Orla Kiely: Home Journal

Download or read book Orla Kiely: Home Journal written by Orla Kiely and published by Conran. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of three stylish, beautifully produced, spiral bound journals to organize plans and ideas with storage pockets for key documents, receipts and business cards. Provides a beautifully illustrated organizer for any home owner to record their decorating and maintenance plans and projects and store key information on household administration. There are graph pages for plans and sketches, guided pages for notes on all aspects of maintaining and decorating a stylish, efficient home, address pages to record details of useful contacts and storage pockets for those all-important business cards, insurance documents, magazine cuttings, paint swatches and fabric samples. Illustrated throughout with Orla Kiely striking and much-loved illustrations and featuring real-cloth quarter binding. Orla Kiely began her career studying at Dublin's National College of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art. She is the visionary and founder of a brand that is appreciated by an audience across the globe. An expert on print and color, she has created her own world that is renowned for its individual voice and unique perspective on both fashion and home ware. Her flagship store in London's Covent Garden is the epicenter of a global business that has won four prestigious UK Fashion Export Awards. Her ready-to-wear and accessories are presented seasonally at London Fashion Week, and her work extends into luggage, stationery and home ware. The Orla Kiely design studio has collaborated with many leading brands including Heal's, Apple and Uniqlo. In 2011 she opened her first US store in New York. Her new Orla Kiely House collection, which includes furniture, lighting, ceramics and textiles, was launched at Design Junction in September 2012 as part of the London Design Festival. Inspired by mid-century modern design, the collection combines Orla Kiely's distinctive flair for color and form with her understanding of function and practicality.