Neisha Crosland
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About Neisha Crosland
Neisha Crosland is well known for the vibrant and unusual combinations of colour that she uses, the varied use of techniques for fabrics and wallpapers as well as the dynamic and oversized graphic design in her work. Her designs are elegant, intelligent, and quirky and have an impeccable sense of balance, proportion and personality.
Neisha Crosland
Neisha has been nominated for and has won many awards. In 2006 she was honoured with a Royal Designer for Industry Distinction (RDI). She is an external assessor for the Royal College of Art, and is on the panel of judges for the RSA Design Directions Award Scheme. Her papers and fabrics have been used by top decorators in many elegant interiors such as Brahm Property, Annabel’s nightclub, The Square Restaurant, Drones Members Club, Claridges, the Dorchester Hotel and the Berkley Hotel as well as Centre Parc lodges. She enjoys working with high end craftsmen on bespoke items such as etched glass and stone.
Crosland also designs rugs in collaboration with the Rug Company and Veedon Fleece and her work is archived at the V&A, and Geffrye Museums. Neisha has also collaborated on projects with parties as diverse as the V&A Museum, Bill Amberg and Reed Employment Agency to design their corporate ties and scarves. She enjoys involvement with other projects such as Mario Testino’s ‘Diana Princess of Wales’ exhibition at Kensington Palace.
“Flat pattern and how it is applied to three-dimensional form fascinates me. I seek to create designs with a symmetry, balance and flow that can be likened to the geometric constructions occurring within nature, and I suppose like a biologist collects specimens I collect ideas and motifs and classify them in to designs. I love the way nature organises itself. I take inspiration from the way a plant organises it – leaves, petals and stamens. I love the way that colour dictates a mood, and how repeat conducts the rhythm in a pattern. I love relocating motifs and putting them into a new context.”
Her influences have been varied and include the Russian Constructivists; Georgia O’Keefe’s oversize floral paintings, 18th Century brocaded ‘bizarre’ fabrics, 16th Century Japanese Kimonos, 1920’s geometric textiles, the Ottoman Empire, prints by Barron & Larcher and Enid Marx, the nature photographs of Horst and the biologist Haeckel’s illustrations of his observations of nature. Yet whilst many of her sources are historical, her vision is entirely contemporary.
Q: What is your tip for instantly updating a room?
A: Highlight cornices, skirting and dados with a different paint colour to the walls. Add a new rug and cushions.
Q: What makes a home?
A: Comfort must come first. Well organized cupboards, storage, lighting, comfy beds, sofas, chairs, a well equipped kitchen, plenty of hot water and heating. A house must flow and be convivial. A way of ensuring this is the follow through of colour. Always think of the domino effect in a house i.e. how colours work from one room to another.
Q: What would you love to own?
A: A Promemoria sofa and a Popova painting.
Q: Which trend is key for you this season?
A: I don’t like trends. My obsessions now are tiles, bath and bathroom accessories i.e. toothbrush mugs, soap dishes, splash backs, towel rails and towels. Also carpentry detailing like castellated and chamfered edges on banisters, shelves and doors.
