Kiran hand-prints fabrics with patterns
inspired by plant forms in her attic
studio in Leicester. Her designs draw
on the gardens and hedgerows of
England, as well as the more exotic
flora that surrounded her while she was
growing up in Singapore.KIRAN
RAVILIOUS
Meet the Maker
Botanical prints with an old-fashioned
edge and an accent of the tropics are the
trademarks of this talented designer
INTERVIEW DOMINIQUE CORLETT
PHOTOGRAPHS JESSE WILDnthused by the
exuberant
vegetation that
surrounded her
growing up in
south-east Asia,
as well as the
more muted ora of England,
Kiran Ravilious hand-prints
beautiful designs for fabrics,
wallpapers and stationery at
her studio in Leicester. Her
work is a ‘mix of both worlds’,
drawing on the traditional
hand-printing techniques of
Asia and the artistic legacy of
the Ravilious family that she
has married into.