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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

I have some more images from a visit to Cath Kidston's Spring Summer 2017 press show today. This time it features what will be new next year for children. For girls they have lots of pretty florals, sweets, parrots, and a classic Cath Kidston design from the archive 'Ribbon Rose' is revived. Also featured was an Alphabet print for babies, and for boys next summer we can expect pirates, sharks,

I have been lucky enough to attend the Cath Kidston Spring Summer 2017 press show. Last week saw the opportunity to preview many of the new prints and products that will be launched next year. The theme of the show was 'Park Life' and featured products displayed on park benches, cut outs of dogs, a playground for the children's display and a display of umbrellas. The first design to catch my eye

Also new at Cath Kidston for Spring Summer 2017 will be a range of activewear clothing including sports vests, hooded tops and leggings all in this stylish dark floral print (above) called 'Windflower Bunch'. It will also include dedicated gym bags, water bottles and tech accessories.

P&P attended the Cath kidston press show a couple of weeks ago and today I have some snapshots to share. The idea was to showcase to bloggers and journalists the prints and products that will be in stores this Autumn Winter. The theme of the show was 'Enchanted Forest' and highlights included conversational prints featuring pencils or books, a cute woodland character print, and as you would

Last week I popped into the Heal's Autumn Winter press show. Whilst I didn't see too much print and pattern on display it was a great excuse to see what is currently on sale in the store. I really admired the cushions by Living Union featuring the mid century designs of Robert Stewart (above & below). These classic 1950's prints feature the shapes and colours that are characteristic of the era

Keeping with the theme of press shows Habitat held their Autumn Winter preview show last week with a press show at their Tottenham Court Road store. I have studied their AW15 lookbook and picked out all the prints and patterns for posting here today, look out for optical illusions, primary geometrics and fragmented pattern and the idea that the 1980's are back. Their are some particularly

One of the key prints for children in Cath Kidston's forthcoming Autumn Winter collection is 'Sausage Dogs' which features on china, textiles, bags, pencil cases etc. and should appeal to both young ones and dog lovers alike. On fashion Cath Kidston have more revived library prints such as racing cars and dinosaurs. The Autumnal

Cath Kidston had their Autumn Winter Press Preview the week before last and I was lucky enough to be able to attend and get some snapshots. So to kick of this week I will be posting some of the new key patterns Cath Kidston will be launching for AW 2015. The collection is titled A 'Riot of Print & Colour' and was created by the design team delving into the Cath Kidston Archive and unearthing

For the Autumn side of Cath Kidston's new collection we saw a great mid century style leaf print called Woodland. Here it was shown in two colourways aprons and tea towels. The theme of a walk in the woods continued onto tableware with falling leaf prints, woodland roses, and even a quirky squirrel. And the theme carries on into fashion with

I am wrapping up a few days of Habitat reporting with some lovely print designs and press images.These include their new Fragmented Pattern prints and products such as bedding and wall art that will form part of their new Autumn ranges. Here also is a summary for the trend watchers among you of what to look out for in the new season besides fragmented pattern : Copper, Smokey Glass, Walnut,

Coverage continues today of the Habitat Autumn Winter 2014 press show which I was lucky enough to attend in London last week. This post focuses on the wide range of fabulous rugs that were being showcased at the Oxo Bargehouse by the river Thames in London. There were bold geometrics and stripes in yellow, grey, blue and a colour that featured throughout the show orange. The rugs are

Also snapped at the Habitat Autumn Winter press preview were a selection of ceramics and tableware. Here we saw geometric patterns and textures, some made from pressing fabric into wet clay to create a grid or woven finish on would have otherwise been a plain dish. The 'Savannah' tableware pattern came about after Habitat buyers visited the workshop in Portugal and spotted the colour

These colourful designs on gadget cases from Remember are part of Habitat's Christmas gifts range. Habitat's Festive decorations for Christmas 2014 featured the themes of space travel, imaginary worlds, and mystical creatures. The Christmas room at the press preview last week was darkened to show off all the colourful lighting making it impossible to get sharp photographs but here are few I

Last Wednesday saw the Habitat Press Show taking place on London's Southbank. The Oxo Tower Bargehouse was the atmospheric venue for the launch of their Autumn Winter 2014 designs. I fell in love straight away with their geometric 'Tavio' print used on the show poster and doors. One of the main themes of their new range is fragmented pattern, taking lots of geometric patterns and motifs but

Habitat are also celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year and to celebrate at the Press Show in London last week a special room was given over to their 'Design Reunion' project where they have welcomed back acclaimed designers who have previously collaborated with Habitat. These included a beautiful rug called 'Fifty Leaves' by Sarah Campbell ( of renowned Collier Campbell fame). The

Now I know its only June and a lot of us are enjoying Summer but at Cath Kidston have been previewing their Christmas range. These snaps were taken at their press show last week in Covent Garden. The Townhouses plays a big part in the collection with tea towels, mugs, cards, wrapping paper and tree decorations. There are also beautiful gift boxes in the shape of houses in three different

Also snapped at the Cath Kidston AW14 press show last week are a selection of new bathroom products. These included gift packs of pretty toiletries, new towels featuring stars and stripes, and the Clocks pattern in pink for washbags.

Finally today we have a selection of fashion prints from the new Autumn Winter season at Cath Kidston. One of the prints I haven't yet mentioned this week is a design called 'News Print' which featured throughout the show and can be seen on a dress below. Also  shown on dresses are Townhouses, Autumn Bloom, Big Spot, and a fun knit called 'Scattered Stars'. Looking at the catalogue I can also

I'm continuing to look at the Autumn Winter range from Cath Kidston today after taking lots of snapshots at their London press show last week. I loved the bright colours of this 'Townhouses' cushion and vivid crochet blanket. I also thought I'd post a couple of shots to show how they had cleverly displayed some of the new ranges on multicoloured shelving. Below - Lovely new notebooks

Finally today we have a look at the new season Children's designs spotted at the Cath Kidston Autumn Winter 2014 preview. This vintage comic book style print is called 'Stop Thief' with the strap line 'Just in the nick of time'. Although this print features as a large part of the new kids range it is also available as a double duvet for older comic book fans. It features on accessories such as

If you saw my Cath Kidston photo reports yesterday you cannot fail to have noticed a clock theme for their 2014 Autumn Winter collection. The CK team took the concept of Time and used it both literally like in the clocks, and metaphorically - for example a range of 'timeless ' dresses. They have also introduced their first ever range of everyday watches featuring the new and classic prints in

Today I am posting some snapshots from the Cath Kidston Autumn/Winter 2014 Press Show which took place in London's Covent Garden last Thursday. It was a chance for Cath Kidston to showcase the new prints and products they have lined up for the new season and for Christmas 2014. I am starting my photo reports with what's new in the Kitchen department. Key looks centered around a new Clocks

Next up we look at new bags for the Cath Kidston AW14 range. One of the key prints for the new season is Townhouses (above & below) which is available on bags and purses as well as in Fashion, Home, and Christmas. Other prints include Autumn Bloom, Mews Ditsy, Kingswood Rose and Clocks.

The Clocks theme of Cath Kidston's Autumn Winter range continues into their new Sewing ranges with a variety of storage pieces and pin cushions. There are analogue watches and digital clocks crafted from felt and embroidery and sewing boxes which look like vintage radios. One the highlights of the new sewing fabrics is 'Clifton Rose' a classic Cath Kidston style floral design.