Coulson Macleod Loves Bowerbird

Macleod — Wed, 19 May 2010 09:42:09 +0000

I’ve mentioned textile designer Stephanie Miles (who owns and runs Smiles Design) on a previous post as I fell in love with her handmade black and white wooden birdcage cards.

Stephanie emailed me yesterday to say she has now launched Bowerbird, her new venture to specifically sell her cards and jewellery.

Currently Bowerbird designs are only sold via the online marketplace Not On The High Street.

The reason for the name? Apparently Stephanie is fascinated with the little Vogelkop Bowerbird, a native of New Guinea, who are so named because of the beautiful shelters or ‘bowers’ they build.

Stephanie says she’s a bit like a Bowerbird “a bit plain, but likes decorative things and colours”. The Bowerbirds decorate their shelters with incredible detail that show a natural eye for attractive design. Some use colourful flowers and leaves, some collect stones or other objects, which they lay out in patterns.

For anyone interested in learning more about the Bowerbird, here’s a clip from BBC One’s nature programme Life…

The Vogelkop Bowerbird. Narrated by David Attenborough.

Stephanie has many more designs up her sleeve so keep an eye on her Not On The High Street shop.

Coulson Macleod loves Smiles Design

Macleod — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:00:22 +0000

I get very excited when I meet other creative folk and particularly when they’re local to Coulson Macleod. If we lived in London we’d expect to meet like-minded designers all the time. But we’re not in London. So I have the pleasure of introducing a brand new business, Smiles Design, owned by Stephanie Miles, a freelance textile designer. Stephanie makes the quirkiest necklaces I’ve seen for awhile and I can see them being big news.

I’m absolutely loving this birdcage necklace (£20)…

I also love love love her cards (£5.95), which remind me of Rob Ryan…

Stephanie’s business is so new that she doesn’t even have a website yet, but if you’d like to place an order then you can contact her at smiles.uk7 @ mac.com

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Coulson Macleod Loves Bowerbird

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