I received a very nice email from Susanne telling me about the launch of Phatsheep textiles’ website. Suzanne is a printed textile designer. Working from her studio at her home in rural Shetland (an island off the north coast of Scotland) she designs the characteristic bold graphic prints PhatSheep is now famous for. Her designs are printed onto cottons and linens and sewn into an ever increasing range of accessories both for the individual and for the home. There is a strong link to Suzanne’s Shetland heritage and surrounding environment throughout her designs, croft houses, Fair Isle jumpers and seabirds all feature in her unique textiles. For instance, the print ‘seabirds’ is featuring some funny little guys familiar to the Shetland coastline (curlews, seagulls and oyster catchers).
A nice details to know is that Suzanne’s husband Mark is a photographer. He is responsible for all the beautiful photos on the Phatsheep website. The photo shoot for the products was shot in their house here in Shetland, which is an architect designed modern croft house (a Scottish farming cottage). Visit Phatsheep’s website for more information and to see their entire collection.
