Deryn Relph's fabulous furniture

Deryn is a textile designer with a love of colour, pattern and texture, who likes to think creatively about the use of textiles she designs and constructs.

It's funny, when you first arrive at BCTF for the set up day, all the stands are white and empty and everyone is surreptitiously sizing up their neighbours and working out what is going to be exhibited next door.  Well this was the case with me, Deryn's display stand was white and empty but then...WOW!

Deryn's fabulous stand

Deryn's stand needed to be white to let her furnishings do all the talking.  She describes her products as 'quirky knitted interior products in bright colours with a nostalgic hint of retro style' and there was a real element of fun on her stand.  Looking at her work couldn't fail to bring a smile to your face!

Deryn has a wide range of furnishings available

Deryn has specialised in knitted textiles for Interior use during her BA (Hons) Textile Design course and she makes all of her fabrics herself using UK sourced yarns in natural fibres.  She merges these skills with her previous upholstery and furnishing skills to create unique and contemporary furniture which would add a splash of colour to any home.

Reupholstered chair getting a new lease of life

Around the walls of Deryn's stand were photographs of some great chairs she has given a new lease of life to in the past.  All were a work of art in themselves in their splendid contrasting colours and patterns.  Deryn believes that nostalgia and evoking an emotional response to engage the user with an object play a part too - if something makes us happy, or we love it for the memories it brings then we are more likely to treasure that object for longer rather than sending it to landfill.  

   "Retro influences are often evident in my designs, inspired by my own childhood memories and happy times.”   

Deryn Relph

You can see a wider selection of her work on her website.