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Another nice discovery from the last week. Beatrice Larkin is London based designer creating beautiful woven textiles for the home. Very soft, cozy and Scandinavian-style collection will work so well in Ardesia Design's interiors! ;)




From her website:

After graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2013, Beatrice Larkin established her label with the desire to create design-led textiles for the home.
A diverse mix of detailed CAD drawings, freehand sketches and manipulated weave structures all come together to generate her patterns. There is a softened geometry in these textiles that derives from an organic approach to clean modernist design.
Working from her London studio, she uses highly skilled mills and finishers in the UK to weave fabrics made from the softest merino and lambswool. Passionate about honest craftsmanship, her collections are woven in small runs with a focus on quality, texture and the individual characteristics of each piece of cloth.

We met Pure Lana at this year's Decorex International trade show in London and absolutely LOVED EVERYTHING. The quality and design of every product was something different and special and everything stood out to us. Pure Lana create purely organic throws and cushions from llama and alpaca wool and some merino wool products (which were our favourite). We loved the heavy, chunky merino wool throws which were probably the softest thing I've ever touched. We also loved the stripe collection, which had a lovely handmade touch of the countryside to it. We'd certainly like to be working with Pure Lana in the near future to create some custom made designs so keep watching this space!

From their website:

The company was launched in the summer of 2012. Jorunn is Norwegian designer, who works from her studio near the seaside in Brighton, UK. She is using a hand-powered domestic knitting machine to manufacture all her produces. Every textural detail is created by hand to achieve the luxurious, high-quality finish. The modernisation of traditional crafts techniques is a central theme within the development of her designs. Inspired by lace making, upholstery and the ways that wool can benefit our living environment, her main concerns during the design process are to create pieces that are unique, durable and sustainable.

There was a lot of linen (as we expected) at this year's show so it was quite refreshing to meet the Spanish company MikMax. The thing that got us interested about MikMax was their lovely range of jersey bedlinens in fantastic colours, striped patterns and just a great, high quality. Although MikMax also offered some linen options (who doesn't at the moment), we were just so excited about their jersey range and also their great throw collection. I especially loved the double sided throws!


From their website:

In 2007, following a career as a textile designer, Cristina Montaña set up mikmax, 
a textile products collection for interiors.Cristina lives outside Barcelona, surrounded by mediterranean pine trees, in a privileged environment in which she designs her bedding and interior collections using the best cotton and linen fabrics.
the world.


Cristina's concern for the environment and her passion for travel are reflected in the spirit of mikmax. A collection using only the best quality fabrics, subtle colors and textures which have an internal harmony and give any interior a timeless appeal. Cristina's designs suit every taste and age, and will enhance any ambience across