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favourite part is choosing the
colours. I love the murkier
shades that were popular in
the 1930s. Once the design is
complete, I digitize it and create
repeat paerns for wallpaper
and fabric that are printed here
in the UK.

Describe your studio
It’s on the top oor of an old
factory – ‘The Penthouse’ as we
call it! It has a sloping roof with
black and white beams. It’s
lled with things I couldn’t
possibly sneak home without
Ben noticing! I love collecting
old furniture and vintage
objects and my studio is mostly

where they end up. It’s also

lled with my wallpapers,

fabric cuings, stationery and

printing press, carving tools

and printing blocks.

What’s your proudest moment?

I’m lucky to have had many

good things happen in my

career. I have lots of wonderful

independent shops that stock

my work, which I feel very

grateful for. My proudest

moment so far, though, was

when I was approached by

Heal’s to design a range.

Which artists do you admire?

Ben’s grandmother, Tirzah

Garwood, and her friend Peggy

Angus. Tirzah designed

beautiful hand-marbled papers

and a range of paintings and

collages with a naïve feel,

which I’m very drawn to. Peggy

designed the most wonderful

hand-printed wallpapers, tiles

and more. I admire the

simplicity of herprocess

and respect howarduous

it musthavebeento

printit allbyhand.

* kiranravilious.com&

instagram.com/kiran_

ravilious

CLOCKWISE FROM

LEFT Print samples;

cushions in Water Lily

and Fleur, £65 each;

Kiran carves motifs in

lino; all her wallpapers

are digitally printed in

the UK – Palm Leaves,

Ash, White Oak, all

£105 a roll. BELOW

Linen napkins in Water

Lily, £35 for four.

August 2019 Homes & Antiques 41

STYLE.NOW.