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The Ellen Merchant Wiggly Stars straight empire lamp shade features a hand-blocked textile surface created using hand-carved wooden blocks, with the straight empire profile providing a clean, upright silhouette. The wine and crimson colourway runs across the full 40cm width, with the graphic star pattern applied through a detailed block-printing process that introduces natural variation across the surface. The larger format allows the repeating motif to develop fully, making the hand-crafted print the central visual element.
Here at Pooky, we don't just think that Ellen Merchant is one of the great designers of the future, we think she's one of the top textile designers of today. Hell yes. Graphically she's brilliant and also a genius with colour. We are thrilled to be hooking up with her again. All these designs started in her studio with her trusty pen and paper, and then developed into hand carved wooden blocks. The whole process is long and complex, but we are truly thrilled with the results. We hope you agree.
