Surface design : Melissa Kelman

Melissa Kelman creates sweet, bright florals for surface design and stationery from her small loft that she shares with her husband in Brooklyn, and told me she had been making cards for friends and family ever since she was small.     “Sometimes I...

Surface design : Zoe Ingram

Zoe Ingram has a thing about circles. They appear, in one form or another, in just about every design she produces. Hand drawn and vector, dots and spots, circles within circles, mandalas and kaleidoscopes, all in gloriously vibrant colour. And it is her skilful use...

Surface design : Kociara

Reminiscent of the sumptuous gradient florals and geometrics from the heyday of European Art Deco design, these designs from Marta Rusin {aka Kociara} have found their inspiration in the work of Tamara Lempicka and mid-century modern.   kociara – bugs...

Surface Design : Sabine Reinhart

Sabine Reinhart Sabine Reinhart is a busy person. In between running three websites and freelancing for companies such as Adobe, Te Neues, and Crate & Barrel, she also designs patterns. Sumptuous, elaborate, beautiful patterns.     Originally graduating...

Surface Design: Groovity {Mary Tanana}

Groovity {Mary Tanana}   As a small child, Mary Tanana was so obsessed with pattern that every time they went out shopping, she would beg her mother to take her to the ladies room, just so she could check out the tiles and wallpaper.     Now as a...