Vicky Yorke Designs

My third and final new summer range for Cool Movers is called 'Bloom '. This is my favourite of the three ranges because I was asked to add a bit more creativity to the pattern, although it still needed to be relatively simple for the core summer tableware market. As a floral design was required to contrast with the other two ranges, I decided to create a really strong and bold motif that would translate well across both melamine and textile products. Hopefully the design comes across as being fun and playful as I wanted to capture the joy of a picnic in the sunshine. The design is available on melamine plates, bowls and cups, as well as paper napkins and a plastic table cloth. I reinterpreted the large bold floral into a ditsy print to work on picnic bags and rugs... ...but the larger design is picked up again on the packaging. I think that the two pattern scales work together well to add a bit more depth and interest to the range. 

The second of my new summer ranges for the Cool Movers brand is called 'Sherbert'. Again, this brief was to create a spot and stripe pattern that was bright and bold, but very simple for mass market appeal. There are a variety of different cool bags, picnic baskets and rugs available in the designs.  There is even a paper lantern to add some summertime cheer to your garden! If you like the design you can also buy it on melamine cups, plates, bowls and a tray, as well as paper napkins. Images copyright Kitchen Craft 2013.

The first of my new summer ranges for the Cool Movers brand is called 'Marina'. The brief was to create a nautical style stripe pattern and to build the range to reflect this theme. Although the remit was to keep things simple I still had fun with the odd nautical touch such as rope handles on the picnic bags!  Products in the range include melamine cups, bowls, plates and paper napkins, along with a variety of picnic bags, baskets and rugs.  Find out more here. Images copyright Kitchen Craft 2013.

Following on from their exhibition at the Spring Fair earlier this month, Kitchen Craft took my new ranges international when they exhibited at Messe Frankfurt at the Ambiente 2013 trade show! It's very exciting to think of my designs being shown in another country ready to be exported around the world!!! Images copyright Kitchen Craft 2013.

Earlier this month I was lucky enough to visit Spring Fair 2013, which is an annual exhibition at the NEC showcasing new products across many genres from greetings cards and gifts, to toys, stationery, homeware and kitchen products. It was a great few days seeing all the products that will appear in UK stores over the next 12 months and I was delighted that Kitchen Craft were there exhibiting a number of new ranges I have designed for them. Photographs aren't permitted in the exhibition, but exhibitors are allowed to photograph their own stands, so these images are taken from the Kitchen Craft Facebook page. Above is a sneaky peak at three new summer ranges designed for the Cool Movers brand and below is an exclusive look at my new Christmas design! More to come on all of these ranges later in the year!!! Images copyright Kitchen Craft 2013.

I've been very busy over the last few months working on a variety of new designs for products that will be released in 2013. I was particularly delighted when it transpired that for several of the briefs I would need to get my paint-brushes out! I haven't painted for quite some time, but got back into it really quickly. The cats and dogs shown aren't among the designs chosen by the client, but I quite liked them, so thought I would turn them into a brand new pattern just for fun! It was an absolute treat painting cats, as they are my favourite animal - such beautiful creatures with very individual personalities! As well as the cats and dogs, I also painted some other animals as part of the brief and these will be revealed later in the year!