Long before I started creating repeating patterns for fashion and interior design, I was already painting as a teenager – often abstract works featuring geometric blocks of colour… I felt the urge to return to my first love!

Once it was finished, I had the painting scanned in high definition so that it could be enlarged to fit an entire wall. Audrey, the project manager at Acte Déco, then came up with the idea of adding a subtle texture to it, enhancing the vintage feel of the decor.

Testing designs on different materials also allows you to compare how colours look and experiment with different scales. This gouache design then came to life on a lovely, light-and-airy square scarf – perhaps the first in a small series of scarves? Watch this space…

Next, I had fun layering a series of irregular stripes over the landscape, giving it an even more contemporary and graphic look. It’s always surprising to see a design take on different moods. Starting it by hand and gradually transforming it in Illustrator ultimately allows you to combine the best of both worlds!

Finally, I’ve played around with the colour schemes, with each shade inviting us to journey into a different world… These linear patterns are now available in three colourways, in the original gouache-style version or a fully striped design, as interior wallpaper or even exterior wallpaper if you’ve got a swimming pool to decorate!
And you, do you see a hill, a lake or an oasis?

Join us on Thursday 3 July 2025 from 6pm at the Acte Déco showroom to discover all these new wallpapers… Click here to sign up for this after-work event!

P.S.: Would you like some scarves? Let me know on Instagram 😉