BRANCHING OUT

Fusing inspiration from the natural world and across design history, surface pattern designer Neisha Crosland has teamed up with design house Schumacher to launch Espalier, a diverse and imaginative new collection of fabrics, wallcoverings and trimmings. Elegant yet edgy, many of the designs stem from the sculptural forms of espaliered trees, including Tumble Weed Epingle (on chair, left, in Buttercup) and Arcure Epingle (right, in Zebra Black), both £250 per m. Other key designs reference an array of elements from design history, including Queen Fruit, which draws on 16th-century needlework, and Kyoto Trellis, which takes its lead from luxurious kimonos.

ONE TO VISIT This July, Tate Britain will open the largest and most comprehensive retrospective of the work of Paula Rego. A Portugese-born artist (b.1935) particularly known for her imaginative paintings, Rego is celebrated for redefining figurative art and the way in which women are represented. Featuring over 100 works from paintings to etchings, the exhibition will tell the story of Rego’s life, highlighting the personal nature of much of her work and the socio-political context in which it is rooted. 7 July – 24 October, entry £18.