Petra Börner | Lady Jane

Zandra Rhodes | Top Brass 2

London retailer, Heal’s, has a long history of discovering fresh talent. Back in the 1950s and 1960s, the company helped emerging designers such as Lucienne Day and Zandra Rhodes gain notoriety in the textile world. So, it comes as big news that Heal’s is launching an in-house textile collection again, the first since the 1970s! This exclusive brand collection features archived designs by original designers like Zandra Rhodes while up-and-coming designers such as Petra Börner and Hvass & Hannibal inject a modern feel. Also coinciding with the fabric launch is a range of co-ordinating accessories and home goods from aprons to pillows which appear in the playful prints.

Designed while she was at the Royal College of Art in the early 1960s, Top Brass 2 by Zandra Rhodes is a rework of her original Top Brass print which referenced military medals. Designers, Hvass & Hannibal, sited pressed flowers as their inspiration for Herbarium shown below while Petra Börner cut layers of paper to create her pattern which was then photographed and reinterpreted on the computer.

– Jessie Whipple Vickery

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Heal’s 1810 collection

Hvass & Hannibal | Herbarium

Malika Favre | Peacock Flower

Cressida Bell | Trees