Neisha Crosland
Neisha Crosland is a British-born, London-based textile designer, who works in the fields of furnishing fabric, wallpaper and interiors products. Her designs have featured in the ranges of British brands such as Osborne & Little and John Lewis. Internationally, her work is also recognised and she has a collection for Hankyu department stores in Japan.
Neisha Crosland
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- Name
- Neisha Crosland
- Born
- 11 December 1960
- Occupation
- textile designer, fashion and accessories designer,
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Royal College of Art · Camberwell College of Arts
- Honours
- Royal Designer for Industry
- Languages
- English
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Neisha Crosland is a British-born, London-based textile designer, who works in the fields of furnishing fabric, wallpaper and interiors products. Her designs have featured in the ranges of British brands such as Osborne & Little and John Lewis. Internationally, her work is also recognised and she has a collection for Hankyu department stores in Japan.
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Biography
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In the 1990s, she was also involved in fashion accessories, designing a range of printed velvet scarves. Examples of her work in both fashion and interiors are part of the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and her interior designs are part of the archive of the Geffrye Museum. She is a Royal Designer for Industry.
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Key facts
• Name — Neisha Crosland • Born — 11 December 1960 • Occupation — textile designer, fashion and accessories designer, • Credits — Royal Designer for Industry, RSA, 2006 • Illustration — Neisha Crosland printed silk velvet scarves from around 1997
Background
Background
Crosland studied textile design at Camberwell College of Arts, followed by a MA at Royal College of Art. Her work was spotted at her graduation show in 1986 and she was commissioned by designer brand Osborne & Little to design a wallpaper collection – known as the Star collection, it became a best-seller. She also designed for more mainstream wallpaper companies, including Harlequin Wallcoverings, and her designs retailed in Texas Homecare DIY outlets in the early 1990s; some of the originals of these designs are now held in the V&A's archives.
Freelance design
Freelance design
Crosland worked as a freelance designer from 1994, selling designs painted on paper to fashion and fabric houses. In 1996 she launched her range of scarves, which retailed at stores such as Harrods; subsequently she was asked to produce a diffusion line for Debenhams. Her first eponymous collection of wallpapers was launched in 1999 and was distributed by the Paint & Paper Library in Chelsea.
Recent work
Recent work
In recent years, Crosland has expanded into other design areas, including flooring tiles and rugs. She has designed her own range of clothing and accessories called Ginka and her online retail store still sells a collection of scarves under her eponymous brand. She now produces under licence – including for Japanese retailer Hankyu and The Rug Company – putting over 50 designs a year onto products. Her wallpaper designs have been used in London locations such as Annabel's nightclub and Claridge's and The Dorchester hotels.
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Academic roles and awards
During her early career Crosland held external teaching appointments at several art colleges, including Glasgow School of Art. More recently, she has been an external examiner at the Royal College of Art. Crosland was elected a Royal Designer for Industry by the RSA in 2006 for her work in textile design. She was named as one of Times style and design 100 for her textile work in 2007. In 2013, Homes & Gardens magazine in the UK named her Surface Designer of the year.
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- 1.Debretts. Neisha CROSLAND. debretts.com.
- 2.Abrahams, Charlotte. My space: Neisha Crosland, textile designer. The Observer. 1 November 2009.
- 3.Staff. Women in interiors: Neisha Crosland's top tips for autumn/winter 2011. Red. redonline. 2011.
- 4.Shollenbarger, Maria. Neisha Crosland talks personal style. Financial Times. 27 April 2010.
- 5.Staff. Winner: Surface Designer 2013. Homes&Gardens. 2013.
- 6.Law, Katie. My design London: Neisha Crosland. Evening Standard. 27 June 2013.
- 7.Biog. Popova; Carnaval. vam.ac.uk. V&A.
- 8.Staff 6 July 2012. The selection process 2012 – in conversation with Neisha Crosland. textprint.org.uk. Textprint.
- 9.Jackson, Lesley. Twentieth Century Pattern Design. Princeton Architectural Press. 211. 8 February 2007. 978-1568987125.
- 10.Walton, Natalie. Designer Neisha Crosland. Daily Imprint. October 2011.
- 11.Griffiths, Melanie. Flooring with the wow factor. Period Living. February 2013.
- 12.Staff. The style & design 100. Time. specials 2007. 2007.
- 13.Blanchard, Tamsin. Family Support. The Observer. 18 April 2004.
- 14.Radstone, Rochelle. Gift Guide. Financial Times. 9 July 2013.
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