Neisha Crosland with fabrics and trims from the Espalier collection for Schumacher
We have long admired the creativity of British surface-pattern designer Neisha Crosland, who has teamed up with Schumacher to bring her signature aesthetic to a new collection named Espalier with fabrics, trims, and wallpaper. Neisha is known for her well-balanced repeats of geometrics and flowers, unusual color combinations, and ability to design patterns for a wide range of products, techniques, and mediums. Her inspiration for this collection spans continents and mediums, from Elizabethan needlework to 16th-century Japanese kimonos to an East Persian Doroksh pictorial silk rug from 1890. We are drawn to the color combinations of the Thistle pattern—such as lavender/orange and Dijon/green. Schumacher Creative Director Dara Caponigro aptly sums up the collection as “cool but utterly disarming at the same time.” fschumacher.com
By Alice Welsh Doyle
This story originally appeared in Flower magazine’s March/April 2021 issue. Find Flower in a store near you or subscribe.
