Once condemned as ‘chintzy’, the floral prints, which were so popular in the 80s and then before that in the 40s and 50s, have been undergoing something of a renaissance. Blooms are most definitely back.
At Berry Red it’s florals again but not as we’ve known them. Because these aren’t shrinking violets or, indeed, the faded vintage patterns and busy florals that have hitherto dominated the style scene.
The new floral styles look how they’d have been when granny first purchased something very much like them way back in the 1940s and ’50s.
The clever trick of resizing designs creates a whole new trend on a favourite spring theme, as does the idea of reinventing floras with a retro vibe.
John Lewis Home is selling the latest Pure Evoke radio in Orla Kiely’s buttercup print.
Rob Hennessy, buyer for audio, imaging and gaming at John Lewis says: “The previous collaborations between Pure and Orla Kiely have been popular with customers and we expect sales of this new radio to be just as strong. Design is an increasingly important aspect of technology for our customers.”
And if it’s your walls that need brightening, B&Q have just the thing; a barrage of brilliant canvases and prints, showing off florals as you’ve never seen them before.
Choose from box art red roses, or dahlias in black and white.
Spring has most definitely sprung!
Additional product picks:
Decorate for spring
www.retreat-home.com
Product price: £5.99
Pretty decorations for Spring, brand new from Contempo at Retreat Home. The range includes leaf decorations (£5.99 set of 3) and birdcage tealight holders (£7.50) in bright pink, acid green and white, with simple lines and silhouettes.
Spring cushion
Berry Red
www.berryred.co.uk
Product price: £30.00
Vintage rose floral cushion in blue with soft orange print
V&A Garden Birds Fine Bone China White Mug
Creative Tops Ltd
www.creative-tops.com
Product price: £11.99
The V&A archives hold millions of amazing artefacts, including world class collections of glass, textiles, graphics, photography, jewellery and fashion, offering a wealth of inspiration to designers and manufacturers.
Inspired by this extraordinary archive, these fine bone china mugs draw upon a furnishing chintz from England, 1830.
Watercoloour Bluebells Outdoor Art Canvas
Insideout Garden Art
www.insideout-gardenart.co.uk/
Product price: £129.00
Outdoor art canvas made from completely weatherproof materials to decorate outdoor spaces year round. A print of a watercolour of Bluebells in blue and green. Image shown in size 75cm x75cm (other sizes available). Price includes delivery to a mainland UK address.