Country_Homes_and_Interiors_-_November_2019

Eachpiece

is crafted

by hand

Doyouhavea backgroundin

design?I’vealwayslovedcreating.

Irememberexperimentingwith

papier-mâché,clayandfabricat

mykitchentableandmakingsuch

amess.Luckily,myfamilywere

supportive!I studiedfashionatthe

UniversityofBrighton,butlater

realisedit wasn’tformeandbegan

exploring interior textile design.

Talkusthroughtheethosbehind

HouseofQuinn.I’mallabout

a slowerpaceoflivingandI like

reusingfabrics.I lovethat‘things’

canofferlinkstomemories,people

andplaces– I’ma bitofa hoarder

atheart!HouseofQuinnwasborn

fromthisconcept– everyitemis

designedtolasta lifetimeandbe

passed down through generations.

Describeyourworkspace.Right

nowI workfromhomeinBrighton,

but I’m hoping to move into a

dedicatedstudiosoon.Mywallsare

coveredinvarioustextilesthathave

beenprintedusingnaturalinksand

handmadeblockstamps– it looks

a bit crazy at the moment!

Wheredoyoulookforinspiration?

Ruralscenesandrusticmotifs.

TherichcoloursoftheCornish

landscape,whereI grewup,are

theinspirationbehindmymost

recent designs for Toast.

Describeyourmakingprocess.

Quiltingis a bitlikemakinga collage,

combiningandlayeringdifferent

shapes,coloursandtextures.A larger

designcantakeanywherebetween

fourweeksandfourmonthsto

complete,dependingoncomplexity,

but it’s incredibly satisfying work.

Wheredoyousourceyour

materials?Factories,finishersand

retailerslookingtogetridofoffcuts,

mostofwhichwouldotherwise end

up being sent to landfill.

What’snextforHouseofQuinn?

Sustainabilityisn’tjustabout

materials;it’salsoaboutkeeping

traditionalcraftingtechniquesalive

bymakingsurethey’retaughtand

shared. This communal aspect is

importanttome,andI’mlooking

to run workshops in the New Year.

Sumupyourstyleinthreewords.

Eclectic, simple and bold.

Tolearnmore,visittoa.st/uk

and houseofquinn.co.uk

Meet House of Quinn

QUILT MAKER

AND DESIGNER

JuliusArthurlaunchedHouseofQuinnin 2016,

blendingtraditionalquiltingtechniqueswithmodern

designtoproduceone-of-a-kindpieces.He’srecently

become part of Toast’s ‘New Makers’ programme

FEATURE

TARA KING

3 more of ToastÔs New Makers to watch...

TAKAHASHIMCGILcreatesbowlsandspoonsfromDevonhardwoods. 07341

278305,takahashimcgil.comBLUEFIRTHfinisheshand-thrownclayhomeware

usinga Japanesefiringtechnique.bluefirth.comNICHOLASSHUREY’S‘smiley’

wooden bowls are the perfect combo of style and humour. nicholasshurey.com

En-tirI quilt,

£620

Julius’quilts

startlifeon

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DESIGNER PROFILE

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