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Time and Leisure
july 2010
From textiles to teapots
Fiona razvi catches up with Lisa Stickley, Clapham’s hottest designer
‘I have to have beautiful things around me,’ Lisa tells me as she welcomes me back to her Clapham shop and head office. It’s been three years since I last interviewed Lisa Stickley and a lot has happened. It’s hard to enter a homewares shop in the UK without coming across Lisa’s work: her bestselling make-up bags are stocked up and down the country, in premium sites such as Selfridges, Liberty’s and Fenwick’s, and internationally. ‘I love the way Liberty’s display my products,’ she tells me, ‘and I get a kick from seeing my washbags next to prada bubble bath.’
The Clapham store is immaculately and perfectly styled and is also home to the Lisa Stickley team. Along with her assistant Martha, Lisa still does all the designing herself. ‘I have had to start letting go of some of the styling,’ she tells me. ‘but I find it very hard. And if I see my products in a store I do start to rearrange them’. Which perhaps explains why Lisa is keen to develop her own retail offer.
Lisa is often described as the new Cath Kidston and, although perhaps a hipper offering, it is not something she has a problem with. ‘I really admire Cath, but we’re very different. My work is nostalgic but has a very contemporary feel to it.’ This is perhaps what makes Lisa the design choice for the modern woman and celebrity fans. Yes, her prints have flowers but they are juxtaposed with naive line drawings and have a very graphic art edge. Talking about her work she says: ‘It comes from within me and I’m prolific in my work. Ever since I was little I’ve been continually making things.
Stickley studied textiles at Central Saint Martin’s and Royal College of Art, where she was snapped up by Burberry to design a set of tablecloths, giving her the early confidence to develop her own range. Her newest work includes a beautiful collection of elegant handbags and new china and she is also proud to have her first book, made at home, published by Quadrille. ‘It’s very much for someone with their first sewing machine and first home which they want to make their own.’ She shows me her labour of love: ‘Everything in here is me, although I did ask my friend Katie Sellers to do the styling.’ The book has her stamp engrained, right down to the fact it is entirely in lower case, there’s not a capital in sight. You can hear her voice in every project: ‘for an extra posh napkin it is nice to add a buttonhole to one corner. I first saw this done on a British Airways napkin from the 1960s; it is a great idea, especially when wearing a white shirt and eating spaghetti.’
To Lisa sewing is akin to cooking. ‘Fabric is just like using good ingredients.’ Her own fabric features throughout the book, but she adds: ‘you might use a lovely fabric that your mother gave you.’ The book covers four key areas of the home: kitchen, living room, bedroom and laundry, with step-by-step sewing projects for each, complemented by her trademark line drawings. |
I asked Lisa about the return to homecrafts that is sweeping the nation and tells me it’s not just in the UK. ‘Have you seen the new Sweat shop café in Paris, it’s like an internet café with sewing machines.’ She puts much of our recent interest as a counter to the fast pace of city life. ‘People are looking to take a breath and slow down a bit. I think it’s also a backlash against the cheap consumer culture – people want things that have more individuality and that are lasting and special. They want to know where things come from and feel connected with them.’
Lisa is truly prolific in her work and, as well as her new book, she has just produced a new homewares range for Debenhams and, for the Tate, a range of stationery and bags called Lisa Stickley for Tate with pencil pins and kit bags that can be used as knitting bags. ‘I love Tate Modern and I loved doing the collection,’ she says. She is currently designing her own stationery range featuring journals. Other new projects include the addition of a Liberty print on a new washbag that will be out in time for Christmas.
Lisa has been in her Clapham shop, home and headquarters for 4 years now but tells me she is looking to move on, so south Londoners should really take the chance to meet this talented designer. ‘For the first 4 years I worked in my bedroom, I’ve been upstairs for another four. I need to be able to walk to work,’ she smiles. |
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May 2010
Little black book - Secret addresses from stylish people
Lisa Stickley, 33 is a textiles and homeware designer. A graduate of the Royal College of Art, she lives above her shop in Clapham, London. this month sees the launch of her exclusive collection for the tate modern shop. |
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Ideal Home Magazine
January 2010
Steal her style: Lisa Stickley
Lisa Stickley is a British textile designer, whose quirky nostalgic home accessories playfully mix old with new. Her designs are stocked in Liberty and John Lewis, as well as in her flagship shop in Clapham, London.
Where did it all start?
Lisa studied Textile Design at Central Saint Martins and then did an internship with designer Jack Lenor Larson in New York. she launched her own label in 2003.
What's Lisa's signature style?
Quintessentially English, Lisa's look is nostalgic with a modern twist. Her work is influenced by classic 1950s and 1960s designs think vintage floral patterns and polka dots combined with quirky, hand-written messages. She designs china, table linen, cushions, aprons and bags.
What inspires her?
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in scrapbooks. Vintage postcards, antique ribbons, old tickets or scraps of fabric found in charity shops anything goes.
What does home mean to Lisa?
A home should be filled with pieces that make you happy. Don't be afraid of filling your space with an eclectic mix of items. I think that ultimately a home should be relaxed, welcoming and comfortable, filled with the smells of baking and toast.'
Any home hates?
Spotlights they're harsh and unflattering and it's too sad that they can't be disguised with a vintage lampshade!'
What's in the pipeline?
Lisa's just launched products in France and Japan and she's working on a book, called Made at Home, due out in June this year. She's also launching a collection of products for the Tate Gallery.
How can I steal her style?
Check out lisastickleylondon.com and follow Lisa's example. Treat your home as a museum, which you lovingly curate, filling it with treasures and souvenirs of happy times.' |
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Red Magazine
December 2009
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The Financial Times
October 2009
Van der postings.
Lisa Stickley's domestic bliss.
Most of us are familiar with cath kidston's sweet florals, which have long added a bit of deuceur to the matter of the ironing board, the washing-up and the pegging-out. Lisa Stickley, a young Royal College of Art graduate who has done design work for Burberry, Paul Smith, the Tate and other blue-chip companies, is a newer arrival on the domestic scene. Her take is more sophisticated; she explores the decorative pleasures of black and grey, black and white, and beige and |
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white. In the process, she turns out highly attractive linen and cotton domestic textiles.
My tastes usually run to the classic oatmeal coloured flax, old linens, that sort of thing but Stickley's designs are sufficiently beguiling to make one rethink the matter. She has come up with tea towels and laundry bags, ironing-board covers, peg bags and oven gloves in black, embellished with glorious whitish-greyish roses, or in beige with either white or blue roses.
They are extremely well prices, aprons being 28, tea towels 10 and oven gloves 22 a simple way of adding some serious allure to the domestic scene. If you like the Lisa Stickley take on the world and it's a more glamorous, less artlessly sweet approach than Cath Kitdston's then it's worth knowing that she takes the same designs and puts them on tote bags (65) and weekend bags (64, pictured left), as well as a range of vintage chairs (320 2,000), each of which is different and each of which has been upholstered with one of her own witty textiles.
Lisa Stickley, 74 Landor Road, London SW9 (02077378067; www.lisastickleylondon.com). Also stocked by Liberty, Great Marlborough Street, London W1 (02077341234; www.liberty.co.uk). |
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Real living Australia
September 2009
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Conde Nast Brides
September 2009
My Sweet Laundrette
Desperate housewife? Not with these chic homeware buys.
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Glamour magazine, France
September 2009
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The Sunday Times
August 2009
Dishy rag, 10
Lisa Stickley's Ham, Spam and Jam cotton print comes in tea towel form (46cm x 73cm, 10) and a double mitt oven glove (18cm x 92cm, 22)
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Guardian Weekend
August 2009
Cut And Paste
Interiors scrapbooks inspire designers and can help the rest of us hone our decorating eye. So start one today, says Ros Anderson. Main photograph: Anders Gramer
Most of us probably have a scrapbook, notebook or journal stashed somewhere: recipes torn from magazines, doodled thoughts or tickets stubs saved from exotic trips.
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Such scrapbooks are useful for those of us who are passionate about our homes, too. They can help us formulate ideas, refine our taste and make shopping trips more worthwhile those ill-advised, on-a-whim purchases would become a thing of the past if we had a clear idea, say, about how we want our living room to look.
The trick is to paste in only what really catches your eye, says designer Lisa Stickley, who fills notebooks with everything from wool cards and old photographs to discarded packaging and graph paper. My notebooks aren't just for shoving in anything I find,' she says. They're considered pieces of work. As a designer, I regularly look back through them and pull out inspiration, often in a different way from what I originally intended.'
So rip pages from interiors magazines, keep swatches of colour that appeal, so you can match them against paint, and scour junk shops for scraps of fabric. Then throw them together in a notebook until you get a look you like.
This rose (see main photograph) is a page torn from an old book on roses that Stickley bought from a charity shop. The first six pages have been duplicated this is one of those pages,' she says. I like the eggshell quality of the finish. Next to it I've put an old envelope, bleached from the sun. Putting something pretty against something that's a mundane, day-to-day object is something I find very beautiful.'
The text is a stamp she picked up at a New York flea market. I stamped it on to this starched, spotty ribbon I found on a roll, also in New York . It sat around for years not doing anything, but is now the basis for all the zip-ends on my bags. I am always drawn to polka dots'.
Here are some homewares from the new autumn\winter collections, inspired by Stickley's notebooks. Start one yourself, and see what a difference it makes to your next shopping trip. |
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July 2009
Lisa stickley's kitchen textiles are extremely pretty and slightly quirky. They are available in three different designs and include tea towels, oven gloves and carrier-bag stores.
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In Style
May 2009
The keen vintage shopper Lisa Stickley
You'll know her from: her irresistibly sweet, just-the-right-side-of-whimsical printed textiles and honest-to-goodness homewares, which she sells from her boutique in London and online. Every piece of her work washbags, china crockery, linen napkins and aprons so cute that you instantly want to start baking cakes as well as her own possessions, reflects her love of all things old, antique, and vintage. She calls her work nostalgia with a modern twist' we call it completely adorable.
Her design passion: anything old, particularly from the Forties and Fifties. Even if I had tons of money, I would spend it on old and vintage things'.
How she does thrift: by sourcing markets and junk shops, anywhere and everywhere, cash in pocket (Hastings has got some good junk shops, and Essex and Upminster are great for second-hand shops').
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Real living Australia
April 2009
Market Finds: How to decorate, mix and display
Super-talented UK textile designer Lisa Stickley opens her workbook to show how she decorated her home on a small budget proving that shoestring can be stylish! Take a few lessons from Lisa and you too could have a space that's stamped with your own unique style.
Gloriously nostalgic, British textile designer Lisa Stickley has decorated her Victorian apartment in the quirky, vintage, tongue-in-cheek style for which her textile and accessory collections have become well known. With her retail shop on the ground floor and studio print room in the basement, the whole building has become a hub of creativity and inspiration.
LESSON 1 :
Living room
Decorate:
A neutral palette has been used to let the vintage furniture and furnishings speak for themselves. The floors, windows, doors and stairs were stripped bare. I love the rawness of wood that's not perfectly finished' Lisa says. Over time it's become aged, which sets off the vintage pieces beautifully.'
Mix:
The floor has been layered with mismatched rugs, reminiscent of Moroccan bazaars, which looks warm and welcoming. An old, bashed-up Chesterfield sofa and an ever-growing collection of second-hand chairs sit next to more modern pieces, such as SuckUK 3Guns' vase on an Ercol coffee table (see left). Lisa loves to mix things up to create an interesting, eclectic look. I'm passionate about putting vintage fabrics next to a contemporary print. Mixing old with new and throwing in unexpected twists,' she says.
Display:
Reviving the old-fashioned tradition of glass-fronted cabinets but without the granny overtones Lisa's version (see right) is separated into stackable units, proudly displaying her glassware and crockery collections. A vintage mirror adds a touch of sparkle and glamour to the wall, and trinkets and knick-knacks are laid out on every available surface: quirky binoculars become a feature; a S&B marmalade tin morphs into a vase; while faux flowers in a watering can play up the granny-chic collection.
I just love old chairs! I want to rescue them'
Mismatched marvel:
A dartboard makes an unusual appearance on the living room wall and is joined by a quirky collection of paintings, prints and vintage plates. An old trunk handed down from her grandmother becomes a handy surface for plants at the foot of the stairs. Lisa makes use of every nook and cranny in her small space for example, alcove shelving tucked under the staircase is home to a collection of vintage books and crockery. Her beloved collection of old chairs jostle for space and attention. I've been warned not to come home with any more because we're running out of space,' she laughs.
LESSON 2 :
Kitchen
Decorate:
To brighten up the small kitchen, Lisa chose a blast of vibrant turquoise. It's a colour that I've always loved and I think for a kitchen it's really fun,' she says. Enjoying a revival at the moment, the black-and-white 50s-style check lino adds a touch of retro glamour and contrasting pattern to the room.
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Cementing the vibe in the kitchen is an original 1950s red Formica table a flea market find joined by a couple of mismatched dining chairs that were once office furniture. Lisa covered one with pink flowery 1960s vintage wallpaper to give it an instant facelift.
Display:
Making displays out of everyday objects is Lisa's forte. The kitchen if full of lovely packaging, rice bags, pots and crockery it's all interesting stuff,' Lisa says. To soften her collection of mugs, jars, glasses and tins she covered floating shelves in delicately patterned vintage wallpaper found at a New York flea market. The dining room walls are adorned with prints packed up from her travels to Paris and America, while a huge world map from the 1960s (an auction purchase) adds another layer of interest to the cheerful turquoise room. Finishing touches of kitsch include an old Roberts radio, wine bottle candlestick, and cushions and tea towels from her own collections that add texture and colour.
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Lisa's store The art of collecting vintage
1 Finders keepers!
Most of Lisa's furniture has been passed down from generous family and friends, like her mother's 1970s lounge chairs, a rug from her grandfather's farm and a trunk from her grandmother. The kitchen table was found at a flea market and the Chesterfield sofa was bought off a friend who had it in storage for years. The only new thing in my flat is an armchair that I swapped with a lady for a couple of my cushions,' Lisa says.
2 Pick and choose
It's important to be selective when accepting hand-me-downs and freebies'.
Resist the temptation to hoard and only pick out the items you know will complement your scheme, especially if space is a limiting factor. It's great to get so many pieces from friends but as the home has such an eclectic look it's sometimes hard to find pieces that go together; fabric is the most challenging,' Lisa says. You have to find balance: have a good clash rather than a bad one to keep it looking fresh.'
3 Seek and you shall find
Second-hand treasure hunting is not for the fainthearted.
Lisa is regularly up at the crack of dawn to rummage through bric-a-brac at flea markets and auctions, always on the lookout for a bargain.
4 Constantly experiment and review
With her designer's eye, Lisa can never leave her home interior unchanged for very long. I walk around the space a lot and just look. I always consider how pieces are placed and I'm always readjusting and moving things' she says.
Lisa's design inspiration
With collection names such as Mrs Perkins' (a cleaning lady she knew during her childhood), Grampy's armchair' (inspired by her grandfather's old-fashioned sitting room), and Teatime' (designs based on her love of vintage plates and the English tradition of afternoon tea), Lisa's homeware designs have a quirky, nostalgic bent with a modern twist. Handprinted whimsical illustrations, simple motifs and genuine postcard messages emblazon everything from teapots, tea towels and tablecloths to placemats and pretty purses.
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Daily Mail
Friday 27th March 2009
Mellow Yellows
Let the sun into your home with cheery shades of daffodil, mustard and egg yolk.
Whether spring has sprung outside or not, it certainly has in interiors. Dreary greys and blacks are fading away and being replaced by brighter, more dazzling hues.
And the sunniest of them all? Yellow, of course. The biggest decision with such a stand-out shade is how much of a statement to make.
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The collection includes yellow lamps, coffee tables, room dividers, vases, glass candelabras and dining chairs.
Avoid an egg yolk overload by pairing yellow with a crisp, clean white palette or simply sticking to accessories. Patterned textiles, especially cushions, are a great way to incorporate a bright colour.
We particularly love designer Lisa Stickley's mustard collection, which is sold from her cult South London shop and online.
Yellow adds a wonderful touch of zesty boldness or works brilliantly next to an eclectic mix of bright colour and pattern for a truly English eccentric feel' she says. After such a long winter it's about time for colour to bloom and cheer us up'.
Marks & Spencer has also used yellow as a predominant colour in its al fresco range with eye-catching patterns on plates and picnic items.
And Scandinavian design company Vipp has celebrated the opening of its first showroom in New York by dedicating a collection including yellow tea towels, bins, toilet brushes and soap dispensers.
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Elle Deco
March 2009
We love this! Create a comforting vibe by mixing simple vintage pieces with spring-fresh colours we love these soothing blues and casual picture displays in designer Lisa Stickley's home. For more relaxed retro style tips, read on...
Designer Lisa Stickley's flat in Clapham, south London, has a retro spirit that perfectly matches her Fifties-inspired homewears. She's filled the space with vintage pieces that create a sense of comfort and familiarity, treasuring family heirlooms (such as her grandad's armchair) for their sentimental value and seeking out objects with humorous appeal. Unsurprisingly, she also has a smattering of her own designs on display notably her new line of china, launching this spring, which features her signature mix of spots, stripes and floral sprigs.
How would you sum up your style?
Witty, eclectic, utilitarian chic
What does your home mean to you?
It's my comfortable zone, the place where I can escape from the world. It's also somewhere for friends and family to relax when they come to stay with me.
What colours and textures have you used?
A neutral backdrop set off with fresh modern tones, such as the turquoise walls. There are also splashes of vintage colour I love a bit of Fifties Formica! I'm not a fluff and velvet girl; it all has to be practical.
How do you display favourite objects?
I like to arrange things so that they look like still lifes from every angle much of my flat is accessorised in that way. There's a real art to grouping things together, though I get the best results when I don't think about what I'm doing too much.
In which part of your space are you at your most creative?
In my kitchen I do a lot of thinking there. If I'm ever stuck with work I make a batch of scones. I've always done that, even as a child. If my mum calls and I'm baking, her first words will be What's wrong?' Baking calms me down and clears my head.
Lisa's Style Secrets
Floral wallpaper I covered my kitchen shelves with old, wipe-clean wallpaper from a junk shop.
Vintage tablewear I collect ceramics and glassware from flee markets. It's fun when everyone has a different plate or cup as it creates an easy, comfortable feel. I don't like matchy-matchy!
Graphic food packaging Supermarkets like Lidl are great for tins and packaging with lovely graphics, and I display food packets from my travels. Italian biscuit tins and Panettone boxes are beautiful (try Lina Delicatessen in London).
Quirky plant pots I love using alternative planters like jugs, berr mugs or outsize tins for displaying flowers it's interesting to counteract pretty things with a bolder, tongue-in-cheek statement.
Retro bread bins I use mine for storage. I love that balance of utilitarian chic and pretty (plus I like having functional things around me).
World map The big map was 10 from London Spitalfield's antiques market. It's quite old and isn't correct any more, but it's such a great size and I like the aged colour and torn canvas.
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Sunday Times Style Magazine
Feb 2009
Her indoors
Fancy depression-era chic with a shot of neon? Then Lisa Stickley is the name to watch. Pip Mccormac falls for her housewifely charms.
If you were looking for the next Cath Kidson, the archives of Burberry might not be the first place you would try. But this is where you will find the first collection of the textile designer Lisa Stickley the fashion house asked her to design a range of tablecloths for them in 2002 (they sold for $1,000 each). And that starting point evolved into Stickley's own business, which now sells far more affordable homewares.
it is her homespun, almost home-made, vibe that has attracted fans such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Brangelina. Kirsten Dunst has been sporting Lisa Stickley tote around LA. Abstract floral duvet covers, spotty mugs and napkins printed with hand-written menus are all being snapped up from her shop in the back end of Clapham, London. Now Heal's, Liberty and from this month Fenwick have also got in on the act as stockists.
Whereas Kidson built her empire on our dream of running gaily round a second home in the country, Stickley takes a different approach. Her products evoke an at-home-with-the-Aga feel it's just more appropriate in a time when we're all hunkering down to hide from the economy. This is her version of Depression-era chic, brought bang up to date through the liberal use of hot pinks, yellows and blues.
My designs are feminine, not girlie', says Stickley, 31. I'm inspired by the 1930s and 1940s and I like to put a modern twist on traditional values. There are no rules that say something as old school as a peg bag shouldn't be a little bit neon' Which shows why even her ironing board covers have a certain comely sex appeal.
Like Kidson, Stickley's life is an extension of her products. A home girl herself, she embodies the simple appeal of her brand. She lives above the shop with her boyfriend, the knitwear designer Rich Levis; for her, Shoreditch is a place to pick up vintage teacups rather than spend the night in Bistrotheque.
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To relax, she prefers such wholesome activities as long country walks, windsurfing in Tankerton, Kent, and trips to Borough Market, in London. She doesn't even have a television. She manages to give you the hope that by buying one of her tea towels, a little bit of non-Desperate Housewife charm will rub off on you.
Stickley set off on her career path at school, when one of her teachers insisted she chose art GCSE. It was after a BA in textile design at Central St Martins College of Art and Design that Burberry approached her to do the tablecloths. At the time she was at the Royal College of Art and Design finishing her MA. That gave her the confidence to set up her own line. I never wanted to work for anybody else,' Stickley says, but, with my business in its fifth year now, it recently hit me how much responsibility I had.'
When her second-in-command went on maternity leave, Stickley kept waking up in the night with cold sweats. I was a mess it took me about two weeks to get over that,' says the now calm designer. We've moved on so much since the beginning it's all monthly board meetings an weekly account meetings. I think I've finally become a grown-up.'
And with the new leather handbag designs, which revamped, a project for the shop at Tate Modern in the offing and a book being written, it doesn't sound like Stickley will be following in the footsteps of her No 2 just yet. I have a new investor, a consultant and my team has just doubled, so things are going really well,' she says. I'm thinking about moving to somewhere with a garden, but I've not had the time, as the business is really taking off. People really seem to be responding to it.'
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You Magazine
9th March 2008
Q: Where can I find a waterproof tablecloth in a trendy pattern?
A: Oilcloth is enjoying a revival at the moment and is available by the metre in myriad patterns and colourways.
...Textile designer Lisa Stickley sells a range of retro prints and geometrics in muted and vibrant colours, prices start at 30 a metre...
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Vogue Living Australia
January/February 2008
Women of fabric'
Young women around the world are taking hold of textile design, injecting their own energy and creativity into starched swatches. Here are a few standouts to keep an eye on.
Since graduating in 2002 with a Masters in Printed Textiles from London's Royal College of Art, Lisa Stickley, has produced seven home collections using her vintage-inspired fabrics. Ecru Orchard', comes in an oilcloth finish by the metre, and finished products such as a round cushion from the Marigold collection, are also available. |
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Time Out. Shops and Services Guide 2008
Collection names like Teatime, Shortbread, Grampy's Armchair, Mrs Perkins and Mushy Peas reflect the idiosyncratic homewares to be found in Stickley's first shop.
The Trees and Weather range brings together the twin British obsessions of climate and countryside; cushions (34-52) are handprinted with appealingly simple illustrations and genuine postcard messages, and plastic-coated coin purses, make-up and wash bags (from 16) are emblazoned with bright brushstrokes and tree motifs.
No mere conceptual Cath Kidson, Stickley has a quirkier nostalgic bent that reflects to the pathos and poetry of everyday life. I went to the boat show in Southampton. Free for a pensioner. Everyone else paid 1.60,' reads one of the scribbled missives on cushions, aprons and tea towels. What a life'.
The collection is available from Heal's, Liberty and Selfridges as well as from this airy Clapham shop, where her designs are sold alongside sturdy enamelwear by Oxford company Garden Trading. |
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Ideal Home Magazine
March 2008
Editor's news
Ideal Home's Editor, Isobel McKenzie-Price, shares her pick of the latest buys and ideas for your home.
THE NEXT BIG THING
I love Lisa Stickley's vintage-inspired accessories, so I treated myself to a visit to her London shop recently so to see her latest collection. Her pieces are a quirky fusion of old and new she mixes vintage patterns and images with simple lettering for a unique, fun look.
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Red Magazine
March 2008
Subscription Offer
Lisa stickley London provides glorious utilitarian chic with a quirky, simple British twist. Tea towels, tablecloths, napkins, placemats, aprons, bone china mugs, bed linen, laundry bags, wash bags and makeup bags are some of the products available.
Beautifully hand-finished and packed in marvellous dotty boxes, they provide a witty and completely original twist on as classic old English style.
This fresh, 1950s-inspired Marigold Red Coin Purse is a classic pillar-box red and ecru floral with chocolate dot lining and vintage zip end. This is a must-have for your handbag, to keep hold of coins and cards. Fabulous, whimsical, a necessity!
Visit www.lisastickleylondon.com today to take a look at the full range. |
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dpi Magazine, Taiwan
December 2007
Lisa stickley graduated in 2002 with an MA in Printed Textiles from the Royal college of Art, London. Since then she has worked on a variety of projects and commissions, including producing exclusive ranges of tableware for Burberry and Harrods. Lisa Stickley (London) was set up in the summer 2003. Lisa's signature is a combination of naive imagery and interesting graphics that are quirky and very English. The Collections have developed enormously over the past three years, creating a lifestyle concept with a strategy defined look and the product range is continuously expanding.
Currently stocked in major stores worldwide including; Liberty, Heals and Selfridges. London, ABC Home and Takashimaya, New York and Le Bon Marche, Paris. Today there are 9 different collections; Tea Time', Vintage', Notepaper', Shortbread', Grampys Armchair', Mrs Perkins', Marigold' and most recent including the splendid children's collection Mushy Peas'. Delectable fine bone china mugs and exquisite bed linen are two of the many new products available.
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| dpi: We know you make many goodies for home, to you, what would your ideal home look like? Please feel free to describe its decoration, outline, colour, function, interior design or anything else. Thanks so much!
I moved into my flat 4 years ago and am very much a home bird, so have put a full stamp on it (from the moment I moved in in fact!). It has a very eclectic, homely feel with stripped wooden floors, Victorian sash windows and a lovely fireplace. I love to surround myself with things that inspire me. All the furniture has been collected from all over the place, chairs that were my mother's in the 70's have been re-upholstered with 50s fabric and contemporary putty coloured denim, the old bashed up chesterfield was bought from an antiques dealer just before I moved in. I have an ercol coffee table in the living room from an antiques fair in Sussex, and the rug in the lounge was my grandad's. The red 1950's formica table in the kitchen was from a derelict beach house in hunstanton and there are lots of bits and pieces, old tea sets, vintage plates, books, glass fish, lovely tins with house plants in...
The kitchen is full of lovely packaging, my boyfriend and I both love to cook and I love interesting flour bags, rice jars, bright colours from all around the globe. The kitchen is a bright turquoise too so looks well lived in and packed full of interesting stuff. We eat in there every night at the red 50s formica table. There is also a huge map of the world on the wall from the 1940s.
The bedroom is in the converted loft with bright velux windows and sherbet pink walls, a vintage hand knitted throw on the bed, with my own bed linen too. The chest of drawers from when my mother was at school are next to my side of the bed and my boyfriend has a lovely chest of drawers from the 40's that we picked up at an auction on his side of the room.
My wardrobe has lots of vintage dresses hanging from it and some Katherine Hooker dresses of which I designed the prints. Cushions embroidered by my grandmother are also on the bed with a lovely chair to the side from the staff room of my boyfriend's father when he was teacher.
The flat is a hub of inspiration for me and a lovely place to live and relax.
dpi: Do you have any work inspired by or related to your family? Would you please describe your concept and creating process of that work?
The Mrs Perkins ironing board cover inspired by Mrs Perkins, our cleaning lady when I was 4. Hand printed in classic black and white with hints like make diamonds sparkle, clean with gin' next to an oversized 40's chintz rose.
dpi: How did you begin your career? How did you find and develop your current style?
I started my company Lisa Stickley London Limited' in 2002 when I left the Royal College of Art in London, where I did my Masters in printed textiles. Since then the company has been growing and growing and we are now stocked in stores and boutiques all over the world (including Harrods London, Ships Japan, Heals London, ABC Home in New York and Takishamaya New York). I developed my style whilst studying at the Royal College of Art and I have always been drawn to old English traditions and values.
dpi: Could you talk about your main creating philosophy or brand's main spirit? What kind of lifestyle do you expect people could have through your design?
I would describe the brand as glorious utilitarian chic with a quirky, simple British twist. Customers are definitely buying into a lifestyle, a modern twist on the norm. Sweet uncomplicated, marvellous and functional.
dpi: What materials, colour is your favourite? Are there any new materials, producing processes or tool do you want to try?
I love the natural qualities of beautiful linen, the way it creases and ages and takes on a colour when it is dyed. I am also passionate about putting vintage fabrics next to a contemporary print, mixing old with new. I have recently been experimenting with working with enamel. It is challenging when you start to apply pattern to more three dimensional products and the traditional processes that go into producing real enamel are fascinating.
dpi: Which is your first design work? Which work can best represent your style? What inspire you to design in that way?
The Notepaper' Collection was one of my first collections and includes lots of dots, quirky graphics and old English menus printed onto cushions, aprons and linen tea towels. A signature piece would be a tablecloth from my Teatime' Collection which is printed with tromp l'oeil vintage plates, and finished in a stunning Irish linen. My inspiration came from a personal interpretation and re-invention of the English Tea room.
dpi: Could you talk about your most popular product? What's your own opinion on this work?
One of the most popular products would be the Blue Flamingo wash bag from the Grampys Armchair' collection inspired by my granddads sitting room with an old Roberts radio on the mantelpiece and flying ducks on the wall. The blue flamingo wash bag hand made from start to finish in 1940's turquoise with padding flamingo's, bright red dotty lining and a vintage zip end. Served in a dotty box and perfect for your tooth-brush! Because I design everything, all the products have a sentimental value to me, also we only do limited edition runs of things so it makes each piece all the more special and Blue Flamingo is a particular favourite of mine.
dpi: Recently, which work or project has made you really satisfied?
I produced a very special range for Harrods a few years ago which was extremely satisfying. I bought some original 1940's Harrods tablecloths from an antiques fair and printed vintage plates onto them. They were very beautiful and each an individual.
dpi: Beside design, what interests you in your daily life?
I love to cook and spend many weekends buying food from markets and creating dishes for dinner. I also am passionate about visiting flea markets and antiques fairs and regularly get up at 5 am to visit them. I am especially looking forward to going to New York in the new year as there are excellent markets there.
dpi: What's the best part or most interesting thing in your design career?
Being inspired
dpi: in the end, please use a colour, a word or a sensation to represent Home'.
Inviting |
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Sunday Times Inside Out Magazine
Homing Instinct'
Designer/maker Lisa Stickley, 29, South London
We'd been looking for a retail and studio space for 18 months. My flat was turning into a stock room, and working in my old studio was becoming difficult. But then I came downstairs from my flat one morning to find that the freeholder occupying the lower levels was moving out. It was perfect.
The beauty of it is that everything is in one place. We've got the whole basement as studios and the ground level as a shop and showroom. People can see us working away downstairs and know that everything is handmade rather than mass-produced in China .
It's the first time I've ever been able to shut the door to my flat, and go to work in a completely different place where I have everything I need, and then close the door again on work at the end of the day. I love my work but when everything was in the flat, I'd keep going until 11pm most nights an, if I couldn't sleep, I'd be up working then, too. Now I go upstairs, cook and end up thinking, what shall I do? It's amazing.
The shop is in collaboration with Garden Trading (gardentrading.co.uk) I met Jon Holloway, the company director, at a show in Frankfurt last year and we instantly got on. He's based in Oxford but wanted a showroom in London , so we thought we'd prop each other up. Jon has a very similar ethos to me we understand each other. He does the ironing boards, I do the ironing- board covers that's how it works.
I can really focus on my bespoke stuff here, too. If someone comes in and says I love that cushion can you do curtains like that?', we can. We print to order, sell metres of fabric, and soon we'll do wallpapers, too. I'd really like to get into upholstering chairs this year, and working on a commission basis on one - off pieces.
We moved in on 22 October last year and opened on 12 November. We filled the place within the first hour of getting in and there was no breathing place it was just blimey, we've got lots of orders, lets get on with it'. We had builders in, but it was all hands on deck to strip the floors and repaint the space I did almost all the drilling myself.
Having the shop has made me feel healthier. I was so busy all the time last year, it was like having constant brain ache. So it's a novelty to go and have free head space at home. I can now relax there. |
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Grazia
Hot Shop! This season's all about graphic girlie prints, so it's no surprise textile guru Lisa Stickley's new shop has been a hit with her Clapham neighbours. Her trees and Weather range is out now your chance to get a modern classic, like these cushions, from 34 each. 020 7737 8067. |
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Easy Living
The designer: Margaret Howell
Loved by: Lisa Stickley
Lisa designs handmade textiles and is launching a clothing line this year.
She spends her days working in her studio and looks for timeless well-made clothes. " I went to the Margaret Howell store on Wigmore street in London, and instantly knew I'd found a designer who understood me. Her clothes are so wearable and understated but they come to life when you put them on: the cut, the fabric, the buttons, everything is faultless. It's the antithesis of cheap, disposable fashion, which I've always hated. Now, I just don't feel properly dressed if I'm not in Margaret Howell. I think the clothes appeal to me because my work is about appropriating traditional imagery and creating something new out of it, and Margaret's designs are inspired by tradition, too. I'm addicted to her slouchy trousers and her tailored jackets, but my best purchase was a simple white shirt that I've literally lived in for years, and it's only got better. |
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The Sunday Telegraph Stella magazine.
Her website has been a hit for ages, so Lisa Stickley's first shop (in a lovely Victorian house in Clapham, London ) is bound to become a homewares destination. Her sweet prints of florals, flamingos, and flying ducks are on everything from aprons and tablecloths to pillows and bone china. From 8 for a mug. |
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Grand Designs
Stuck On You. We've been big fans of Lisa Stickley's gorgeous ranges of homeware for quite some time, so we're planning a trip to her new shop which has just opened in Clapham, south London . Along with gorgeous cushions there's enchanting tablewear, stylish makeup bags, and an adorable children's range, including pencil cases. As well as her new store, Stickley's products are available in selected shops around the UK and can be ordered online at her website, where you can also keep an eye out for a bargain with her special offer of the week. |
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Homes and Gardens
Future Classic
Teatime table linen, by Lisa Stickley
My Teatime Collection was inspired by the traditions of the English tea room, with designs based on vintage china and tablecloths from around the world. The collection's defining feature is its trompe-l'oeil-effect print. This consists of realistic digital images of plates, hand-printed on to vintage cloths, usually Irish linen damasks, which have an eclectic feel and are great fun.
I love working with old pieces, as they have a real sense of history. There is so much beauty in a tablecloth that has been sitting untouched in a box on a shelf for decades; it remains intact yet still develops an aged quality. The linens that I created for Harrods were actually printed on 1930s Harrods tablecloths, which my mum and I found at an antiques fair. They still had their original stickers on them, so it was amazing to be able to return them to the store in a new form. Of course, there's always an element of luck in finding the right cloths.
My motifs start off as photographs or line drawings, which then undergo quite a complex process, involving manipulating the images on screen, changing colours and creating a layout before producing the fabrics on an over-sized printer. When I first went to the Royal College of Art, I vowed never to use a computer, but I was won over when I realised I could use technology to suit me rather than govern me. It has turned out to be surprisingly flexible and I like the fact that you can have photography and naive line drawing in the same design.
I work from my own studio, creating and printing all the pieces by hand, which is quite labour-intensive. I cherry-pick objects and put them together in a way that I think looks good. All my pieces are one-offs, so you'll never see two the same. Pale blue and chocolate are the staple colours in the collection, and my best-seller is duck-egg blue. I love working with different colours, but there are always certain shades that you feel at home with.
All my collections are evolving. Teatime is my signature piece, and someone once told me, Never let your signature go. It can be all too easy to lose hold of your style when designing commercially. I am determined to stay focused on what I regard as important, such as attention to detail and the quality of the fabrics.
Lisa Stickley received a BA in Textile Design from Central St Martins and an MA in Printed Textiles from the Royal College of Art, graduating from the latter in 2002. Her range includes kitchen textiles, wallpaper, ironing board covers and washbags, all printed with distinctive vintage designs. They are available to buy online at lisastickleylondon.com; she has also produced tailor-made collections for Burberry and Harrods. |
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