I am really excited to launch my new hand drawn textile pattern design website and tell you about all the great things happening at Hackney & Co. In March last year, I won the Ideal Home Show Wallpaper Design of the Year Award, which encouraged me to go it alone and create my new website. It's wonderful to finally have a place to showcase my designs and information of where you find my licensed products. Hand Drawn Textile Pattern Design I have been working on some new designs over the past few months. All of which have a vintage British feel to them. Please take a look at my new collections in the portfolio section at www.hackneyandco.com It has taken a long time to get to this stage but wi
As a designer I find Pinterest a very useful tool. There are many points of view concerning this social media platform but personally I think it's a great resource and has helped me tremendously. I use my boards to collect imagery for my new projects, things that inspire me from home décor to patterns. I can also upload my own photographs and designs too. At the beginning of every project I like to record my train of thought through photography & drawings before manipulating the final design in photoshop. I can use pins to upload my own imagery to my private boards and view them in one place. Another very good thing I have found with Pinterest is the amount of traffic that comes to my blog t
