Laura Spring
Laura Spring, originally from Staffordshire, is a textile designer/maker living and working in Glasgow creating bold graphic print designs that are transformed through screen and digital print into fashion accessories, homeware and stationery. She is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art where she was awarded a BA in graphic design in 2002.
With an enormous love for colour, print, pattern and process, Laura aims to create products and designs based around these ideals. Bold patterns mixed with bright colours transformed into beautifully crafted products underpin Laura’s work. Inspiration changes from collection to collection but nature often plays an important role in her designs. Laura is committed to supporting local manufacturing and ethical methods of production in the creation of her work.
All trims, finishes and supplies are sourced within the UK where possible and when materials are required to be sourced from abroad, Laura ensures these items are fair-trade. The majority of Laura’s collection is, however, made a few miles down the road from her studio by a small family owned company who have over 35 years experience in the manufacturing industry.In addition to working on her own collections, Laura enjoys collaborating with other artists/designers and companies across various fields. She has worked with artists Laura Aldridge and Ciara Phillips to produce limited edition ranges of bags for House of Voltaire 2012 and 2014 respectively.
Laura has also produced limited editions for Heal’s, Lush Cosmetics, Belle & Sebastian, The National Trust for Scotland, Not Another Bill and has just completed the third phase of an exciting project called India Street, curated by Katy West.This took Laura and three other Scottish-based designers on a two-week research trip to India in February 2015 to develop designs and prototypes for the next phase of the project inspired by the Turkey Red Archive in Edinburgh’s National Museum. This launched at Tramway in Glasgow in June 2016 and the designs she produced for this are also the inspiration for her rug design.