About us!
Eye Spy design studio is a U.K based collective of designers and illustrators creating beautiful designs for children.
Our freelance designers have experience designing surface pattern, character design and placement prints for stationery, garments, picture books and home accessories.
The collection will be available to view at:
Playtime Paris, 25-27 January 2020, Parc Floral, Paris.
Artful Rebels, 1-3 February 2020, Shop Studio, 528 W 39th Street, New York.
To book an appointment or view the collection (updated weekly!) online please email eyespydesignstudio@gmail.com
Meet the designers
Carly Gledhill
Location: Manchester
Design specialities: character design, florals and repeats.
Working methods: Hand drawn or painted with a finishing touch in Photoshop for Wacom Tablet straight into Photoshop.
Design Hero: product designer and Italian futurist Bruno Munari
Dream Client: Marimekko
Favourite thing about NYC: Modern Love, Brooklyn. THE best vegan food I've ever eaten!
Dawn Machell
Location: West Yorkshire
Design specialities: Character design, allover pattern repeat.
Working methods: Adobe Illustrator with some hand drawn and scanned elements.
Design Hero: Illustrator and children’s laureate, Lauren Child
Dream Client: Nosy Crow Books
Favourite thing about NYC: Walking around looking up at all the amazing buildings. And food…don’t forget the food!
Wendy Kendall
Location: Stafford
Design specialities: Repeat design and co-ordinating patterns for fabric collections
Working methods: handrawn, scanned , then manipulated in photoshop
Design Hero: Matisse
Dream Client: Habitat
Favourite thing about NYC: The underground steam pipes in Manhattan