Oxfordshire Limited Edition – July 2019

46 |OxfordshireLimitedEdition|June 2019

AscreativeforcesoftheJohnLewishomebusiness,

KerryNichollsandElizabethSladenknowhowtogive

homesthe“wow”factor.

TheysharetheirknowledgewithLimitedEdition

TREND

SPOTTERS

J

ohnLewishasbeenastalwartof

theBritishhighstreetsince 1929 ,

settingtrendsthroughallthoseyears

andbecomingthe“goto”placefor

interiorsinspiration.

Ifyou'veeverwalkedintoaJohn

Lewisstoreandbeenwowedbythefabrics

andmust-havepieces,chancesareoneof

thesetwowomenisbehindit.

Havingbeenapartnerfor 24 yearsthis

spring,windowdécorandfabricsbuyer

KerryNichollsischampioningtextileswhich

celebratelargescaleprintandpattern,strong

colourpalettesandtactiletextures.

What’sthekeytrendinfabricforSS 19?

“Maximalism’spopularityisexpectedto

continuethroughout 2019 .Customers

willbeboldwithclashingprints,block

colours,mixandmatchtexturesand

intricateembroidery.”

What’syourfavouritelaunchthis

season?

“Wehavelotsofbeautifulnewprints

designedinhousebyourtalented

DesignStudio.

“OurnewSissinghurstcollectionembodies