Meet Emma Mawston, our Head Designer at Liberty Art Fabrics as she talks us through each design group in the new SS12 collection. Find out the inspiration behind each one, plus meet the Liberty Design Team as they share their favourite print from the collection with us.

The Spring Summer 2012 Liberty Art Fabrics collection was inspired by archives, antiques and costume. Colour palettes were based around mood boards created by eminent contributors to fashion, art and antiques, with prints giving a nod to the beautiful Glencot House in Somerset as well as Olympic motifs.

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Their Liberty of London AW12 fabric collection is now in store, each print telling a different story.

This season the collection celebrates the innovation of the textile process through an exploration of the broad spectrum of textile techniques. The prints are inspired by historical and current textile design including block printing, weave, embroidery and needlepoint, as well as the latest digital printing techniques.

Go behind the scenes and meet the designers who created the prints in our in house studio – you’ll discover the secrets of what inspired their favourite print and how their original art work has transformed into designs now available to buy in store.

This short video made by Patrick Finn is an architectural story of India about  where water meets stone to create a bridge for the senses visually and in sound. Patrick is very good at catching the moment as though on is ther ein person. We really enjoy his work and he certainly has the eye for detail and culture, and always chooses great music to make it even more of a pleasure.

The Moroccan palace is a home of the imagination and a poetic harmonizing between man and the nature.

Moroccan palace’s Walls borrow their hues from the earth and desert sand muted reds and honeyed yellows.

Tedelakt of moroccan palace Architecture is ancient technique of rendering smooth waxed surfaces using a colored limestone paste and black soap, give walls and floors all the appearance of clay ceramic of morocco palace.

Moroccan palace is known for its rich, vibrant colors, textures and patterns, and by adding touches here and there, you will be on your way to creating an evocative and exotic living space.
Morocco palace is suited for all types of people and all types of styles.

The driving influence of Morocco palace design is the traditional Islamic style and the various shapes and textures of the Asian desert.

Morocco palace, Moroccan Furniture and Moroccan decor Inspirational Home decor of moroccan design and decoration ideas.

Some great design ideas if you enjoy  a more ethnic tribal or fusion look for your home, den or patio.

For most people, making a home look good is very important because at the end of the day, the home is a place where everybody goes to to relax and enjoy with your friends and family . However in Moroccan interior home design what is as  important is that your home looks pleasant to the eyes, well-organized and attractive.

By just considering some simple Moroccan interior home design, Moroccan interior decorating and designing ideas, you will be able to make this real even if you are only going to spend a small amount of money for your interior home design.

Here are some of the ideas that you can take into  account when decorating and designing the different areas in your home in a ethnic or Moroccan style.

A very interesting interview with one of England’s most famous Interior Designers called Tricia Guild.

Tricia built up the Designer Guild company over many years, and really led the field with her passionate use of colour, design and detail.

It was established in 1970 by Tricia Guild, and Designers Guild designs and wholesales furnishing fabrics, wallcoverings, upholstery and bed and bath collections worldwide.The company is headed and owned by brother and sister, Tricia Guild, Founder and Creative Director, and Simon Jeffreys, Group Chief Executive. The Designers Guild business philosophy is to combine creativity and innovation with the highest levels of quality: quality of design, product, service and people.

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“It’s time to flirt with scariness,” says Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, “because behind every door lurks the chaos factor — you!” An architect may design identical houses but, once people move in, each house takes on the owner’s personality.

Laurence demonstrates how to apply the design rules to reflect individual personality. “Nearly every room you go into says something very, very specific about the people who live in it,” comments Laurence.

The most obvious and fundamental design differences are between extroverted and introverted people. “The extrovert personality type is linked to thrill-seeking and that risk-taking element can be found in what they do with their homes,” explains Professor Barrie Gunner of the University of Sheffield. “They may be inclined to use bold and exciting colour schemes and they like to have a lot of things around them creating stimulation.”

Introverts, however, are biologically different to extroverts. “They have different types of nervous systems,” adds Professor Gunner. “The introvert is less tolerant of physical stimulation.They will tend to shy away from bold reds and oranges and yellows and prefer cooler blues and greens.”

Laurence, maybe not surprisingly, advises people to just be bold and have the courage of their convictions.

In this fifth video episode Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen offers top tips on creating balance and order in modern-day homes. Learn the basic interior design principles of balance, rhythm, harmony, emphasis and proportion to create a superbly designed room

In the 21st century, homes have taken on the role of providing a spiritual nourishment for stressful lives. Laurence demonstrates ancient rules of design that use focal points as energy lines within a room, long before the word Interior Design was ever used, i.e an early Feng Shui.

He reveals that there are even more fundamental reasons for humans preferring symmetrical arrangements. According to psychologists, this is a recreation of human physical symmetry. Most people prefer the aesthetics of balanced faces because it indicates a healthy diet and strong genes.

By watching this video and using the basic interior design principles used by every interior designer to create a great design you  can have a great looking home that is fun and healthy.

In this fourth series about design advice rules on Texture and Pattern by the BBC, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explains how texture and pattern both have a major fundamental role in creating the right mood atmosphere in a room. “There is something inherently satisfying about a repeated design, and every culture has evolved different ways of making patterns,” says Laurence.

But Laurence feels that , despite the British home owner who love  decorating their homes, they  have lost their confidence, especially in motifs,  and that flat colours are still the most popular choice of wall covering!.

Laurence looks back to the Victorians and their bold decorating style, which embraced the new patterned and textured wallpapers. “From the 1840s to the 1960s, Britain had a love affair with pattern … indeed, most of our houses were designed with pattern in mind,” he says.

In the BBC laboratory studio, Laurence demonstrates the fundamental rules of pattern such as how to choose the right size and type of pattern for a room; how too large a repeat will make a room appear smaller; and how to visually extend a pokey room.

This video number four is a must watch if you are trying to plan a makeover of your home or a new property, and if you have a classic small or large classic house then watch this and learn.

The third video in the BBC home interior design series covering Lights and Lighting . Being filmed in England this excellent film covers the particular British problem of poor light and being in the northen hemisphere in relation to Home Lighting and high quality interior design and the way it affects your home.

“Light is much more than something that lets you see. It affects the way we feel and directly influences our moods. To understand lighting you have to understand that it is more than just electrical fittings, sockets and bulbs,” says Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.

His first challenge in the project house is to transform a north-facing Victorian sitting room. “You have to remember that the Victorians really didn’t trust daylight. As far as they were concerned, it was something that came into their rooms and faded their carpets or turned their ladies odd shades of brick. So they made these great barriers between them and daylight: heavy swags, tassels, fringes …”

Laurence offers practical advice and tricks of the trade for maximising daylight and transforming rooms with atmospheric and moody lighting.

The project kitchen poses a different type of challenge. Here, Laurence must create a flexible lighting scheme to cope with many different conditions. Using the unique studio Design Lab, he demonstrates how to blend three layers of light into a more stimulating, dynamic atmosphere.

The choice of bulb also affects the mood of a room, he reveals. Red- and yellow-tinted light creates an intimate, warm mood, while blue and green gives a cooler, serene mood. With over 3,000 different light bulbs on the market, Laurence asks why most people in Britain still remain loyal to the standard bulb.