Homes and Gardens

With the countless new collections of fabrics and wallpapers that she has created over three successive decades, Tricia Guild's ability to marry breathtaking creativity with prolific output is truly remarkable. Yet what makes this achievement even more outstanding is the way that her influence has reached far beyond the world of textiles. Through her huge presence on the export market, the highly successful books she has published (some of which have been translated into several languages) and her influential fabric showroom on the King's Road, she has demonstrated to continuing generations of designers that it is possible to combine clean, modern looks with exuberant pattern and colour. And, most importantly, she has given consumers the confidence to create vibrant colour schemes for themselves.