My 2010 Highlights!

InsidetheStudio — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:44:00 +0000

The Fran Drescher Show!

InsidetheStudio — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:20:41 +0000

I had so much fun last night decorating Fran Drescher’s show for her Christmas show which airs Friday December 17th on Fox at 2pm. She had great guests including Wayne Brady from The Price Is Right. I was showing how to decorate your holiday table on a budget. Also my lovely chef Jennifer Naylor was doing holiday food. Don’t miss the show. I have to say the stars of the show were my fabrics!!!!!

Design Leadership Summit, Venezia 2010

InsidetheStudio — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:49:40 +0000

Melbourne Show Room Opening

InsidetheStudio — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:50:52 +0000

My first trip to Australia was a couple of years ago when I was invited to go to Melbourne to be a Keynote Speaker at Furnitex. A furniture fair. I was taken aback at how well my textiles and design sensibility went down. I was approached by various people for representation. My latest trip to lecture for the same group but this time in Sydney coincided with the opening of The Kathryn Ireland Showroom in Melbourne. Tigger Hall Designs is located 720 High Street, Armadale, Melbourne. We showed at Decoration & Design a three day design fair in Darling Harbour. The jet lag from Los Angeles really not so bad. I stayed at the Blue Hotel right on the water and the high light of each day was taking a water taxi to work. I loved Sydney. The place the people. If you put California and England in a blender it would spurt out Australia. At the weekend I went with my old girlfriend of way too many years, Pru McCloud to her family’s cattle ranch near Canberra. We drove for 4 hours and in that time we went through the English country side, Wiltshire, Dorset, got to Santa Barbara and ended up at St Ynez. It was mid summer to our winter. I fell in love with the architecture, The homesteads with their corrugated iron roofs. The food wherever I went was fantastic.

From Sydney I flew to Brisbane to do a book signing at Black & Spiro for Anna whose blog is inspirational. Her shop is dedicated to color, so I felt at home. Australia has lacked color or so I was told by everyone for some time but that is all changing. From Brisbane I flew to Melbourne for the showroom opening. What a dream to arrive 30 minutes before your flight and not have to de robe to go through security. The showroom is across the road from Brunswick and a bunch of other decorating stores.

It was a great trip and am looking forward to returning “Down Under”

The Opera House- My water taxi ride each morning took me right past this iconic building

The wings are up and ready to go

My first clients!

My new freinds at Black & Spiro

My talk at the show

Tigger Hall on the phone

Signing books at Design & Decoration!

Being Introduced at my first book club event by Corrie Perkins her shop My Book Store has just opened.

Morning coffee with a group of designers in Melbourne

New Showroom Open in High Street Armadale, Victoria

We Opened a Showroom in West Hollywood!

InsidetheStudio — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:17:05 +0000

Much to my excitement, we have opened a Kathryn M. Ireland showroom in West Hollywood! It is located at 636 North Almont Drive West Hollywood, CA 90069. We will be open from 10am to 5pm Monday – Friday and by Appointment. We represent Kathryn M. Ireland fabrics, Hugh St. Clair fabrics, LuLa fabrics from South Africa, Volga Linens from the UK, Hacienda Antiques, Christopher Howe Lighting from London, Hugo Guinness Artwork, Elson Rugs, Ferrick Mason fabrics and a vast assortment of antique textile pillows, unique furniture pieces, books, antique textiles, and one of a kind accessories to complement your home.

We are located behind the gates in the Almont Street Courtyard upstairs from Lucas Design Studio.

Setting up!

Holiday Cheer in Santa Barbara

InsidetheStudio — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:03:44 +0000

Rooms and Gardens on State Street in Santa Barbara hosted a book signing before the holiday break! So many sweet people came to see me and visit, and it was such a treat to spend time in the showroom.

Eric, the owner of Rooms and Gardens

Chatting with my favorite furniture craftsman

Lavender Sachets made from my fabrics

Richard Mineards from the Montecito Journal came to cover the event

Atlanta

InsidetheStudio — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:48:15 +0000

Grizzel & Mann showroom hosted a morning breakfast and book signing for me in their Buckhead showroom. We shared alot of laughs and I got to meet new friends and catch up with colleagues in the South!

They outfitted a whole room with my fabrics and my new wallpaper…

Atlanta Designers

Mysty McLelland, Bill Peace and I

Signing away!

Over the Weekend

InsidetheStudio — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:36:27 +0000

I was invited to go on a low country fox hunt in beautiful Virginia by Barry Dixon. I slept in a room filled with my Paisley Stripe fabric, it was so much fun and such a treat to see this part of the world.

Barry and friends, cracking jokes pre-hunt

The Kathryn Ireland room where I slept

My fabrics on a presentation board in his office

New York City

InsidetheStudio — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:27:52 +0000

John Rosselli and the amazing team in the New York Showroom hosted a fantastic book signing for me! I got to meet new designers, press and some old friends and colleagues came to show their support.

Sweet Mary Frances at John Rosselli

The D&D Building

It was lovely to see and visit with Bunny Williams

Our Nation’s Capital

InsidetheStudio — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:04:14 +0000

Peter Quinn at the John Rosselli showroom in Washington DC hosted a wonderful book signing and dinner for me. He decked out the showroom with all of my fabrics, rugs, lampshades and accessories, not to mention catered yummy hors d’oeuvres, wine and mood music to make the event so special! I also got the chance to meet some local DC designers who were so welcoming and fun to talk shop with. Georgetown is so charming, if only I wasn’t on the West Coast…

Setting it all up

Peter created a Chaise in my fabric for me to sign books

My new Wallpapers

What a beautiful set up

Barry Dixon bought signed books for all of his staff too

Local Designers

Sweet Peter

Esteemed writer Annie Groer