New Lampshade Collection

"Featuring a range of nine modern and nostalgic patterns including Isabel Garden, Bugs and Butterflies and Artist's Tools, her designs are a great way of instantly freshing a room scheme, and would work well in anything from children's bedrooms to retro living rooms" 

Quote from Red Online who just wrote a very nice article about the collection that you can read here.

Stacks and Stripes lampshade above and Fretwork below

Here are a few more shots from my lovely shoot with Asa - we will have them on our website in a few days time. The lampshades are all made in the UK and are available in 8 different designs; Fretwork, Geo, Isabel Garden, Artists Tools, Gridlock, Sevens Red, Bugs and Butterflies and Plimsoles. They are made of parchment paper and are available in two different sizes at the moment, 14" and 20" inch. But we are always happy to quote for larger or smaller sizes, I'll let you know when they go live. But contact us at the studio if you want more info on bespoke ones! 

Above, Gridlock Lampshade and Geo lampshade below

Bye for now!

Joy of Living

Maggie’s Cancer Charity 'Joy Of Living' opened last night at the designjunction - with a live auction with a Christie's auctioneer, so far they have raised over £7k.... but we really hope to get more, so please take a look at what there is left or better still go there yourself. The Old Post office building will be open until the 23rd September.

The project is named after Maggie’s saying “Above all what matters is to not lose the joy of living in the fear of dying.” 

My auntie has just died from cancer, and I chose to make it in memory of her - she spent her last days surrounded by flowers with her 6 children and all their partners and offspring, and my Mum, sisters and I by her side. She had a sheepskin behind her head, which inspired me to search out for a pad filled with wool - I found a company who sell them here in the UK, and the wonderful lady by the name of Catherine Nelson, who I spoke to at  WoolSoft, very kindly donated the pad for the pillow. I then asked my lovely friend Bev Alvarez who is an absolute pro with all things knitted, sewn, or embroidered, to hand-embroider the back of the pillow ’with love’ .... now lets see what it fetches for the wonderful charity ....

I hope you can make it down as it is so worth a look at the space and the wonderful design brands on all 3 floors...

here are a few pics from last night:

Max Fraser on the mic opening the show...

Michael Marriott's Cheese stool ... 

Amos Marchant got involved and is pictured here bringing the Giles Miller screen forward to get the auction warmed up! Well done Amos..... you made a difference!

absolutely LOVE this Rainbow knit chair by Sam Johnson.

Maison Objet September 2012

I thought I would share some images from my week at Maison Objet in Paris;

Here we have the wonderful Åsa and Miranda helping with the set up, having fun deciding on which wallpaper should hang next to one another.....

Voila, the stand finished ready for the first day of trading! 

The brand new Stacks and Stripes lampshade and the new Fretwork wallpaper in the background together with the two old classics Geo and Letterpress... the lampshades are still not in stock, but they will be very soon, so keep a look out on my website.

A sneek peak of whats about to come, one of my new Ella Doran Bike cushions from my Hackney Bikes collection.

That's it from Maison Objet september 2012, thanks to everyone who dropped by and all your orders, and for those who we missed click here for my new brochure download on my website you will see the link at the top of the page!

Catalogue in the making

I haven't been very active on the blog lately, I have been out enjoying the amazing weather and been photographing all my new products for the new Ella Doran catalogue and here's a little sneak peek!

 Above are some of the lampshades from my new lampshade collection; Plimsoles, Fretwork, Gridlock and Stacks and Stripes. Thanks to Asa Wikman who helped with the styling!

Isabelle Pink and Isabel Garden cushions

Geo Table mat

PorTable cushions, Sevens red cushions

Have a nice day everyone!

New mugs designed in UK

London is extremely grey, and rainy again today and there are more flood warnings on the radio...so it's time for another cup of tea here in the studio! 

Here are my latest Ella Doran mug designs.I am proud to say they are made here in the UK and the quality of the prints are brilliant - to purchase one for your tea click here. 

Ella Doran Isabel Garden

 Bugs and Butterflies mug

Fretwork mug

Geo Mug

I have had lots of nice features in various magazine and blogs lately and I wanted to share some of them with you. Below is the lovely French blog Food and Fashion that just featured my Bugs and Butterflies sandwich tray. If you like fashion, food and design it is a great blog to visit and if you don't speak french, don't worry, it is also available in English. 

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

ICFF 2012

Finally I have some time to post a few pictures from New York and my stand at the ICFF. We have already returned to lots of press coverage and blog posts - we had so much interest in our roller and roman blinds, and my best sellers in the cushions were Isabel Garden and PorTables 45x45cm

I managed to put my stand together with the help of some friends - and borrowed some fantastic trestle legs and chairs that beautifully fitted the stand and style. It was so lovely to see old faces again as I have not exhibited at the show since the birth of my second son Sam..... over 10 years ago. Stay in touch and we'll see you again next year.

New double sided flat wrap

Here in London the spring has arrived and in the studio we are getting ready for this weeks sample sale (cushions, mugs, umbrellas, coasters, table mats, etc.). We hope that we will see you there!

We also wanted to tell you about our new collection of double sided flat wrap,Isabelle Garden,Bugs and Butterflies, Gridlock and Aeroplanes. You can view the full collection here

My New Cushion Collection made in UK

My new cushion collection is here!

PorTables 60x40cm(with the lovely Kavel Rafferty),

Isabelle Garden 30x50cm

Sevens Taupe 30x50cm

And Geo, Fretwork, Opal, Bugs and Butterflies, Gridlock and Stacks and Stripes. To view the collection click here

Isabelle Pink, my new wallpaper made in UK

We are very happy to introduce our new wallpaper design, Isabelle Pink, a floral wallpaper with a vintage feel. It is digitally printed on FSC graded wallpaper, made in the UK and sold in ten meter rolls and is from today it is available in our Online shop

New Cards!

I have a brand new collection of cards!

The 3 featured here have been printed on a lovely watercolour stock and the envelope is made of 100% recycled craft paper, to see the full collection click here

Isabel Wrapping paper and Gift Bags!

Here is our latest new wrapping paper and gift bag collection, Isabel, Isabel Garden and Isabel Stripe!

To find out more about our gift bags and paper products please visit our website