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
We are thrilled to share that Newton Paisley received three major accolades at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City.First was the Best in ICFF Show Award for Wall Covering from the International Furnishings and Design Association. Next … Read More
Thank you very much to Liza Foreman and BBC Designed for this lovely write-up. Also to David Oxberry for the portraits of me in my studio. http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180301-the-designer-celebrating-rare-and-endangered-species
When we launched our fabrics at Decorex last year, and consistently ever since, people have asked if we would be producing the designs as wallpaper. Textiles, especially linens, are my first love, and it took me a while to come … Read More
Today, November 30th, is the Remembrance Day for Lost Species – a day to commemorate the many species that are disappearing daily. I have chosen to commemorate the tragic passing into extinction of the last Rabb’s Fringe-Limbed Tree Frog, Ecnomiohyla … Read More
It is late July and the flax plants that were bright green in the mist and rain of early June have now flowered and gone to seed. Flax is the plant that gives us linen: in Latin flax is called, … Read More
Amazing Grace was written by John Newton in 1779. My mother’s side of the family – the Newtons – have always liked to claim him as our forebear, although I don’t know of any actual proof. (Nobody in my family … Read More