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Frances Boyd has just completed some new designs for her portfolio which we are lucky enough to see today. Frances' website has also had a makeover to make it easier for potential clients to see her work and style at a glance.

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

Designer Richard Baker felt he had lost the passion he once had for design after graduating from the Norwich University of the Arts. But last year he was unfortunate enough to have a stroke at the age of 34 - a car crash being a probable cause, but he fully recovered and the whole ordeal made him feel reborn again...grateful for everyday. And more importantly...his love for design came back

 Today we have a selection of designs from Little Paper Tulip. I could find no details on this elusive studio and the artist behind it but still thought their work was really interesting when a message arrived in my inbox. You can take a look at more lovely work from the Little Paper Tulip online here.

Andrew Holder is an illustrator and designer based Los Angeles. Andrew has created a wonderful series of super stylised geometric animals such as the two striking horses above. His clients have included Urban Oufitters, Roxy, BBC, and Gap. Andrew's portfolio can be seen online here and he is available for freelance commissions.

The Happy Happy Art Collective have recently redesigned the classic Old Maid Card as a fun project. The collective is made up of six artists: Pauline (Muffin) Grayson, Emily Balsley, Tammie Bennett, Denise Holmes, Lauren Lowen, and Jill Howarth.  Denise is represented by Tugeau2 Children's Illustrators and both Jill and Lauren are represented by Jennifer Nelson Artists. You can see all of the

These are some of the latest works from designer Trina Dalziel. They were designed for a course called "Creating Collections for Home Decor" where Trina choose a Farm theme. Each week students designed with a different substrate in mind - metal, ceramics, glass and fabric. Trina loved painting them at her kitchen table as a change from her commissioned illustration drawing desk/computer work.

Gina Mayes is a children's illustrator and surface designer who is originally from Mexico but currently resides in Mansfield, Texas. Gina's latest fabric collection is called 'Fairy Meadow' and has been designed for sale at her Spoonflower shop Baby Bubble Co.. Featuring whimsical botanical designs with lush greens and beautiful pastels. Gina is a mom of three and loves to sew, knit and do

These lovely images are just some of the new work by designer Victoria Johnson who will be exhibiting today in New York at Field Trip. As mentioned earlier this month Field Trip is a new pattern and illustration event taking place in a beautiful loft in New York's Garment District, on Monday, May 16th 2016 (the same time as Surtex, NSS and ICFF) and features the work of a small, curated group

Annie Chen of Lemonni Art & Design will be showing brand new design collections at Surtex this year in booth 445. Annie is a graphic/surface designer based in Vancouver, Canada with a real love for pattern who founded Lemonni in 2013. She welcomes all inquiries about licensing or collaborations.

Tanya Paget designs under the name Albaquirky and will be exhibiting at Surtex with Finch & Foxglove in booth 543. Tanya describes the Albaquirky style as "Unique, contemporary surface design for people who enjoy pattern and want something a little different in their lives. Pattern for stand up, stand out individuals

!". She has 20 years experience in the creative industries as an artist,

Anais Lee, the illustrator and surface designer behind "Anais Lee Creative" will be showing her designs at Surtex in booth 346. Anais was born in Taiwan and now lives and works from her studio in Queens, New York. She creates illustrations and designs for books, greetings, stationery, home and gift products in children's and women's market. Anais is always fascinated by the beauty of nature

Angela Kilpatrick of Willowberry Studio is very excited to be heading to New York in May for two shows with the super talented group of ladies from My Favorite Designs. She will be showing designs suitable for textiles & home décor in booth 31 at Blue Print and booth 235 at Surtex. To schedule an appointment, or have a sneak peek at the Willowberry Studio lookbook, you can email angela@

Designer Stacy Peterson will be showing new designs at Surtex in booth 524. Stacy’s work playfully interprets nostalgic childhood themes in a fresh, modern way. Her palette ranges from pretty pastels to colours as "vivid as one’s imagination". Stacy calls the beautiful Texas Hill Country home, where she lives with her two children. "There, along a winding creek dancing with fireflies" she

Kevin Brackley will be making his debut at Surtex this year, exhibiting with other members of the Four Corners Art Collective. Kevin was born in Zimbabwe but lives in Sydney Australia. Having a background in visual merchandising and graphic design Kevin knows just how important it is to tell a powerful visual story through designs that speak to customers in both a compelling and eye-catching

Andie Hanna will be exhibiting for the second time at Surtex this year.  She will also be speaking at one of the many great Surtex Conferences this year. Andie will be part of a panel of artists speaking in a conference titled "The Artist 'Life Cycle': From New Business to Established Operation on Tuesday, May 17, 11:00am - 12:30pm. It's a great opportunity for young or new artists to learn

Jeanetta Gonzales is a designer and artist from Los Angeles who loves using different mediums in her feminine and energetic art style that is influenced by classic and ethnic patterns. She creates vibrant and stylish art that is found on home decor items, ceramics, women's apparel, greeting cards and more. She will be exhibiting her newest collections of everyday, tropical, floral and word

Tracy Cottingham is an illustrator based in London  who specialises in design for children. Tracy represented by The Bright Group and brightartlicensing.com who will be showing her work at Surtex in Booth 433 and also at PG Live stand 148. Tracy has recently updated her website, and you can see more of her work online here. 

Also with the Bright Agency at both Surtex and PG Live you will find Suzanne Washington. Suzanne is also currently also available for commissions and freelance work.

Melanie Chadwick will be exhibiting for the first time at Blue Print Show with her agents at Pure Illustration on 12-16th May at the Metropolitan Pavilion, New York. Melanie is based in Falmouth. Cornwall where she has her own design and illustration studio creating everything from pattern designs to brand logos. Previous clients have included The National Trust and Mollie Makes. Since January

Natasha Kirby is a freelance surface pattern designer based in London and Kent. Her work is inspired by the beautiful Kentish countryside and all its flora and fauna. Natasha's designs are created using a technique of pouring, dripping, manipulating and mixing gloss paints and glues together to create a variety of effects. She recently graduated from ABSPD modules 1-4 where she learnt the

Designer and illustrator Hollie McManus is very excited to be exhibiting at Surtex this year with design collective Dot & Flow, in Booth 244. Hollie takes her inspiration from nature, animals, people and texture to create fun, whimsical, colourful patterns, typography and illustrations. 

Zesti - aka designer Ine Beerten) will be exhibiting at Blue Print in booth 35. Ine is very excited to be doing her first solo show after exhibiting with the Forest Foundry Collective at Surtex for the past two years. If this colourful kitchen collection (above & below) is anything to go by then you will see wonderful things from Zesti at the show and Ine's portfolio is certainly not to be

We are sticking with Blue Print for this next post with a selection of single flyers for designers who will be represented at the show by the Cinnamon Joe Studio, who are also the organisers of Blue Print. Here we see gorgeous designs from Balakrishna Madana, Rachel Westhead, Rosie Maddocks, Helen Black, Kim Hawes and Luan Thomas.

Harriet Mellor is a British artist and designer based in Germany who will be exhibiting for the very first time at both Surtex and Blue Print and is represented by Brenda Manley.