DESIGN THERAPY: Designers Guild

Established in 1970, Designers Guild is the British home furnishings company headed by Tricia Guild, the creative mastermind behind this hugely successful firm. Guild is famous for her bold approach to combinations of colours and patterns in creating opulent and vibrant fabrics, wall coverings, soft furnishings and bedlinen.

Bedding ranges available from the Designers Guild on-line store for the USA and UK

Designers Guild focuses on providing creativity and innovation whilst always delivering the highest quality. That comes at a price and their products are not exactly inexpensive and therefore not accessible to all of us. Until now...

French catalogue company La Redoute has teamed up with Designers Guild to produce an affordable yet equally fabulous range of bedlinen and bath towels. These are not available to the US market unfortunately, but worth a peak. 100% cotton percale sheets and pillowcases in a vibrant pink and orange design, complimented by simple plush terry towels with a simple embroidery detail to compliment the bedding.
This range is retailing at approximately 1/2 of the price of the Designers Guild bedding, and looks just as beautiful to me! I LOVE it when designers create these lines for larger audiences to take advantage of.

OK, all this is great but we can't get this range over in the States, so lets drool over some more gorgeous fabrics in the form of some of her delicious cushions and room sets (aren't her images just insanely well styled?).

I know the last two cushions are meant for little girls, but I love them too! These cushions are firmly on the Wishlist. Browse through her full range of cushions here.

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CUSHIONS..
It just takes a splash of colour, the contrast of a beautiful vintage fabric, a plump feather filling and you can transform any space in your own personal style, with cushions.
I am the first to admit that my love of these squishy squares might be bordering on the obsessive, but whenever I think "I'm done!", I see another cushion that I just can't live without. And don't even get me started on Monogramming!
Vermont based designer Susan Sargent specialises in her signature applique pillows that will brighten up any room. The delicate detail and vibrant colours are too good to resist.

Another Vermont native, folk artist Laura Megroz, designs wool hooked pillows with images ranging from the ubiquitous Labrador, to the classic seaside images, folk art inspired images of animals such as moose and deer, and seasonal creations for Halloween, Christmas and 4th of July. Preppy, New England-centric, and heart warming country images abound. For a huge selection of her work try Cabin and Lodge

On the other side of the Pond, Karen Hilton designs felt and canvas pillows that celebrate Brittania in a fresh and modern way with neon versions of the classic Union Jack, 1st Class postage stamp and the Queen.

She has recently started to take the same approach to the Stars and Stripes.

Another British artist, Jan Constantine, also using felt, creates detailed British themed cushions that have a delicacy and beauty that is truly unique. Her cushions are blanket stitched to create a more rustic feel and feature simple messages of Love and Peace, and more Brittania themes in her Pop Art collection.

And not to forget Ebay, Devine Designer Cushions specialise in using luxurious fabrics from designers such as Designers Guild to create vibrant silk and velvet jewels for your home.