5 Questions with Brook Gossen

Get to know Brook Gossen, the designer of Happy Days which is now arriving in stores. Her bright and colorful designs are sure to make you smile!

Brook Gossen is an artist, surface designer and illustrator who works from her home studio in Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia. She creates fun, colourful, feel-good artworks and simply hopes to brighten the day of anyone who may see her work.She is inspired by the small moments of joy one experiences throughout the day, like fluffy clouds floating in a blue sky, a pretty flower picked while on a walk, the laughter of her children.

Brook’s simple and naive, yet energetic and positive designs can be seen on the thoughtful products of the wonderful companies she collaborates with across the globe. From planners and giftware to clothing and accessories, to homewares to pet products, plus many more, her art can bring a little joy to your day too.

5 Questions with Leah Duncan

Get to know Leah Duncan, the designer of Furrow which is now arriving in stores.

Leah Duncan Leah splits her time between Austin, Texas and Asheville, North Carolina where she enjoys spending time in nature with her husband and two young daughters. Her dream began with an Etsy shop in 2008 which quickly grew to include retailers internationally carrying her work and textiles as well as collaborations with large brands featuring her surface patterns and illustrations. She is self-taught. She loves chocolate, sunshine, and caring for her many house plants. Her heart lives somewhere between the Appalachian Mountains and the high desert of the Trans-Pecos in far west Texas.Her line consists of locally sourced textiles, stationery, and home goods with many items produced by hand in her studio. Each piece in Leah’s collection reflects her unique sensibility and soft color palettes. Inspired by a strong love of nature she has established a recognizable voice that speaks simplicity and beauty with quirky and organic themes.

5 Questions with Tara Reed

Get to know Tara Reed, the designer of Comforts of Home which is now arriving in stores.

Tara Reed is an illustrator and surface designer located in Raleigh, NC. Tara’s work is simple yet thoughtful and harmoniously balanced. She loves creating vibrant color palettes and strives to bring people joy through her art.

She worked as the Artist Community Manager for the print-on-demand fabric company, Spoonflower before leaving to pursue her lifelong dream of being a full time artist. She has curated art for magazine spreads, coordinated a global artist symposium, developed color palettes for design challenges, and wrote several trend reports.

5 Questions with Alison Janssen

Get to know Alison Janssen, the designer of Sweet Beauties which is now arriving in stores. These cheery matte laminates are certainly making our days brighter.

Alison Janssen is a freelance illustrator and textile obsessed girl. Her roots are from the Midwest but she’s been happily soaking up the sun after relocating to Southern California with her family 12 years ago.

Before moving to SoCal, she had the pleasure of working at Hallmark Cards as an Art Director for 12 years. She’s also a Jayhawk from the University of Kansas, graduating with a bachelors of Arts… awhile ago.

She loves creating patterns, painting flowers & scheming new color palettes. And always, mixing up the classics with a bit of whimsical imperfection.

5 Questions with Lemonni

Get to know designer Lemonni, whose Winter Forest is now hitting stores. We’re enchanted by the sweetness of her simple, yet, expressive characters.

Lemonni is a home accessories label Annie created with the idea of bringing happiness to home through patterns and colours. She loves using motifs with crisp lines and colours with a soft retro palette in her designs. Annie’s style has been described as whimsical, playful, and reminiscent of the 60s. Her work is often inspired by nature and her love for animals.

Lemonni also represents Annie’s alter ego – an identity that she adopted to represent who she is under the Eastern and Western influences. She was born in Taiwan and immigrated to Canada at the age of 15. As a kid, Annie loved collecting beautiful paper and packaging. Her parents thought she was hoarding junk. In retrospect, she was just trying to appreciate good design.

5 Questions with Juliana Tipton

Get to know designer Juliana Tipton, whose All That Wander is now hitting stores. This quilter’s cotton collection inspires us to simply wander, and marvel in the beauty around us.

Juliana is a surface and graphic designer living in sunny San Diego, CA. Her background in printmaking often influences the graphic nature of her work, while her interest in classic design is evident in the unusual level of detail throughout.

Juliana’s design style is a mix of nostalgic sophistication with modern fun. She enjoys flea markets, road trips, and always coffee.

5 Questions with Helen Bowler

Get to know designer Helen Bowler, whose Winter Wonderland is now hitting stores. The colder months are fast approaching and Helen is cheerfully easing us into the spirit with this quilter’s weight holiday collection!

Helen is an artist, originally from England, now living in New Zealand. She and her husband emigrated to NZ and they’ve lived in Auckland for the last 20 years. She loves creating surface pattern designs from her home studio overlooking a gorgeous park in St Heliers.

She kept up with her creativity while her two children were small, firstly producing a range of New Zealand Bird Greetings cards. Then later designing and making a range of kids coloring cushions and toys. This was fun but her true passion is designing surface pattern prints, so she’s back doing what she loves.

5 Questions with Betsy Siber

Get to know designer Betsy Siber, whose Easy Weekend is now hitting stores. This long awaited and anticipated collection in, count ’em, THREE versatile substrates (quilter’s weight, canvas and corduroy) is just the spark needed for some sewing fun.

Betsy is a creative, hard working illustrator and surface designer from Chicago. She creates art for kids and color-loving adults with quirky characters, bold midcentury-inspired shapes and hand-drawn lines.

With formal education in Photography and a colorful list of creative gigs that have included typesetting, costume design, jewelry making and productive photography, she found her true creative love of illustration and surface design in 2014. Her 2 daughters keep things fun and colorful in her world.