire Directory has a new artist to introduce this week. Hollie Holden is predominantly a childrenswear designer, having previously worked at JoJo Maman Bebe as Senior Designer for 3 years and as a childrens nightwear & underwear print designer for a UK based supplier for a number of years prior to that. Hollie now lives in Vancouver, Canada working as a

If you are looking for cute gift ideas then here are some ideas from UK retailer Accessorize. I had a browse around the store and website last week and picked out various designs on stationery, bags, and clothing.... Read the rest of this post

You may remember I posted about the publication of a new book by designer Paul Farrell a few weeks ago. But now I have actually seen the book in the flesh I just had to post again with new pictures as it is just so full of beautiful graphics. Called 'Great Britain in Colour' it is a treasure trove of colour and shape across a whopping 240 pages - just a small sample of which I have snapped

Shannon Hays is a graphic designer and illustrator based in New Hampshire, USA. She is endlessly inspired by children, animals and nature and happily spends her days drawing cute characters and creating whimsical patterns. A past recipient of Print & Pattern’s Scholarship to the Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design, Shannon currently has collaborations with Design House Greetings, Great

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

I know it is only November but as I had visited Anthropologie on Friday it seemed a good time to mention their Christmas selection. I loved the folky felted letters, which are part of an entire alphabet of tree or garland decorations. The core of their offering this year was mainly designed by Portland based company Quill & Fox and below I have picked out a selection of items spotted online at

Designer Susse Linton has a great little online shop selling her paper goods - such as these fun cactus cards. Susse has just added her Christmas designs to the store with lots of new Christmas cards and an A5 holiday activity book. The book contains patterned papers ready to make garlands, gift tags, etc. There is also a 2017 calendar featuring Susse's whimiscal illustrations. All available

I was in London on Friday to visit 'Bowie Collector' event at Sotheby's and popped into Selfridge's at the same time to see what was in store in greetings, stationery, and home. Here are some of the things that caught my eye and made me reach for my camera... Read the rest of this post

After not receiving any card samples for years - suddenly two packages came along in one week. Today we have some gorgeous new designs from UK based publisher Lagom on wrapping paper and cards. Lagom designs are sold in some of the most well-known retailers in the UK and they work with top artists and illustrators. We begin with this beautifully bold floral design by Monika Forsberg. 

It is that time of year again and the 2017 Print & Pattern/ Make it in Design Scholarship is now launching. You could win an online design course worth over £1280. Are you an emerging designer ready to make it big in the surface pattern design world? This is an incredible opportunity to win a design scholarship that will help you on your way! Sponsored by Print & Pattern, the Make it in

I was thrilled to bit to find a parcel of lovely cards had arrived from Belly Button Designs who wanted to show Print & Pattern their latest collections. New designs include 'Platinum' (above & below) which features stylishly simple hand drawn type in with gold, pastel pink and bright acid green. There is also a pretty feminine range called 'Paloma' featuring fashion, florals

Talking of Belly Button Designs I noticed they had posted some brand new Christmas designs on their blog. In keeping with their everyday ranges we can expect a lot of metallics along with smart, simple typography and stylish illustrations.

A little bit of good news came through via email last week. Ampersand Design Studio are going to have their planners and calendars stocked in Target stores. Good luck to sisters Morgan and Carrie with this well deserved collaboration. Ampersand always produce the most beautiful and colourful artwork!

It is my final post from the Cath Kidston Spring Summer 2017 preview show today and I am very much looking forward to seeing these new Bluetooth speakers and headphones next year. Cath Kidston are making a bigger move into tech next season and it is always nice to see florals and prints being used on more products. These were snapped at the press show along with new stationery, scented candles,

Last week I went to the Cath Kidston Spring Summer 2017 press show to see what new designs would be coming out for next year. Today I am posting several of their new 'conversational collections'. As well as pretty florals Cath Kidston like to produce fun themes with a modern vintage feel, and for 2017 we can expect to see this cute print (above and below) called 'Little Village' along with the