SPRING UPDATE
Explore our new Homespun and Palm Springs ranges at George.com
SOPHIE BEST
HOMESPUN COLLECTION
Tell us about yourself. stands. I set out to designs things that I’m 22 and from would make a good gift or a treat for Birmingham. The yourself. When you pick up the items Prince’s Trust helped in store, it’s like being at a craft fair. me launch my own What were your main infuences? soft furnishings business, Nellie Pearl, Summer themes, patterns and colour. which I’ve run for a year and a half. I worked with a palette of moss green, How did your collection for George orange, sunset yellow and warm pink. Home come about? The Trust emailed What items are you most proud of? me about this opportunity. I showed Everything! I love how all the colours George Home a portfolio of ideas and mix and how the motifs stand out. The examples of my handmade items. I was fox cushion and the cake stand with over the moon when I was selected. stitched cakes on it are my favourites. Tell us about your Homespun range. How would you sum up your style? A lot of work goes into handmade I like traditional furniture mixed with items – they’re special. I wanted to interesting rugs, bright tiled walls and recreate that look in ÔHandmade items are colourful front doors. a range for the family I admire things that special Ð IÕve tried to you can see a lot of home, with little characters and visible recreate that look. When work has been put stitching on everything I hope that comes you pick them up, itÕs like into. from bedding to oven through in my work, in being at a craft fairÕ the interesting details. gloves and cake 94
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HELPING THE PRINCE’S TRUST George Home is donating 10% of the profts from sales of these two collections to The Prince’s Trust. Each year, the charity helps thousands of young people change their life for the better. They believe it’s not what a young person has been through but what they can achieve that matters. Since 1976, The Prince’s Trust has been supporting some of the UK’s most disadvantaged young people to overcome their challenges and move into vital education, training or employment. This year the charity will help more than 58,000 young people to do exactly that. By supporting these new George Home collections, you can make a real difference to young people in your community. To fnd out more, visit princes-trust.org.uk
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Designer Sophie sums up her style as traditional – and a bit boho. Her range has a lovely handcrafted feel, with pretty motifs and stitch details