Helen Yardley

Colour is my passion. My designs are fundamentally paintings about colour and shape and how they relate in space. Whilst visually abstract, they carry subtle layers of meaning, creating something more sustaining than simple decoration. We have been making our rugs, runners, carpets and wall hangings in Britain for over 25 years. Our Bermondsey showroom and design studio, just minutes from London Bridge and in the shadow of the Shard, works alongside the production unit where prototypes and new designs are created.

British designer, Helen Yardley, studied textile design at the Royal College of Art, establishing her London studio in 1983. Known for her signature bold and painterly style as well as dramatic use of colour; she produces innovative, abstract designs that enhance a wide range of interior spaces. I was initially attracted to designing rugs as I realised they are essentially drawings for floors. These are drawings with a strong physical presence; you sit on them, you lie on them; they perform a whole range of functions.