Fabric with detailed repeat pattern featuring watercolour illustrated botanicals with a structured stripe background, By Elsie-May.

Elsie specialises in Surface Pattern Design, with a passion for botanical illustration and watercolour. The designers Final Major Project is a collection of prints created for interiors to bring the feeling of serenity of nature into the home, whilst showcasing high-end designs printed onto a beautiful cotton-linen blend to show texture, creating depth in each design.

A repeat pattern printed onto a cotton-linen fabric with neutral colours, including a rich beige background, with striking deep green stripes, motifs of leafy green plant.

Inspiration for the project came from going on walks and visiting gardens throughout the seasons that influences a positive wellbeing, in which she found a deep passion for botanicals, and expressing her skills in detailed watercolour illustration and designing patterns – showing her knowledge of the intricate details and colour in nature.

A repeat pattern design printed onto a cotton linen fabric, showing a light beige background with big ivy leaves vining up the fabric.

Elsie has always been fascinated by pattern and how it can transform a living space. Having an eye for detail, scale and colour are skills that she thinks are fundamental to being a successful Surface Pattern Designer, which she has highly developed through projects at university.

A repeat pattern printed digitally onto a cotton-linen blend fabric that shows a light beige background with different colour florals in a stripe pattern.
A repeat pattern printed digitally onto a bamboo silk-satin blend fabric. The print shows a range of bold coloured florals on a rich dark green background.