Print in home interiors: Irish designer leads the way

WOULDN’T it be nice to think an Irish designer started the vogue for print in home interiors?

Well, textile designer Jennifer Slattery was reproducing photographic images of cutlery and china on tablecloths, runners and napkins, with a blend of modern technology, nostalgia, and flair for the novelty factor, long before others embraced the concept of images on textiles.

Now, this is becoming mainstream, especially graphic and naive-style prints, text, hand drawings, as well as reproductions of photographic images. These are being applied to wallpaper, textiles, especially cushions and bed linen, and as a form of pattern on solid products like kitchen and table wares.