Colour Theory
Inside Isla Lawrie’s world of textile design you’ll find expertly made products in the finest and most luxurious materials. She’s an expert in the ways in which colour, texture and subject matter impact mental health and wellbeing, and her designs are bold, bright and uplifting to help to make your home a personal sanctuary.
Isla grew up on the west coast of Scotland where she delved into all things creative, spending all of her time playing various instruments and painting. As a young teenager, she developed a pain condition that completely changed her life, affecting her ability to write, draw and play any instrument. However, refusing to let her pain win, she mastered drawing with the assistance of an electronic drawing tablet.
This experience sparked her passion for hand-drawn, digital art and design. Now she specialises in hand-drawn, digitally printed textiles for interior spaces, but also enjoys designing for a variety of end uses.
Her passion is for interior textiles and the impact they have on emotional health and well-being. She is fascinated by colour psychology and its possible uses to improve concentration, mental health, and general well-being. Throughout her design process, she uses the results of studies on colour psychology and the effects that images have on the speed of healing after surgery to create beautiful and bright interior textiles.
Her collection focuses on the transformative power of artistic beauty on mental health with its bright and bold patterns designed to inspire creativity, focus, and an overall more positive mindset. It is her primary goal to enhance well-being through creativity.
Research shows that colours and shapes used in interiors can impact the wellbeing of those surrounded by the designs. Isla hopes to go on to use this knowledge to improve the lives of people who are suffering from debilitating disabilities and injuries that may make them feel trapped in their own homes.
At Isla Lawrie, all patterned fabrics are created using recycled yarns and dyed using recycled ink.
