tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836122103392132002024-03-12T20:47:15.863-07:00abigail*ryanabigail*ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990210842969097465noreply@blogger.comBlogger354125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683612210339213200.post-59535319678874351902014-11-14T05:56:00.000-08:002014-11-14T05:56:34.530-08:00abigail*ryan Concession Shop at Atelier-Design - Belfast City Centre...<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just a stones throw from the iconic City Hall, <a href="http://www.atelier-design.co.uk/" target="_blank">Atelier-Design</a> opened it's (newly revamped!) doors on the 6th of
November and unveiled a unique vision for a new brand of destination shopping in Belfast city centre, one which we at abigail*ryan, are very excited to be a part of! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No. 7 Wellington Place is a stunning three story Georgian town-house, which has housed the second-floor
Interiors showroom of the lovely James Fairley and Victor Branco's Architecture and Interior Design practice for the
last two years. You might remember our lovely <a href="http://abigailryanblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/from-process-to-pattern-at-atelier.html" target="_blank">exhibition here, back in April</a>?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When the opportunity arose to take over the entire majestic building, the creative duo jumped at the
chance, and have spent the last few months designing and working towards an incredible curation of high
end Furniture and Design brands, many of which are not available anywhere else in Ireland. </span><br />
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They began their sourcing in Portugal,Victor's home country, and are bringing over a sumptuous and
inspiring collection of hand made furniture and lighting.
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Speaking about this exciting undertaking Victor had this to say...<br /><i>
" We were inspired by some of our favourite destination shopping environments around the world such as
Liberty of London and Merci in Paris! We felt passionately that we could create a small piece of magic for
Belfast shoppers to revel in, right in the heart of the city. We are so proud of the luxurious and inviting
space we have created here."
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In addition to our full <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/" target="_blank">abigail*ryan</a> range, <a href="http://www.atelier-design.co.uk/" target="_blank">Atelier-Design</a> are also stocking exciting brands such as MUNNA and DELIGHTFUL. The store will also be the first stockist
in Ireland for DESIGNERS GUILD FURNITURE and Atelier-Design have been appointed brand ambassadors for CHRISTIAN LACROIX. They continue to be the premium stockist for high-end mid-century furniture pieces in the city, and have a wonderful sourcing service if you are looking for something in particular.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.atelier-design.co.uk/" target="_blank">Atelier-Design</a> are well renowned for their UrbanLUXE signature style. Expect deep, opulent colours,
vibrant and luxurious fabrics and finishes, layered with unique patterns and prints alongside pops of
uncommon colour and high end materials such as hand spun brass, marble, velvet and smoked glass.
It's a unique look, that is at once contemporary and edgy, welcoming and nostalgic. Always, exciting and engaging.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We are delighted to have such a vibrant, and luxurious backdrop for our first concession store. You will, for the first time, be able to browse and shop our full range in person, including blankets, cushions, fabric & wallpaper, napkins, tea-towels and gift sets. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We will be shortly be launching our first line of scented candles (we're EXCITED!), and will be having a Christmas shopping evening to show them off, so if you would like to receive an invite (mince pies and mulled wine!) then do sign up to our <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/mailing-list" target="_blank">Mailing List</a>… we have several in-store exclusives already, and will always be adding to the range. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Make sure to pop in to the shop and showroom and get a jump-start on your Christmas shopping! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Atelier-Design / abigail*ryan</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No. 7 Wellington Place (just along from City Hall)</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Belfast, BT1 6GB</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Opening Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 10.30am-5.30pm (7pm on Thursday)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://frenchvintagevie.com/" target="_blank">French Vintage Vie</a> is also housed inside No.7, so make sure to stop off here for all your authentic French-sourced goodies!</span><br />
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abigail*ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990210842969097465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683612210339213200.post-20670818555648181612014-09-23T02:41:00.000-07:002014-09-23T02:41:35.520-07:00Chickens!<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G6aVhOW1qXg/VCE9Jr6D12I/AAAAAAAADi8/qSvtdl7M1QQ/s640/blogger-image-1911176411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G6aVhOW1qXg/VCE9Jr6D12I/AAAAAAAADi8/qSvtdl7M1QQ/s640/blogger-image-1911176411.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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This past weekend, we went on a little drive with my parents and visited Dobbies garden centre in Lisburn... you know, for a look around, and for some succulent soil. No big deal.<br />
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Well, then I spotted three little chickens who were the very last of the flock, and a sign saying they were reduced. I thought they were the loveliest, healthiest looking chickens I had ever seen, and they were so tame, so I started to panic. What if someone who didn't really WANT chickens bought them... what if they didn't look after them properly (??), or what if they...horror... ate them for their dinner (eek!)??. We spoke to the lovely lady who had been looking after them, and she told us they were the very last ones, had been there for a while (they're about six months old) and that they wouldn't be getting any more after this. Left on the shelf, so to speak.<br />
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At that point, I knew we were biting the bullet and taking them home. We have had a chicken house sitting in our garden for three years, and it's never been the 'right time'. We're always working, are away from home a lot on business trips etc etc, so we've always had an excuse not to! Well, I said BOO! to excuses and brought them home in boot of the car and got them settled in on Saturday afternoon.<br />
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So far, they're very easy to look after, and are laying eggs like pro's already. And they're DELICIOUS. I've never had an egg this fresh (a warm egg lifted from the straw bed is a thing of beauty) and it's so good.<br />
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So... meet the newest additions to Bell Farm (it's getting that way, right?)... Henrietta (the brown one), Brigitte (the white one) and Helga (the black/grey one). Such good girls.<br />
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Hope your week is good so far!<br />
Abigail x<br />
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p.s. I never got that succulent soil...abigail*ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990210842969097465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683612210339213200.post-35658053973728440152014-08-01T04:26:00.004-07:002014-08-01T04:26:43.461-07:00'Natural' colour...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://500px.com/photo/5900800/abstract-flamingo-i-by-vergil-kanne?from=fresh_today" target="_blank">Abstract Flamingo - Vergil Kanne</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myvibemylife.com/2013/12/30/tourmaline/" target="_blank">Kelly Wearstler</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dejaentndu.tumblr/">dejaentndu.tumblr</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pauljuno.tumblr.com/post/72130591869/winter-succulents" target="_blank">Paul Juno</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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It's so fascinating when people say they like 'natural' colours, and identify colours like <i>"grey, beige, taupe, stone, cream, white" </i>etc<i>. </i></div>
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Have you ever seen anything so <i>incredible</i> as the COLOUR actually found in nature?</div>
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It's easy to see from these few images that there are no new colours under the sun... they are all pre-existing, for us to draw from, and be inspired by.</div>
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I absolutely adore looking at photographs of nature, with these extreme, amazing, fresh, vibrant, bold and unique colours, and combinations. They have nothing (and everything) to do with us, but I am so excited to draw from them when we design.</div>
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Here are five images I recently pinned to our <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/abigailryan/palette/" target="_blank">'Palette' board on Pinterest</a>... it's hard to imagine they're real and 'natural', isn't it? Maybe we need to re-evaluate our thoughts on what 'natural' colour means.</div>
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We're so excited to have launched this beautiful collection of <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/category/fabric" target="_blank">Irish Linen plains</a> at the weekend... we've been so inspired by the beautiful colour palette in Ireland for years now, and always incorporate amazing colour combinations we see in nature in to our patterned designs... </div>
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So (!) we thought it was time to add some beautiful plains to our range of fabric yardage - many of which are designed to pair beautifully with our prints, and some of which are just awesome stand alone colours, and so inherently 'Irish', we just couldn't remove them from our plans.</div>
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At the heart of this collection is it's Heritage. Woven and dyed in Northern Ireland by a family firm who have milled linens for over 150 years, we're incredibly proud of and in love with these cloths. Brights, Neutrals and <i>interesting, workable </i>shades that will look incredible in the home, all with the most stunning texture, flow, slub and weight... this is fabric to live with, that will live with you and just give and give. Irish linen has a remarkable heritage, and, as a young <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/" target="_blank">Irish brand</a>, with a studio in an old linen mill (Conway Mill), we're so excited to be full circle and presenting this gorgeous collection to the public and our clients... we've used Irish Linen to back our cushions and make our Heirloom Quilts since we first started abigail*ryan, so we're delighted to be able to extend it's footing in our collection.</div>
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We hope you love our presentation for this range as much as we do... we've paired some of our original photos and inspiration for the palette with the fabric swatches so you can be transported to Ireland with us!</div>
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... most of our colour names are quite self-explanatory (though we hope deliciously evocative!), but we thought you might like some translation for the three Gaelic words we included...</div>
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<i>Anfa (AHN-FAH) - Irish for Tempest or Storm...</i></div>
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<i>Caschoill (CASH-ILL) - Irish for Scrub or Bush...</i></div>
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Don't these gorgeous colours and words make you want to visit Ireland right now?! ;)</div>
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On Friday we visited the office HQ of Belfast brand <a href="http://www.suki-tea.com/" target="_blank">Suki Tea</a>, who are actually just down the road from our studio in Conway Mill, situated in Twin Spires...<br />
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We met with the lovely Gill, who was kind enough to talk us through their beautiful <a href="http://suki-tea.com/tea-shop.html?SID=e15aea08a5f663cf82ccc21e84289445" target="_blank">selection of tea's </a>and tell us a bit about the brand, process and ethos. The smell from the tea was absolutely incredible as we walked in, and we had fun making our selection. We were looking for some tea for our clients, and finally settled on <a href="http://suki-tea.com/tea-shop/earl-grey-blue-flower-leaf.html" target="_blank">Earl Grey Blue Flower</a>, which, in addition to being absolutely beautiful to look at (those vibrant blue flowers, wow!), tastes beautiful. So smooth and much more delicate and rounded that your average Earl Grey, which Gill explained was because of the large size of the leaf they use... we also picked up some <a href="http://suki-tea.com/tea-shop/indian-spiced-chai.html" target="_blank">Indian Spiced Chai</a> (for infusing in milk), <a href="http://suki-tea.com/tea-shop/mango-tango.html" target="_blank">Mango Tango</a> (on Gill's personal recommendation) and <a href="http://suki-tea.com/tea-shop/apple-loves-mint.html" target="_blank">Apple Loves Mint</a>, too. Can't wait to try them all!<br />
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As a little bit of <a href="http://suki-tea.com/about-us/" target="_blank">back-ground to Suki Tea</a>...<br />
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We're sure our clients will love the Earl Grey Blue Flower, and we're just delighted to be able to work with a local brand who is as passionate about quality as we are!<br />
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A big thanks to Gill for showing us the range, and if you're new to Suki Tea, be sure to check out their <a href="http://suki-tea.com/" target="_blank">website</a> and treat yourself to some DELICIOUSLY good tea, or visit them at the weekly St. Georges Market where they keep a stall...<br />
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We spent a lovely day on Sunday down in Dundrum (County Down) visiting some friends who have just set up home there... we went for a wee dander around Dundrum Castle, and it's ruins, and then down to the beach. Such a nice time!<br />
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We are just <i>obsessed</i> with the incredible colours found in nature, noticing the particular palette which is instantly recognisable as 'Ireland' and which contains such a rich variety of diverse and interesting natural neutrals, always contrasted with the brightest of brights... so, so beautiful. And so much for us to look at!<br />
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I took far too many pictures... hope you enjoy them!<br />
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There's something so lovely about Summer, when the days get long, hot and hazy and we all pile outdoors to light BBQ's, to eat salads, or sandwiches, catching any hint of rays we can during the work week. Lounging in the sun all weekend when we can. Long may it last!<br />
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At chez a*r, we love setting the table outside beautifully... our coloured floral linens, brightly coloured glasses and stripey straws all layered together, a bunch of country-style flowers - making that little bit of effort - and taking our meal outside. Have a riot of colour!<br />
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Today is the Summer Solstice, the longest day of Summer, and to mark the day, we prepared a feast. Roast chicken, charcoal grilled summer vegetables on the barbecue and juicy raspberries. A celebration it was!<br />
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We want to spread the love and are running a variety of <i>Summer Promotions</i> on our LINENS for *outdoor dining*...<br />
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THIS WEEK - buy a <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/product/boxed-gift-set-of-4-hand-illustrated-napkins" target="_blank">box set of four napkins,</a> and we will give you a tea-towel for FREE - buy a <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/product/boxed-gift-set-of-8-hand-illustrated-napkins" target="_blank">box set of eight napkins</a>, we will give you <i>two</i> tea-towels for FREE! The designs are <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/category/kitchen-linen" target="_blank">of your choice</a>...<br />
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... so, next weekend, you'll be able to throw an out-door dining feast that looks just like ours, thoroughly bright and cheerful - 'abigail*ryan' style.<br />
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Enjoy some beautiful out-door dining on us! Get Shopping and get outside!!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We attended the Degree Show at Belfast College of Art a couple of years ago, and left frustrated and disillusioned. It was the first time I had seen the output from the College here since moving to Belfast from Glasgow and I left, frankly, annoyed. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was cross at the seemingly (displayed) low skill level of the graduates, the derivative nature of the work and the lack-luster display... I felt cross because so much of this is down to the teaching behind the work, (though of course you can just get bad years) which needs to be the driving force of a school, and is the standard that gets set and that 'must be maintained'. All this is down to the educators. If a student is copying another contemporary artist or designer, verbatim, it's up to the teaching staff to step in and put their foot down, and <i>notice</i>... if a year-group isn't brought up to skill level, it's hard for them to realise their concepts in their final year to a really great standard of work. It all just felt '<i>not good enough</i>'. That made me really sad.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As a successful luxury brand based in Northern Ireland, and one half of us trained here, we want the art and design talent coming out of the art school here to be *dazzling*... we want it to be able to stand up to the work of other designers in the UK, and around the world. Being 'good enough' for Belfast isn't enough, Belfast can and should be world-class, and there's no reason for young design talent not to be aiming for that peak.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So... we tentatively ventured back this year, and I'm really glad we did! There was some fantastic work at the show this year, with particular strength in Textiles (Fashion, Print and Weave), Drawing & Painting, and a real talent in Photography - our highlights are above. As Textiles designers, we were particularly happy to see such interesting and original work in Textiles & Fashion (and with potential for Interior applications) - it was an incredibly strong show... and we met some really engaged, professional, and well trained individuals presenting their work - market ready, and raring to go. Particular mentions go to Susan Burnett, Hannah Granger and Cara McCaughey whose skill level was really clear to see. It was good to have a chat with Susan and Hannah and hear about their plans for the future.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As a former jeweller, I was disappointed with the show from the Silversmithing & Jewellery department. Concept, and trying to challenge convention is one thing, but to do it well, there needs to be an excellent under-pinning of practical skill and I felt it lacking. Keen to see what next year brings, though. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Illustration had some fantastic work, but the presentation was a very strange choice and made it hard to identify each artists work as it was all mixed in together. It's a shame it was all digitally, and identically presented (and for this reason we have no photo's of it), so an important thing to consider from a business point of view, you never know who is coming to hire, and they need to be able to see YOUR work, clearly! They have a great Pinterest board, though, which makes it easy to see their lovely work. Check it out here > http://www.pinterest.com/DrawnInBelfast/</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sometimes, it's very easy to get in to a discussion about art & design and whether you like something, and it all being 'subjective' and about 'taste', or even, that you just don't quite 'understand the concept'. And, while that's true to a certain extent, when someone has SKILL under-pinning their design/concept/collection, their work is instantly stand-out. Whether it's your jam, or not. You can love the aesthetic of other work, perhaps even better, but when someone is good, they're GOOD.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Your time at Art School is about learning your Craft, and honing it. The real work of becoming an artist and designer only starts once you've left school, and begin to really flex your (conceptual) muscles... but, you need your muscles to have trained, and learned, in order for them to grow. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm really glad to have visited the show and seen some work that I can whole heartedly say was GOOD. I think it would stand up against graduates from other schools, and that's what Belfast, and Northern Ireland needs. There are fantastic resources in this country for artists and designers - CraftNI, The Arts Council, InvestNI (to name a few) - so it's good to see the seeds of our design future planted and flourishing at this years show.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Finally - a note, and a plea to all graduates and staff at Belfast... PLEASE put out your business cards and keep them topped up, or centrally organise them to be left with whomever is manning your department. You've worked too long and too hard to miss out on opportunities when people visit and might wish to contact you. There were several people whose work we loved but had no way of contacting.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Overall, good job Belfast! And a huge congratulations to the Graduates of 2014!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Please visit if you can! Degree Show at <a href="http://www.belfastschoolofart.com/" target="_blank">Belfast School of Art</a> is on until the 14th, so you can still catch it tomorrow.</span></div>
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abigail*ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990210842969097465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683612210339213200.post-44185213601159228982014-06-11T04:16:00.000-07:002014-06-11T04:16:37.130-07:00Garden glories...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Summer has been a mixture of absolutely gorgeous days, and a few torrential ones, too, so things have been a little late to flower... BUT, our beautiful year old Clematis has bounced back well, and is covered in beautiful blooms and buds.<br />
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I'm in love with the crinkly, crispy, interesting edges and rogue double flowers, and can't wait to draw it (perhaps it will become a new pattern?!)... I even love the bits where the caterpillers have had a nibble, makes for really interesting forms.<br />
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The boys are loving running around outside, too - sniffing, digging and mischief making. Hamish just turned a year old and is a cheeky wee bundle... Angus is as grumpy as ever. Love them.<br />
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Looking forward to a long, hot, summer and more of the same!<br />
A&Rabigail*ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990210842969097465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683612210339213200.post-60781764308188370722014-06-06T08:05:00.001-07:002014-06-11T03:58:31.173-07:00Cushion collection styled with Annie Sloan paint!<a href="http://fgr.am/f/DJJ0pUttYp"><iframe frameborder="0" height="640" src="//flipagram.com/f/DJJ0pUttYp/embed" width="540"></iframe></a><br />
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We had some fun creating this little animation to show off how beautifully our fabric collection compliments the chalk paint colours from the lovely Annie Sloan!</div>
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Perfect fodder for a Friday afternoon... More soon, so stay tuned!</div>
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Bon weekend,</div>
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Abigail & Ryan</div>
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I tried to cut down the images for this post, honest, I really did (there were 254, all in!)... but there's just too much goodness to share, so I just had to show all our favourites!<br />
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This past month, we've had an exhibition on at <a href="http://www.atelier-design.co.uk/" target="_blank">Atelier Design</a>, one of our lovely Interior Stockist, in Belfast city centre called "From Process to Pattern". Against the backdrop of their stunning Interiors & Furniture show room, the display housed our abigail*ryan fabrics, wallpaper and cushions, along with some of our original design drawings, wallpaper strike offs, fabric colour-sampling and inspiration boards... we had a lovely opening night a few weeks back, so a big thank you to all who came along.<br />
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As a little bit of <a href="http://www.atelier-design.co.uk/#!about/c10fk" target="_blank">back-ground to Atelier Design</a> (one of our most favourite spots in Belfast to shop in, browse and feel inspired!)... it's a gorgeous top-floor show room on Wellington Street, and the dream-child of Architect James Fairley, and Interior Designer, Victor Branco. Together, they have established themselves as ones of Belfast's leading Interior Design studios, and also deal in high-end Mid-Century furniture with a custom design service. Victor & James create an incredible haven of the very best in contemporary Interiors, along with their carefully curated vintage finds. Together, it makes for a beautiful signature style that the design duo have succinctly and accurately coined "Urban Luxe". We are so in love with their ever evolving space, we would move in in a heart-beat... it is elegant, beautiful, luxurious, contemporary and edgy, all at the same time. They have the BEST taste.<br />
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Additionally, James & Victor are two of the <i>nicest </i>people you could ever hope to meet, and it's always a pleasure being in their company!<br />
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The next <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/502503633210666/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming" target="_blank">Art at Atelier opening is on the 5th of June, and will showcase the beautiful Ceramics of Rebecca Killen</a>. Do pop in and say hello.<br />
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A HUGE thank you to James & Victor for putting on such a beautiful show, and so tirelessly promoting and loving our brand!<br />
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As I mentioned in my 2013 recap post, we moved in to a new studio in December, and have been settling in ever since. It's an incredible space, housed in an historic Linen Mill called <a href="http://www.conwaymill.org/" target="_blank">Conway Mill</a>. Converted in 2011 with lots of support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and DCAL, it's a great hub of all sorts of businesses and creatives and the building is just stunning... original floors, tiles and windows, all beautifully and sympathetically restored and incorporated in to the renovation. We just love our space, and love working there! The cafe is awesome, too.</div>
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Hope you enjoy this little recap - and, stay tuned for the end, where we reveal some special news that we are especially proud of!<br />
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The year started with us working very hard on producing the products for our exciting collaboration with Jo Malone London... many weeks of hand sewing, cutting and machining took place to bring this in on deadline. We had our lovely intern, Grace, helping!<br />
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Meanwhile, I was busy creating the illustrations for our line of Napkins... I drew Roses, Hellebore, Cosmos and these overblown Tulips! Lots of hours of concentration and fun.<br />
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Our Avocado Hydrangea tea-towel was featured in the Sunday Times! Such great press...<br />
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We spent just over a week intensively designing our new line of Wallpaper, with the drawings I had been working on. In early March, our first proofs arrived for sign off - exciting! FINALLY, we decided on our four colour-ways... Maraschino, Margarita, Flamingo and Powder-Puff. We decided to give them slightly retro cheeky names. We love them!<br />
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Finally, after almost a year of planning and work - <a href="http://www.abigailryanblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/charlotte-corner.html" target="_blank">our collaboration with Jo Malone London</a> and Charlotte Stockdale was unveiled in Selfridges London & Manchester exchange in a special boutique area, called Charlotte's Corner. The lovely JM team flew us to London to celebrate with them, and we had an incredible champagne high tea at The Berkeley (the fashion tea!)... such an amazing experience!<br />
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Our collaboration received amazing press, featuring in The Financial Times How To Spend It, the Guardian, Living etc, Elle Decoration, Mollie Makes, Irish Tatler, House & Home and Ireland's Homes Interiors and Living...<br />
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In April, our handmade Wedding featured in Mollie Makes Wedding special... it was so nice to finally <a href="http://www.abigailryanblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/our-wedding-at-long-last.html" target="_blank">share photos from our special day</a>!<br />
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After lots of hard work and planning, including a trip over to our factory in England to sign off the printing, our debut line of <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/category/wallpaper" target="_blank">Wallpaper</a> (produced with the support of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland) finally arrived, and it was an amazing and surreal moment... so exciting.<br />
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Our wallpaper was also featured by Holly on <a href="http://www.abigailryanblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/our-new-wallpapers-decor8-style.html" target="_blank">Decor8 blog</a>!<br />
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Our amazing press continued with a lovely piece with us in Image Interiors & Living shot by the lovely deputy editor, Nathalie Marquez Courtney (watch out for a special piece with us in next months issue!)...<br />
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In the summer, we added this little chap, Hamish, to our wee family. A friend for Angus, and my gift from Ryan to celebrate turning 30. He makes us so happy, and we had an amazing summer of friends, cooking, gardening and celebrating the sunshine! 2013 was a beautiful summer!<br />
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We did a big interview with the lovely Kimberly at <a href="http://blog.ao.com/interview-abigailryan-textile-designers" target="_blank">AO at Home blog</a>... we loved her layouts, and it was such fun answering her questions!<br />
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We had some incredible career high news, and we celebrated with drinks and an amazing dinner at Coppi. It was Belfast Culture night, and was such a special evening for us and the city was buzzing... we had a few of these cocktails! ;)<br />
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Our collection was featured in <a href="http://www.abigailryanblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-craft-house-at-hartley-hall.html" target="_blank">The Craft House</a> at Hartley Hall, a special project by lovely interior designer, Maureen Collins. We loved what Maureen did with our wallpaper, lining a vintage wardrobe, and unholstering a chair with our new fabric line... gorgeous!<br />
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November also saw the opening of our friends Patricia and Catherine McGinnis's incredible concept store, <a href="http://www.abigailryanblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/maven-belfast.html" target="_blank">Maven</a>, in Belfast. Bringing together brands that have never been sold in Northern Ireland before like Marimekko, Muuto and Hay, with local design talent such as Donna Bates Parlour Lighting, and us (!)... it makes for the most beautiful shopping experience. I know 2014 is going to be incredible for them!<br />
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In December, we took the leap, and moved in to our FIRST STUDIO (I have been self employed, and working from home since I graduated in 2005!) - housed in the historic Linen Mill, Conway Mill in Belfast. It was a huge upheaval, but we are now almost there with our unpacking and studio beautifying, and... well... it's going to be marvellous. Just LOOK at our happy moving day faces! You will see lots more this coming year from inside abigail*ryan HQ! ;)<br />
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SO, here we are staring at the New Year, and thinking about all the other lovely things it's got to hold for us. We will be attending Home at Earls Court in January, so we are straight back in to the studio after New Years Day... and we have lots of exciting plans to hatch while we are in London. Exciting stuff.<br />
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But, before I go and sign off for the year, I wanted to share that <i>very</i> exciting piece of news from earlier in the Autumn. I actually cried... it meant so much, as a creative person, to have our work recognised in such an incredible way, that it really affected me. Our Mum's were very proud, too! ;)<br />
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Our debut Wallpaper, <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/product/wallpaper-cosmo-maraschino" target="_blank">Cosmo Maraschino</a> (below, on the wall) was acquired for the permanent collection of the Wall-coverings department at the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum at The Smithsonian in New York. Their wall-coverings collection is the largest and most important in the United States, and incredibly, Ryan is the first Irish designer to be added to the collection... I am so proud of us, and of him!<br />
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We are just over the moon, and felt that this was the perfect piece of news to close out our 2013 with!<br />
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Wishing you all an absolutely incredible start to 2014, along with Health, Wealth and Happiness.<br />
2013 was very kind to us, and we hope 2014 will be full of more fantastic things for abigail*ryan and for you all!<br />
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We would like to thank our friends, family, loyal customers, colleagues, business mentors, buyers, lovely members of the press and journalists and everyone who follows us for your continued support - it's YOUR help, and word of mouth that is helping to grow our little brand in to something very special.<br />
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Happy New Year.<br />
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I have finally picked up a new laptop charger, so one week late, I am delighted to share these beautiful shots with you from the opening of Belfast's newest, and most gorgeous, retail emporium!<br />
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<a href="http://www.wearemaven.co.uk/home" target="_blank">MAVEN</a>, located on Maryville Avenue, just off the famous Lisburn Road in Belfast, opened with a bang - and a beautiful canape and fizz reception, catered by the lovely ladies at The Belfast Cookbook Club - on the 15th of November. From the buzz and wonder in the eyes of the design-savvy crowd that amassed for the opening, it's fair to say, Maven is going to be a roaring success!<br />
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Run by two lovely sisters, Patricia and Catherine McGinnis, who have years of Interior Design and Event management experience between them, they launched Maven to bring a dedicated Home and Lifestyle presence to Belfast. Focusing on contemporary, fresh design and new-to-Belfast brands, Patricia and Catherine have put together a beautiful curation of products which, frankly, make you want to give them all your money (!!)... such gorgeous surroundings, and such beautiful wares, make for a very dangerous and delicious shopping experience.<br />
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We are proud to add Maven as our very FIRST Belfast retail stockist, and we rushed through our brand new Collection to get our new Cushions on the shelves for their Launch... Apart from with us, Maven is the only place in the UK you will find our new textiles this side of Christmas! So, get shopping people!!<br />
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Along with abigail*ryan, you will also find lots of other home-grown talent at Maven, including <a href="http://www.wearemaven.co.uk/shop/donna-bates-design" target="_blank">Donna Bates Parlour Lighting</a>, Jude Cassidy woven textiles and Maven's own line of Candles (which are divine. Their scent Cosy is the epitome of Christmas!). It's so exciting to see covetable brands like <a href="http://www.wearemaven.co.uk/shop/marimekko" target="_blank">Marimekko</a>, <a href="http://www.wearemaven.co.uk/shop/muuto" target="_blank">Muuto</a>, <a href="http://www.wearemaven.co.uk/shop/colonel" target="_blank">Colonel</a> and <a href="http://www.wearemaven.co.uk/shop/hay" target="_blank">Hay</a> mixed in with beautiful Ercol pieces, too.<br />
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Follow MAVEN - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mavenbelfast" target="_blank">facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/wearemaven_" target="_blank">twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/wearemaven" target="_blank">pinterest</a>.<br />
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Our wonderful photographers, Brideen Baxter and Deci Gallen at <a href="http://www.photographybybrideen.com/" target="_blank">Photography by Brideen</a> were a dream to work with, and we're delighted with the finished images. Thank you so much B&D! We had such fun styling the photos, and it was a really intense (and long) day, but utterly worth it.</div>
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We have some pieces from our new collection in two lovely Irish magazines this month, and they are on new-stands now!<br />
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First, we have <a href="http://www.houseandhome.ie/" target="_blank">House & Home</a> magazine, which has featured our stack of Cushions on their back page as part of the editors top 10... thanks so much to the team at House & Home!<br />
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Secondly, we have our brand new Fabric Yardage (available online at the end of November) in <a href="http://www.ihil.net/" target="_blank">Ireland's Homes Interiors & Living</a> magazine, in a special feature about domestic fabrics... gorgeous pieces, and we were delighted to add a pop of a*r colour to the spread! Thanks to the IHIL team.<br />
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Both magazines are on new-stands now.<br />
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A@a*rabigail*ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990210842969097465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683612210339213200.post-60625337108281672212013-10-22T06:39:00.000-07:002013-10-22T06:45:05.539-07:00abigail*ryan now at Wallpaper Direct!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're delighted to announce that <a href="http://www.wallpaperdirect.com/" target="_blank">Wallpaper Direct</a> are now selling our debut wallpaper collection.<br />
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We're thrilled to add them to our stockist list, as they have the most fabulous curation of wallpaper from all the greats right over to smaller independent designers, like us... and they pride themselves on delivering the newest, freshest wallpaper collections to their customers! There really is something for everybody at wallpaper direct, so we are loving <a href="http://www.wallpaperdirect.com/brands/abigail%20ryan" target="_blank">seeing our papers</a> in the mix there, too.<br />
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Above are some of the room sets wallpaper driest created to show off our prints! Aren't they lovely? I am especially in LOVE with that incredible fireplace... such a gorgeous room.<br />
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Head on <a href="http://www.wallpaperdirect.com/brands/abigail%20ryan" target="_blank">over to their website</a>, where you can have a virtual play and view the different papers in all sorts of room sets... such fun!<br />
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A@a*rabigail*ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990210842969097465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683612210339213200.post-49889777744364872942013-09-30T05:45:00.000-07:002013-09-30T05:45:28.123-07:00The Craft House at Hartley Hall...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were contacted several months ago by the lovely Interior Designer & Stylist and <a href="http://www.jacobstreet.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jacob Street</a> owner, <a href="http://www.maureencollins.co.uk/" target="_blank">Maureen Collins</a>, to take part in The Craft House - a specially curated show home at Hartley Hall in Greenisland, which showcased some of the best art and design talent in Northern Ireland.<br />
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Well, the house was completed a couple of weeks ago after a huge amount of hard work and creativity from Maureen, and the Press Launch was last Friday evening.<br />
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We went along, and it was lovely to get chatting to all the other designers and makers who had taken part. I snapped some pictures of our Wallpaper, Cushions and Fabric which had been used upstairs in the second bedroom. We absolutely loved seeing the Cosmo Florimetric Fabric on the beautiful antique chair Maureen had chosen... and our Wallpaper used to line the fab Deco-style wardrobe she had also painted.<br />
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Hartley Hall Craft House, in Greenisland, is open on Sunday's 2-4pm. You can read a bit more about it on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Craft-House-at-Hartley-Hall/334552233343191" target="_blank">facebook page</a>, and on their blog, the <a href="http://craftyrabbit.net/" target="_blank">Crafty Rabbit</a>.<br />
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Thanks so much to Maureen for doing such a lovely job with our wares!<br />
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abigail*ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990210842969097465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683612210339213200.post-49179157195174860872013-08-29T10:33:00.000-07:002013-08-29T10:33:21.020-07:00AO at Home giving a*r some serious LOVE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're big fans of the <a href="https://ao.com/blog/" target="_blank">AO at Home blog</a>... it's just plain gorgeous, and the mix of articles and interviews is fab! It's editor, in case you don't know, is the super lovely Kimberly Hughes of <a href="http://www.swoonworthy.co.uk/" target="_blank"><i>Swoon Worthy</i></a> blog fame... (honestly, her house is to die for...I've been following her kitchen and bathroom renovations recently, and cannot <i>wait</i> to see the finished result). </div>
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Kimberly interviewed us for the AO at Home blog a few weeks ago. You can read the interview with us, <a href="https://ao.com/blog/interview-abigailryan-textile-designers" target="_blank">right here</a>. We love the layout and graphics that Kimberly created for the layout, it's really gorgeous.</div>
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Just the other day, Kimberly put together this pretty buying guide for a Feminine Home Office. We were delighted she chose our <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/product/wallpaper-rose-flamingo" target="_blank">Rose Flamingo Wallpaper</a> for the scheme, and think it would be a stunning space to work in - I'm secretly dreaming of creating this at home, but sadly we don't have the room as my 'office space' is now 'storage space' for lots of Wallpaper! - and I would just love to see it come to life.</div>
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abigail*ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990210842969097465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683612210339213200.post-87360605625724987812013-08-29T09:54:00.000-07:002013-08-29T09:54:05.905-07:00Ireland's Homes Interiors & Living Magazine...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were delighted to be contacted a few months ago by the editor of Ireland's Homes Interiors and Living magazine... one of our favourites for Irish home news!<br />
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They were putting together a special decorating feature, and in addition to wanting to include our new Rose Flamingo Wallpaper, they wanted me to write a short article about how to use Wallpaper in your home... well, this is a topic I can wax QUITE lyrically about, so much so, my 'expert opinion' wouldn't fit in one of the little text boxes, and instead, filled a page. Woops!<br />
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Anyway, here's what I had to say about using Paper and Pattern in the home!<br />
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decorating, at abigail*ryan, we are big fans of the maximalist look. We combine
bold Wallpapers with matching or clashing fabrics, prints and cushions for a
strong editorial look. For us, bright and bold colour play is key. It makes our
home feel alive and welcoming. We always have lots of art and prints, and like
to utilise picture shelves, so we can curate vignettes with our favourite
pieces, ornaments and finds without damaging our Wallpaper. This means you can
move your art as your collection evolves without having holes in your paper. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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pattern upon pattern within a home is what really creates impact and
uniqueness, but it’s not the only way to use Wallpaper successfully!</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><i><b>Though ‘The Feature
Wall’ has been around for a while, it remains an excellent way to create a
strong focal point in a room and really experiment with print and pattern.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both in terms of budget, and look, this
is a lighter option and one that still looks fantastic. A feature wall (also
good on a fire-breast wall) looks great in a neutral colour-scheme, but
equally, consider picking out one of the more unusual secondary colours from
the paper for your paint choice, or perhaps the darkest colour (often only an
accent colour, or line-work) and create a really den-like feel. People tend to think
it will really close in a room, but it doesn’t have to. If you have a period
home, with high ceilings, consider painting your doors and skirting the same
colour as your walls to emphasise the height of your room and really make your
feature Wallpaper pop. A dark colour can actually make a room feel spacious, as
it diffuses the corners, making it feel like a large cocoon of colour, so it’s
a great choice for smaller homes or modern spaces.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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those nervous about committing to papering an entire room or wall, there are
still great ways to bring pattern in to the home. Using Wallpaper in the
smallest room in the house (often the downstairs WC!) makes a really fun statement.
Paper the inside of your kitchen cabinets, and you will have a flash of colour
and pattern every time you open the door. This is also a great project for your
walk-in wardrobe or pantry, especially for people who find Wallpaper a little
busy, but like it’s on trend feel. You can close the door, but still feel you
have that nod to fashion in your home. For this, chose a really bold paper with
a big statement print. Be brave!<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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budget is really tight, create a
Wallpaper gallery – somewhere like your hall stairway is great for this. Most
Wallpaper companies will sell Samples of their paper (from 50 pence to a few
pounds). Order a few different patterns, or pick up some pieces from the DIY
store (where you can tear off a piece to take home). Really mix and match and
go for clash, in colour, scale and design. Or, chose one colour scheme, and
stick to papers in one palette for a more harmonious look. You can then place
the pieces of Wallpaper in found, mismatched or vintage frames you’ve painted a
colour of your choice. Then, hang! This shows off Wallpaper as Art in your
home. Lastly, you can create a patchwork of paper pieces… this would be a more
permanent look, as you would paste them on to a wall, but a really eclectic and
fun one! Perfect for a Child’s play space, perhaps?"</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">We hope you can pick up a copy, which is on newsstands now... and don't forget, our Wallpaper is available to <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/category/wallpaper" target="_blank">order online, in our shop</a>.</span></div>
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It's long been a slightly embarrassing aspect of my personality, that I am a huge sucker for good packaging. Like a moth to a flame, I will gravitate towards lovely font, gorgeous illustration, matt finishes, embossed text, foiling, the works. Right there, and then, I am pretty much sold. There doesn't need to be any more conversation. I believe if people care enough to put their product in good packaging, the product will be good. Right or wrong, (and I haven't been, yet) that's my mantra.<br />
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So, today we were making our regular pilgrimage to Pets at Home for dog food and some treats for Angus and Hamish, the hungry wee things, and imagine my surprise when I spotted these *gorgeous* tubes...<br />
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They turned out to be the new range of dog biscuits by <a href="http://www.poochandmutt.com/products/treats/" target="_blank">Pooch and Mutt</a>, whom I hadn't come across before, and, as it turned out, the contents are every bit as appealing as the packaging! Ethical (they won an Ethical Award!), Made in the UK, Natural, Low Calorie, Gluten-Free, Hand-Baked and with the tag-line 'approx 150 ways to bond with your dog" I was sold on these little bone shaped biscuits!<br />
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I bought two flavours today: the <i>Puppy Development</i> ones, which have chicken, linseed and chicory to help cognitive development in growing Hamish. The Omega3 oils should help him develop concentration as we're training him! He loves them, and has already scoffed a few. For Angus (and Hamish in a few weeks) I chose the <i>Calm & Relaxed </i>ones... he's been a little stressed lately, with the addition of his little brother, and all the frenetic play time, so I thought the lamb and chamomile combination would soothe his nerves, and also Hamish, when Angus needs a little rest. He really enjoyed these ones, and he's a pretty fussy customer.<br />
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My mother in law bought the Active Mobility ones for their King Charles Spaniel, Sonny, who is pretty old now and a little creaky... so I'm sure he will enjoy those, too.<br />
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Hope you all pick up some of these soon, we would highly recommend them!<br />
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Abigail @ abigail*ryan<br />
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p.s. Angus is currently collapsed asleep at Ryan's feet after eating a few relaxing treats. Happy coincidence? Hmm, I wonder. ;)abigail*ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990210842969097465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683612210339213200.post-44320207601483769142013-08-01T11:36:00.001-07:002013-08-01T11:36:36.555-07:00Decorating with abigail*ryan Wallpaper...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay... I'm having FAR too much fun with this virtual decorating lark and starting to feel a little disillusioned when I look around my own bedroom! Anyway, onward to scheme number three...<br />
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Today, I've had fun decorating a bedroom space with our Cosmo Maraschino papers, and cushions (I would also choose curtains in our matching fabric, but that's an aside). I love eclectic and maximalist interiors, and really enjoyed playing up the deep blue in the Maraschino print - the line work is a lovely vibrant navy - and adding pops of orange which further compliments the blue. The gorgeous boucherouite rug, a huge trend right now, has enough colours in it that you could play up any number of other hues to avoid everything feeling too 'matchy matchy', but, I loved mixing in lots of vibrant neon pinks, along with the blue and orange, as this Wallpaper really does wake up a room and I wanted the pink to remain the star!<br />
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It's tricky to find unusual bedroom furniture, especially gorgeous bed-heads, so I have been obsessed with this one ever, and the matching chair, since finding it on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/abigailryan" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>. Well worth shipping from Australia, right? That's what I'm trying to convince Ryan of, anyway...<br />
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I think I would pick out the wet concrete grey colour from the Cosmo flower backgrounds as my paint or woodwork colour (<a href="http://www.farrow-ball.com/" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball</a> do especially gorgeous eggshell paint, which is beautiful for woodwork)...<br />
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What do you think? Would you like this paper as an accent behind your bed, or would you be brave and go ALL OVER?!<br />
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Hope you're enjoying this little series and it's inspiring you to consider a*r Wallpaper for your home!<br />
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Credits - Clockwise from TOP: <a href="http://downthatlittlelane.com.au/the-family-love-tree/product/11618-king-peacock-bedhead-fushcia" target="_blank">Bedhead - The Family Love Tree, Down that Little Lane</a> / <a href="http://www.instyle-decor.com/hem22146.html" target="_blank">Gloss Orange Mirror - In Style Decor</a> / <a href="http://www.super-rural.com/products/fluro-pink" target="_blank">For Like Ever - Super Rural</a> / <a href="http://www.made.com/siren-dancer-gilt-print-30-x-40cm-limited-edition-by-coup-d-esprit-silver-and-purple" target="_blank">Siren by Jean Pierre Brown at Made</a> / <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/category/cushions" target="_blank">Cosmo Maraschino Cushions, in Florimetric and Rotunda - abigail*ryan</a> / <a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-easycare-egyptian-cotton-duvet-covers/p292174?colour=Navy" target="_blank">Navy Bedding - John Lewis</a> / <a href="http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Linea+Pink+parrot+ornament/176189182,default,pd.html" target="_blank">Pink Parrot - Linea House of Fraser </a> (I just picked this up myself, it's on sale!) / <a href="http://beldirugs.com/boucherouite-shopping/" target="_blank">Boucherouite Rug (for similar, try HERE)</a> / <a href="http://downthatlittlelane.com.au/the-family-love-tree/product/11626-peacock-chair-fuschia" target="_blank">Peacock Chair - The Family Love Tree, Down that Little Lane</a> / <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/category/cushions" target="_blank">Cosmo Maraschino Floribunda Cushion - abigail*ryan</a> / <a href="http://redfordhouse.com/Faux-Bamboo-Dresser" target="_blank">Faux Bamboo Dresser - Redford House</a> / Marie Antoinette Poster, pimped up with spray paint (found on Pinterest, source unknown) / <a href="http://www.instyle-decor.com/lfsobset.html" target="_blank">Orange Lacquer Boxes - In Style Decor</a> / <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/product/wallpaper-cosmo-maraschino" target="_blank">Cosmo Marschino Wallpaper - abigail*ryan</a>abigail*ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990210842969097465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683612210339213200.post-61627631435784887142013-07-20T10:25:00.000-07:002013-07-20T10:25:44.359-07:00Decorating with abigail*ryan Wallpaper...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm really having a rather large amount fun imagining what I would buy and collect if I was designing a room from scratch with each of our Wallpaper, Fabric and Cushions as the basis... though I don't think there's ever anything better for an authentic and interesting home than to collect pieces slowly through your life and treasure and re-imagine them in different places and groups in your house, it's fun to think what big pieces you might add if money were no object, or you were designing for a client...<br />
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So... without further ado, this is what I would create around our Cosmo Margarita Wallpaper!<br />
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I really wanted to accent and bring out the deep olive green/chocolate brown line-work which featured strongly in the Cosmo illustrations, and thought the Olive Velvet sofa, and chocolate Spindle lampshade would do this beautifully, all the while setting off the matching Margarita Cushions. I really wanted to add a touch of eclecticism, so added the vintage Tretchikoff print, and instantly loved the flash of turquoise along with the green-grey and yellow which tones well with the paper. I emphasised this even more with the addition of the incredible paper-mache Chandelier (okay, I want this for my kitchen, too!) and the pineapple wall sconce. And what about that rug? Oh my! I really could happily live in this scheme, and if we didn't have two dogs, that velvet sofa would be mine. I'm hoping we can find something similar in leather soon.<br />
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Hope you're enjoying this little decorating imagining project. What do you think you might add to this scheme? Could you live with this layered and eclectic look?<br />
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Shopping List - Clockwise from top: Ceramics, <a href="http://www.tortus-copenhagen.com/" target="_blank">Tortus Copenhagen</a> / Pineapple Wall Sconce, <a href="http://abigailahern.com/collections/lighting" target="_blank">Abigail Ahern</a> / <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Girl" target="_blank">The Chinese Girl, Vladimir Tretchikoff</a> (for vintage and modern reproductions, try eBay) / Spindle Floor Lamp, <a href="http://www.habitat.co.uk/spindle-high-gloss-floor-lamp-base/floor-lamps//fcp-product/29166" target="_blank">Habitat</a> / Sofa (I found this on a google search but there's no original source, let me know if you know where this is from!) / Overdyed Grove Rug, <a href="http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/rugs-usa-overdyed-grove/turquoise/200DIRE1D-508.html" target="_blank">Rugs USA</a> / Pyrite Painting, (the incredible) <a href="http://www.carlywaito.com/wp/?p=22" target="_blank">Carly Waito</a> (framed, I am imagining, in a vintage gilt piece) / abigail*ryan Cosmo Margarita <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/category/cushions" target="_blank">Cushions</a> / abigail*ryan <a href="http://www.abigailryan.com/product/wallpaper-cosmo-margarita" target="_blank">Cosmo Margarita Wallpaper</a> / Serena Chandelier, <a href="http://www.straydogdesigns.com/products/detail/serena_chandelier/" target="_blank">Stray Dog Designs</a>.<br />
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Happy weekend to all!<br />
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Abigail<br />
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A few months ago, we travelled down to Dublin to meet with the super lovely and talented <a href="http://www.nathalie.ie/" target="_blank">Nathalie Marquez Courtney</a>, who, in addition to being an amazingly talented photographer and blogger, is the Deputy Editor of our favourite Irish Magazine, <a href="http://www.image.ie/" target="_blank">Image Interiors & Living</a>... we were excited to be interviewed by Nathalie, and photographed by her for this feature, assisted by her (equally talented and lovely) partner <a href="http://ben.ie/" target="_blank">Ben Keenan</a>, and were delighted when we saw the spread in print!</div>
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Make sure to check out Image Interiors & Living online (they <a href="http://www.image.ie/Interiors-Living/IMAGEie-Loves/All-New-Neon/" target="_blank">featured our new Rose Flamingo</a> Cushions), <a href="http://nathalie.ie/blog/" target="_blank">Nathalie's blog</a>, which is firmly in my Bloglovin' feed, and her <a href="http://pinterest.com/nathaliemc/" target="_blank">Pinterest feed</a>, too. All gorgeous.</div>
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Just a quick post for today to tell you that we were kindly featured in the new issue of the wonderful online quarterly Interior Design publication, <a href="http://www.rocomag.com/" target="_blank">Roco Mag</a>... we are on page 84-85, and it's such a lovely spread! Big thank you to Roco's charming editor, Rachael, for including us.<br />
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Do click through and enjoy this Summer's <a href="http://www.rocomag.com/" target="_blank">new issue</a>...<br />
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