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Surface//Philia
surfacephilia.blogspot.com
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The blog of Helen Stevens. Freelance visual artist, textile and surface designer. Specialising in print, pattern, illustration and surface design. Surface//Philia has an infatuation for print, pattern, textures, filtered visuals and nostalgic affiliations. (Currently moving everything from Tumblr rewriting post by post so grit those teeth and bare with me)
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So this mornings dog walk...

became a little experimental!

1 day ago

My first ever repeats!

A few months ago I moved back into my home studio an had to make space for the plethora of rubbish I seem to collect on a weekly basis.... I decided the time had to come to start ditching my old coll...

5 days ago

Whilst I was outta walking!...

My posts have been a little quiet of late, due to the fact I have been spending nearly every waking minute preparing to launch new products and continuing to grow the brand. Every once in a while I d...

6 days ago

Surfacephilia does Modern Shows!

Last weekend I had a pitch at the lovely little event Modern Shows at Dulwich College, London. Backed by Time Out magazine, the crowd was a mix between young families having a day out and individuals...

23 mar 12

Feature in The Daily Telegraph Magazine!

Absolutely thrilled to have David Nicholls feature my Navajo wallpaper collection in The Daily Telegraph Magazine on Sat 17th March. What a great write up! Happy days.You can read the write up here: ...

20 mar 12

Rigwood Manor shoot - behind the scenes!

As promised in my earlier blog post - here are my behind the scenes snap shots of the Rigwood Manor photoshoot directed and photographed by wedding stationer Vicky Trainor | www.vickyt...

15 feb 12

Featured in this months Mollie Makes. Focus On Feathers edition.

In the words of their own: Mollie Makes is published thirteen times a year. We curate the best craft from around the world into a tactile, collectable and totally irresistible magazine. We love ...

15 feb 12

Behind the scene shots of Amaryllis & Lace - A Styled Vintage Wedding Inspiration Shoot.

Earlier this week saw the release of the Amaryllis & Lace wedding shoot which I helped to style on behalf of wedding stationer Vicky Trainor | http://www.vickytrainor.co.uk/  & photograph...

15 feb 12

February Press Coverage!

COUNTRY HOMES & INTERIORS MAGAZINE  BLOG - HOME SHOW REPORTARTS THREAD BLOG - MARY PORTAS FINALIST REPORTSCARLET OPUS TREND BLOG - INTERIORS SHOW REPORT

14 feb 12

The Sherry Soirée of Rigwood Manor shoot

Last month I had the honour of being involved with photoshoot co-ordinated by the inspiration powerhouse that is wedding stationer Vicky Trainor and photographer Becky Mitchell. Being a front ru...

12 feb 12

HOME show build!

....was suprisingly not as stressful as my last show in September! I was fully prepared for ridiculously high stress levels, shaking hands and points of near passing out from forgetting to eat.....

29 jan 12

LIVING NORTH feature. Feb 12 issue.

Feature in Febs issue of LIVING NORTH magazine! Full interview below (WARNING - It appears I can waffle for Britain): How did you start?I studied a BA in Textiles and Surface Design and gra...

26 jan 12

Heart Home Magazine LOVES Surfacephilia! (yey!)

Whilst exhibiting at the HOME show in Earls Court last week I had the pleasure of meeting the wonderful Arianna Trapani (Arianna Interiors blog) and Carole King (Dear Designers blog) who both run the...

26 jan 12

Feature on the lovely ARIANNA INTERIORS blog. Top ten HOME show picks!

Whilst exhibiting at the HOME show last week in Earls Court, I had the opportunity to meet the very lovely Arianna Interiors who is an interior decorator and stylist and one half of the won...

26 jan 12

January 2012 PRESS COVERAGE...

Yes I have been super lame on the updates of late! Which means one thing... IVE BEEN BUSY! So I have spent a few hours gathering everything I have been featured in over the past few months....

26 jan 12

Surfacephilia PRESS COVERAGE - Post London Design Festival!

Slight delay on my press coverage updates from London Design Festival! But better late than never!  Two features selecting what they class as fresh talent within UK design, one being moi! See li...

26 jan 12

Behing the scenes with Tom Burton Photography

Last month I did a photoshoot with Tom Burton Photography for my latest china collections. It gave me the chance to dust of my styling skills and curate work with a number of other businesses - Micha...

07 dec 11

Surfacephilia now on sale at MIMAs A Few Of My Favourite Things Christmas sale!

A few months ago I was very honoured to be asked to put my work into Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Arts Christmas sale, A Few Of My Favourite Things. Dropped off last week, heres how things look!...

26 nov 11

First tests of fabric printing!

Last week I had a magazine call for fabric samples. Although I am in the process of getting my designs tested with fabric manufacturers I dont have any full lengths printed up so had to pay a quick v...

24 nov 11

SurfacePhilia lifestyle shoot with Tom Burton Photography...

Yesterday was action packed AGAIN, going from digitally printing my first samples of fabric at CCAD to then rushing over to a photo shoot with professional photographer Tom Burton. Both of ...

18 nov 11

Prop hire from Northern Lights Interiors!

Tonight I paid a visit to Saltburns hidden little gem, Northern Light Interiors to pick out some props for this weeks lifestyle shoot, An eclectic shop of antiques, vintage, retro and new, ...

16 nov 11

First handmade SurfacePhilia wallpaper book

Today has been spent hand making my first SurfacePhilia wallpaper book and Im really pleased with the end result! 68x58cm in size, I used digitally printed fabrics to back the front and back covers, ...

08 nov 11

Interview with Calum Ross for Arts Thread Blog | Full Interview

Interview with Calum Ross for Arts Thread: http://blog.artsthread.com/201 1/11/qa-helen-stevens/1. Talk us through your creative process.I have just recently launched my debut wallpaper collection whi...

05 nov 11

Launch of new china collections! Aubrey, Savoy & Jaeger.

Last week I launched my latest china sets to match with the wallpaper designs Aubrey, Savoy and Jaeger. Launched at Saturdays Designers Marketplace, the designs went down a treat and I even sold out ...

01 nov 11

Todays moodboards...

Images are either my own or taken from my Tumblr all of which are fully credited to the original source. http://www.surfacephilia.tumbl r.com/

20 oct 11

Back to the drawing board...

This week I am starting work on my next five designs which will be added to my debut wallpaper collection Navajo. I have spent the day going back through my original research to refresh ideas an...

18 oct 11

The Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design

Im down as a contributor towards this exciting online design course pulled together by the talented Rachael Taylor of Rachael Taylor Designs. The course is already proving to be a massive hit and an...

11 oct 11

Autumn snaps...

My favourite season is here and my camera is out.

05 oct 11

LIBERTY to be first official stockist of SurfacePhilia wallpapers!

And there was me trying to keep it quiet as I have a terrible habit of blabbing my mouth off before things are finalised, and it never materialising... This time the job has been done...

03 oct 11

Post TENT update!

Possibly one of the most stressful weeks of my life is finally over. Its taken a day to recover from LDF and Im quickly updating the blog with my first exhibition build at Tent. I was sharing my stan...

27 sep 11

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