Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

This week we have sent all our Christmas designs to be sampled!! Its very exciting and we cant wait to see the samples come in!

So we thought we would share with you our key trends for our Christmas Collection.

 

Winters Night

 

Black, White and Silver being key to this sophisticated trend. Featuring plenty of flocking, diamante and glitter. Winter tree prints and damask also appearing.

 

 

 

 

M&S

Kylie Astoria Black Cushion

£20

NEXT

Isabella Velvet Cushion

£19.50

Country Christmas

 

Heavily incorporating Checks, Fur, Tweed and Chunky Knits we are sure to be cosy this Christmas!!

With a huge emphasis on Woodland creatures and especially stag silhouettes which have been very popular all through A/W 12!

 

 

BHS

 

DEBENHAMS

Red Felt Stag Cushion

£25

 

HOME SENSE

Check Cushions

From £4.99

 

JOHN LEWIS

Alfie Faux Sheepskin Cushion, Tan

£20

 

JOHN LEWIS

Chunky Kint Cushion

£30

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Tapestry Cushion

£12

 

Retro

 

Our Retro Christmas trend predominately features bright texts and fonts.

With fun prints incorporating Christmas puddings and Robbins, stars, spots and stripes. 

Bright greens and reds are key colours.

 

 

 

DEBENHAMS

  JOHN LEWIS

We Wish You... Christmas Cushion, Red

£25

 JOHN LEWIS

  NEXT

Let It Snow Cushion

£14

 

NEXT

 

PAPERCHASE

 

Scandi

 

Traditional Scandi is a must for Christmas. Nordic red and white patterns fashionably printed on hessian and sacking. Hearts, snowflakes and cross stitch are focus points for this trend this year!

 

JOHN LEWIS

 

M&S

Chenille Christmas Cushions

£12

 NEXT

Stags Doorstop

£12

 

PAPERCHASE

 

DUNELM

Reindeer Christmas Cushion

£5.99

 

Scandi Folk

 

A fresh twist on the traditional scandi with pretty pastels being key to the look. Knits also feature in this trend which has a very craft feel. Hearts, snowflakes and owl prints give a feel good Christmas feeling.

 

JOHN LEWIS

 

M&S

 

 

NEXT

Stag Cushion

£14

 

NEXT

Knitted Owl Cushion

£14

 

PAPERCHASE

 

 Sparkle

 

The pretty and subdued sparkle trend incorporates delicate prints and patterns in layered whites.

embellishment is key to this trend with glitter, sequins, beads and feathers. I really think this trend has a sophisticated 20's feel.

 

BHS

 

 

DEBENHAMS

Off White ‘Ethier’ Cushion

WAS £39 Now £29.25

 

DEBENHAMS

Cream Sequined Stag Cushion

WAS £25 NOW £20

 

 

JOHN LEWIS

 

 

JOHN LEWIS

NEXT

Silver Linear Jacquard Cushion

£14

 

 

  NEXT

Christmas Tree Cushion

£16

 

 

 

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and we will be back in 2013 for a super new fun filled year!!

 

Cat & Jess

 

Ombre

Ombre is everywhere at the minute! We are going to try and translate this trend onto mats, rugs and cushions today, here is the trend board we are using to get us inspired...

Here are some of our favourite products out there at the minute showcasing this trend.

Xavier&Me
http://xavierandme.com/

Liberty London
http://www.liberty.co.uk/

'Grasses' by Clarissa Hulse
http://www.clarissahulse.com/

Bouf £30.00
http://www.bouf.com/

Colour Of The Week

 

CRANBERRY

 

 

 

Were feeling very festive this week with just 12 sleeps till Christmas!!!

And Cranberry tones are featuring in many of our designs!!

We cant wait to make some Cranberry Mojito's at Christmas!!

Eat, Drink, Be Merry!! 

Harold Feinstein

With Christmas around the corner we have all been discussing our Christmas Wishlist!

 

Cat and I have both asked for great books by Harold Feinstein which features some incredible photography of striking flowers and beautiful butterflys!

 

"I feel like I am always catching my breath and saying, 'Oh! Will you look at that?' Photography has been my way of bearing witness to the joy I find in seeing the extraordinary in ordinary life. You don't look for pictures. Your pictures are looking for you. Your job is to see… There's an endless and extraordinary reservoir of energy that comes from saying yes. There's infinite nutrition. You are beckoned, and the more you surrender, the more you see."

Harold Feinstein

 

 

 

 

We really think these images will inspire our designs! We cant wait to get drawing after Christmas!!

 

Pantone Of The Year 2013

So we all got very excited that the new Pantone Of The Year had been announced Today....

EMERALD - Pantone : 17 - 5641

 

What a coincidence that our colour of the week was Celery Green! We were pretty close!!

 

We got searching and found some great designers using Emerald!

 

Jenifer E.Taylor - http://society6.com/JenniferTaylor

 

Marcela Wiley - http://society6.com/artist/MarcellaWylie
 

&

 

Valentina Ramos - http://valentinadesign.com/
http://www.valentinaramos.blogspot.co.uk/

 

 

Valentina has particularly caught my eye this week with her beautifully detailed black ink drawings, paintings and stunning use of colour!

Her designs featuring birds and owls are my favourite and i will definitely continue to follow this lovely lady!