#ABSPD e-course / / Twitter Give-Away!

We are giving you lucky creatives the chance to win £50 to spend in our shop! Our shop is full of colourful, bright & design-led goodies including aprons, canvas bags, phone cases & iPad cases! 

All you have to do to win this fab prize is to tweet 3 creative, unusual, & unique words about ABSPD (the e-course) using the hashtags #ABPSD #ecourse #surfacepatternecourse

You can even mention us @SurfacePatternD You can also read some magic words from some our past students who have gone on to achieve some amazing things!

The person who comes up with the most interesting 3 words that sum up our pattern filled e-course will win, it's that easy, good luck! The more times you enter before Friday the more chances you have of winning!

(The winner will be announced at 5pm (GMT) on Friday the 9th of August).

Organic Retro Leaves Apron (Origin Collection)

Doodle Sqaures Apron (Origin Collection)

50's Inspired Canvas Bag (Signature Collection)

Organic Origin iPhone 4 Case

Scribble iPad Case

Photography credit navyblur, model Emma Kenny.

If you are interested in ‘The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design (the e-course)’ we are thrilled to announce we are running a new series (starting on August 19th 2013) Register here. Also, don’t miss out on our next run of Module 2 ‘Creating Your Professional identity’ which is running 19th August 2013! Brought to you by Rachael Taylor and Beth Kempton.

Rachael on Twitter: @rachtdesign Beth on Twitter: @DoWhatYouLoveXx

MASSIVE 50% OFF SALE!

With Mother's Day right around the corner the RT shop is having a huge 50% off sale which expires midnight on Wednesday. So hurry & grab your Mum or yourself, or that other special someone a designer bargain! Use coupon code MOTHERSDAY & get 50% off* all our kitchen textile ranges, canvas bags, greetings cards, gift wrap & postcards.

We have some fantastic photography from creative duo NavyBlur, below are some NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE examples of our bright & colourful photography. Visit the shop & have a look for yourself!

(*Offer excludes licensed products; DENY Designs, Wallpapered.com, Wallpaper Republic. Lampshades & gadget cases).

All of the products showcased above have been added to the SALE!

NEW SHOP!

We are super giddy here in the studio as we have finally launched our new online shop. We have been working really hard & there has been so much going on behind the scenes to make the shop happen.

A HUGE thank you goes to Chris Murray from The MintWorks for creating my fun & clever site & managing to work from my crazy creative ideas! I'd also like to thank Christine & Xander Neal the talented photography duo navyblur for all of their wonderful styling & lifestyle photography. Last but not least my fab assistant Kelly Crossley for managing/designing/editing writing, the list goes on...

We hope you like the online store, we created a custom built shop that was inviting, fun, fresh & easy to use. *Use coupon code NEWSHOP to receive a 20% discount (offer ends midnight on Sunday 21/10/2012 *discount applies to all RTD products *excludes any external licensing).

You can visit the shop here!

New Photography (Part 2!)

Following on from yesterdays post we wanted to share some more of our new fun photography! We hope you like the images as much as we do. Thanks again Christine & Xander! (From navyblur).

Signature tea towel collection (above)

Retro Organic Leaves tea towel (above)

Cow Parsley Apron collection (above)

Apple Green Cow Parsley apron (above)

Quirky Floral Stems canvas bag (above)

Cow Parsley kitchen textile collection (above)

Sea Green Quirky Motifs canvas bag (above)

Scribble Shells canvas bag (above)

50's Inspired canvas bag (above)

New photography! (Part 1)

We have been really hectic in the studio organising our new collections, promotional material & photography for Top Drawer.  It has been exhausting but we are really pleased with the results so far!

Here's a sneak peek at some of our fun lifestyle shots! We would like to say a 'HUGE THANK YOU!' to Christine & Xander (the super talented photography duo navyblur) for their wonderful work. Their fun & quirky approach works really compliments my design style.

'Bohemian' tea towel

'Layered Shapes' tea towel

'Origin' tea towel collection (above)

'Etched Floral' collection (above & below)

Top Drawer Sneak Peek!

Here is a little sneak peek of some of the new apron designs that we will be launching at Top Drawer (along with other exciting new collections), running from the 16th - 18th September! We are in full preparation mode at the moment so the studio is full with samples & planning! Come visit us at Top Drawer on Stand A116 in the Home Section, & you will also be able to watch the live event 'Designer Charity Doodle Wall' which we recently announced on the blog :) Enjoy this little tidbit!