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Objects of Design #203: Isak Design

penguin wallpaper by isak
penguin wallpaper by isak

I don’t think we could have a series on children’s rooms without including the wonderful Isak Design. Some of them, like the penguins above, will be familiar to many of you, but there are lots of other wonderful images in the collection.

landsby easy up wallpaper
landsby easy up wallpaper

The colourful images are perfect for one wall of a playroom or bedroom and each one comes with a charming story, which you can read on the website.

Isak oak tree can be ordered to fit the space
Isak oak tree can be ordered to fit the space

Isak was developed by Swedish designer Sandra Isaksson, who, according to her website, was raised by a family of trolls in the heart of a Swedish forest, where she sculpted clouds and painted rainbows, carved with wind and whittled snowflakes from skybears. Restless she travelled the world in search for inspiration and eventually found it in a small English town.

isak nova in dawn
isak nova in dawn

Otherwise, it’s a beautifully graphic-based label with a nod to the 50s and 60s about it. In addition to the wallpapers and textiles, there is kitchenware, including cups and plates, and prints.

bedding, wallpaper and ceramics complete the Isak range
bedding, wallpaper and ceramics complete the Isak range

I am also particularly fond of Blossom and Bill, who cavort, naked and Swedishly, over a range of plates, mugs and trays. Actually I have just checked that.  Blossom and Bill are quite restrained. Inger and Olle on the other hand …

inger and olle are happily naked
inger and olle are happily naked

For more details click the images.

You can also buy the range from liveliketheboy.co.uk

 

 

 

 

Kate Watson-Smyth

The author Kate Watson-Smyth

I’m a journalist who writes about interiors mainly for The Financial Times but I have also written regularly for The Independent and The Daily Mail. My house has been in Living Etc, HeartHome and featured in The Wall Street Journal & Corriere della Sera. I also run an interior styling consultancy Mad About Your House. Welcome to my Mad House.