Vicky Yorke Designs

One of my most exciting recent collaborations was the launch of my luggage collection with Halina at the end on 2018. To celebrate our partnership Halina are kindly currently giving away a Vicky Yorke Urban Jungle Cat carry-on case to one lucky winner in the USA or Europe. ( Find out more here. ) So I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to tell you a little more about the collection and my inspiration behind it! My 'Urban Jungle' collection features cats and dogs, as well pretty meadow flowers! While I do like dogs, I am most definitely a cat lover and this collection was initially inspired by watching my beautiful kitty moving around our garden with the serenity and grace of her wild big cat relatives - Our garden is definitely her jungle! She got very involved in the drawing process too, rolling all over my paper as I sketched - I think this was her seal of approval! All of my designs always begin with hand sketches. I usually start in pencil and th...

  I’m delighted to announce my third collection for Camelot Fabrics has launched on their website . It’s called ‘Urban Jungle’ and features cats... ...dogs... ... as well as pretty meadow flowers!  While I do like dogs, I am most definitely a cat lover and this collection was initially inspired by watching my beautiful kitty moving around our garden with the beauty and grace of her wild big cat relatives - Our garden is definitely her jungle!  Camelot Fabrics say: "Guys, it’s an urban jungle out there. But Vicky Yorke’s cheerful prints, raining cats and dogs, bring a smile to the city. After all, a house just isn’t a home without a dog (or cat). And a cat (or dog) is not happy without a quilt." In addition to my repeat prints, this collection also features my hand drawn typography across two placement half-panels, which read  'A house is not a home without a cat' / 'Beware of the garden...

I've been very busy over the last few months working on a variety of new designs for products that will be released in 2013. I was particularly delighted when it transpired that for several of the briefs I would need to get my paint-brushes out! I haven't painted for quite some time, but got back into it really quickly. The cats and dogs shown aren't among the designs chosen by the client, but I quite liked them, so thought I would turn them into a brand new pattern just for fun! It was an absolute treat painting cats, as they are my favourite animal - such beautiful creatures with very individual personalities! As well as the cats and dogs, I also painted some other animals as part of the brief and these will be revealed later in the year!