A NEW LEAF

Inspired by the natural world around her, fabric designer Vanessa Arbuthnott launches a fresh and vibrant new collection of prints for spring. The Forest collection explores the fascinating shapes of ferns – a plant that has captivated Vanessa since she was a child. ‘I would while away hours walking through forests and woods, collecting fern fronds and taking them home to press and draw,’ she says. ‘I was endlessly fascinated by their forms; sometimes symmetrical and other times not.’ There are five new designs in the collection, available in 27 gorgeous colourways, all adding a lively and optimistic feel to brighten up your home.

This image: Pleated lampshades in Little Fern in Ochre; console skirt in Little Fern in Lichen; small pouffe in Lattice Leaf in Ochre/lichen, with top and piping in Simple Ticking Detail in Lichen; frilled cushion in Wild Fern in Ochre, all £59 per m Below: Armchairs in Little Fern in (left) Peach and Cornflower; cushions in Lattice Leaf in Soft Cornflower/peach, Little Fern in Soft Cornflower and Peach, all £59 per m, Up the Garden Path in Cornflower, £64 per m, and Harris Tweed in Sea, £78 per m