a b c d e Walshe, Barbara. "Orla Kiely: The Irish Charm". couttswoman.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Perhaps it should be no surprise that when Kiely has spoken about her musical preferences in the past, she’s listed contemporary artists such as Feist and Joanna Newsom, as well as classic acts such as Minnie Riperton and Van Morrison. Patterned prints from Orla Kiely Hart, Carolyn (25 October 2010). "Food news: Hallowe'en cupcake decorations, Orla Kiely's kitchenware, and more..." The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 7 February 2022. Chapman, Matthew (14 January 2011). "Citroën brings in Orla Kiely for limited edition DS3 model". mad.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 January 2011.

Orla Kiely, OBE (born 1963) is an Irish fashion designer based in London. She began her career designing hats, and moved on to design work on handbags and a variety of other items including kitchenware and cars. She received a master's degree from the Royal College of Art. She worked with several companies before setting up her own business. Overseeing every single detail within the design process. Orla Kiely is meticulous, motivated and passionate. Prior to production, every aspect matters to her from the first phase of designing to making, mixing colours, creating art work and sampling. Even so, people shouldn't be so scared of pattern in the home. "You just have to go for it. That really is the point. Just be brave." This year would certainly seem to belong to the 55-year-old, with the publication of a book, Orla Kiely: A Life in Pattern , and a landmark exhibition of the same name at London's Fashion and Textile Museum, which is running until September 23. Kiely will also reflect upon her more than two-decade-long career in a lecture at the Victoria & Albert Museum during the London Design Festival. Her patterns will stand the test of time, and I think they already have. If you look at Stem, it’s been going continually for 18 years or so now.”Kiely credits her grandmother with being the creative influence in her life. Her father was an accountant; her mother studied science before being forced to give up work by her employers after she married. [2] Orla Kiely products were sold in over 33 countries. Her clothing, handbags, accessories and homewares have been featured in films, TV shows and even a novel, ‘Girl on a train’. Covered in magazines and newspapers, she appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Sunday time and Grazia magazine. She talks about the way she sees the world as repeat patterns, and you can recognise the repetition in her work instantly, which adds a lot of clarity and means you can read an Orla Kiely design immediately. Once you start looking for it, you see it everywhere.” Kiely’s appeal is certainly international. The designer has devoted fans of various ages, from New York to Tokyo, all of whom consume her goods in different ways. “I have a feeling that there is a core customer who probably started with Orla when they were in their 20s, and they’ll continue with her, but she also has a very broad appeal to younger girls through her fashion,” Nothdruft suggests. Patterned prints from Orla Kiely The JSESSIONID cookie is used by New Relic to store a session identifier so that New Relic can monitor session counts for an application.

Orla often recalled her vivid memories of her family kitchen with its olive-green Formica cupboards and worktops, entire walls with coordinating green and white patterned tiles, and a striking orange gloss ceiling and her Irish environment has informed her creative work since she was a student of textile design in Dublin. a b De Rosa, Sophie (27 September 2010). "World of: Orla Kiely, designer". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 7 February 2022.W e are told that our desire to look for and recognise patterns is hardwired, one of the things that distinguishes us as human. So perhaps this is why the optimistic and ever-so-slightly nostalgic patterns employed by Orla Kiely have become so instantly recognisable over the past 25 years, earning the Irish designer the accolade "queen of print". KS1 All About Orla Kiely Fact File - This eye-catching Fact File, aimed at KS1 pupils, is a great resource to use while exploring colour and pattern. It summarises the life and work of the award-winning Irish designer Orla Kiely