Flea Market Finds.

What a find! I came across this vintage tiger and deer wallpaper at my local antiques emporium. The detail and colour is absolutley amazing. I near on have a whole roll to play with so I am after the perfect wall in which to paper it to! I am told that this wonderful wallpaper is by Sanderson but after lots of researching I can't seem to find any more information about it. If anyone has any ideas I would love to hear them...

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6/10/11. Great news! I can confirm this design is called Animal Kingdom from the Triad collection, 1977. Thanks Sanderson!x

Marbelous Wood.

I absolutely love ideas like this! It's great to see such familiar materials and techniques being used and combined to create something highly innovative and beautiful. Pernille Snedker Hansen you have done an awesome job! Danes ruling the design world yet again! Looking forward to seeing more from snedker°studio.

Zelfo Technology.

Fascinated by these pieces of furniture by Elise Gabriel which explore the cellulose composed material Zelfo. I love this description of the project and the challenges that ensued due to the properties of the material...

"Zelfo is living matter. of course I can guide, squeeze and trap it. but in response to that there is always an unpredictable quiver, a twist or a contraction against the grain. I am looking out for this etreinte, I am searching for it. sometimes I even anticipate it. that is this project’s challenge, to do and laisser faire..."  

(via Design Boom)

Flea Market Finds.

Thurday morning means a trip to Chesterfield flea market. Excluding Jess the cat, these are the bits and pieces I managed to find this week!

Home from Home.

These lifestyle and interior shots by Johnny Miller are devine!

Great inspiration for my upcoming photoshoot.

Simple.Playful.Style.

I'm in the process of organising a photoshoot to showcase my latest designs, so have been gathering inspiration and styling ideas that capture a balance between contemporary playfullness and crafted tradition. I am really liking the quirky elements within these photos by BDDW. The cute animal additions and portraits add a lovely personal quality to the photos, whilst the furniture still remains the focus of the image. Luckily I already have plenty of flea market finds I can use in the styling! No problemo!

NEW DESIGNERS: Celia and Sidney.

I will be heading down to New Designers in London next week to showcase my next collection and introduce 'Celia and Sidney' new friends of the Fison-Zair studio. Sidney stool was made in collaboration with furniture designer Jake Moore. We will be on stand T12 so do pop over to say hi! (part 1: 28th - 30th June) More info to follow....

Work In Progress: Screen Printed Length

It was really good to spend the day in the print room again yesterday. I was mainly prepping up for a 5 metre length that I will be printing next week but managed to squeeze in a few test prints too. On the face of it, this seems quite a simple design but it's not until you get to this stage that you realise how complex it is. Fingers crossed I can pull it off!

Work in Progress...

It has been a while since I updated my blog and this is the reason behind my absence... 90 print designs just about complete and ready for printing onto fabric!

Lucky Boy Sunday.

Love the dreamy styling by Danish Design duo Lucky Boy Sunday.

Sunday Afternoon.

Sunshine. Bank Holiday. Kaffir Lily. Childhood Toy. Car Boot. Wooden Boat. Cacti.

Work in Progress...

Work in Progress...Linen.Wood.Suede.

Springbok Bench.

Springbok Rattan Bench by Anthropologie. Perfect for two!

Snuggly Stools.

I love these fun and ever so snuggly statement stools by Claire-Anne O'Brien. I would very much like one...or all of them actually, can't choose between the beautiful colours and textures!

Colour Coordinated.

My vintage books beautifully colour coordinated.

Mummy Chair.

I have been doing a little research into alternative upholstery and remebered these from a few years back. The Mummy chair by Peter Traag is wrapped using 55 metres of elasticated polyester ribbon and is a great way to personalise and update tired furniture. My dedicated post for Mother's day! ♡ xx

Finn Juhl.

Pleased my prized Finn Juhl poster is finally up on the wall! I'm never going to be able to afford my much loved sofa, so this is as close as I can get. It sits nicely beside my 'Wonderful Copenhagen' poster.

Bits Bench.

Love this Bits Bench by Fulo, a great alternative upholstery and puts a new perspective on the what I could apply my plywood designs to. Hoping I get to see this in person at Milan Furniture Fair in a couple of weeks! Eek! (via Design Boom)

Mood Boards...

Updated and refreshed mood boards, inspiration from some of my favourite designers!

1. Textiles/Fabric/Print Design Inspiration and Development

2. Wood/Leather/Suede Design Inspiration and Development

Morning Sunshine...

My Tulips are enjoying the sunshine this morning...I think Spring is on its way!