PRINTS CHARMING

Make your mark

FIONA HOWARD – ORIGINAL WALLPAPERS

For those of you who are progressing from the neutrality of painted walls of yesterday, and want to come home to a place which feels warm, cosy and welcoming and has your personality stamped all over it, Fiona Howard has the answer. Maybe it’s an unusual print in your kitchen to make you smile while you prepare for the day, something which has you daydreaming in the bath, or perhaps a warm and welcoming bedroom which cocoons you making you feel cosy and relaxed as you climb into bed with a book, wallpaper can evoke a mood and project your personality in a way that paint can only dream of.

Fiona Howard has been designing gorgeous patterns for clients across the home furnishings industry for the past 30 years, from well known designs such as Sanderson’s best selling ‘Dandelion Clocks’ to many well-loved textiles for Crate and Barrel and everything in between.

The secret to Fiona’s success is a true love and dedication to the craft of designing repeating patterns the traditional way. Fiona loves what she does and has never ‘given in’ to the lure to create designs on a mass scale as she is driven by a love for the true craft. She enjoys the process; the touch of pencil on paper, drawing each preparatory sketch by hand, mixing colours by eye, painstakingly carving and then printing the lino cuts to create an artwork which can take a week to complete but has embedded in it all the hallmarks of dedication, patience and concentration as she considers colours, shapes and the flow of a pattern.

Having designed a unique collection, Fiona needed her wallpapers to meet the highest environmental standards. Each paper is printed in UK on FSC certified papers and the inks are environmentally friendly, non-toxic, water-based and fade-proof.

‘I want to create beautiful wallpapers which exist in people’s houses, hearts and memories’. www.fionahoward.com