Colour... Print... Joy…

Never have three words rung so true of a designer as they do with Orla Kiely, OBE – and now, the Dublin-born visionary’s passionate relationship with pattern and texture is to be celebrated in a new and immersive exhibition at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum.

A gloriously befitting tribute to a career that has spanned nearly three decades, the expansive retrospective not only reveals the sheer breadth of Orla’s craft – traversing realms of interior design, accessories and, of course, fashion – but it also demonstrates the resounding poignancy of a signature aesthetic in an industry that can, occasionally, appear all too concerned with the ‘next big thing’.

As she prepares to unveil A Life In Pattern to the public this Friday, we meet with Orla to join her on a trip down memory lane...

Orla Kiely: A Life In Pattern is at The Fashion and Textile Museum from 25 May to 23 September, 2018. Fancy bringing the exhibition home with you? Shop Orla Kiely interiors here: