I had been an admirer of Fine Cell Work for many years, and it was the highlight of my first ever exhibition at Decorex, in 2016, when they approached me about designing some products for them. Fine Cell Work feels … Read More
“Hi! I’m Susy. I am a biologist, the designer of Newton Paisley and the mother of Beatrice. I am a maximalist. I love using colour, layered textiles, bold pattern, and objects from nature, to create wild biophilic design.” “Hi! … Read More
One of the joys of the slower days of the past year has been experimenting with ceramics. Because it is so lovely to do, and because we have had various requests, we decided to make them available to customers. The … Read More
As a contribution to 2020 as a critical year for conservation, we are launching ‘Blooming Up’, a collaborative art project that invites people to make art depicting wild species. This artwork will be crowd-sourced from all over the world, from … Read More
Shamash Alidina and Yvonne Fuchs were great to chat to about my circuitous journey from biologist to designer and small-scale entrepreneur.
This is an excerpt from an article in Home Accents Today magazine by Jennifer Burton. The full piece, from December 2019, can be found here. Wallpaper, fabric artist sketches brighter future for endangered species Evolution (noun): A gradual process in … Read More
I just returned from a fantastic visit to High Point, North Carolina to their Fall Market, famous as being the largest home furnishings market in the world. Something in the range of 75,000 people come to this small town where … Read More
My last name is Paisley. I know – kind of hilarious for a textile designer. Apparently this sort of seeming coincidence is referred to as Nominitive Determinism, and there are countless examples. One of my favourite examples is Dr Dick … Read More
When I started Newton Paisley in September 2016 I was really excited about ‘Made in Britain’. Doing all of the printing and the weaving for my products here in the UK felt like just the right thing to do. I … Read More