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Bonnie and Neil’s colourful and gorgeous Melbourne store

Post author By Olivia Shead
Post date December 15, 2015
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How unbelievably stunning is local textile designers, Bonnie and Neil’s new Melbourne store? I think I’ll go as far to say it’s the most impressive homewares store I’ve ever seen. Just gorgeous!

Patterned from floor to ceiling with Bonnie and Neil designs, the store, positioned in front of their Brunswick studio, has been designed to showcase current products as well as featuring prints from their archival collections.

Cushions, tableware, ceramics and timber products can all be found on display in store as well as a new limited edition range of paper prints inspired by Bonnie Ashley’s (one half of Bonnie and Neil) years working as a florist. The shop also stocks a select range of products from other brands including candles and hand cream by Maison Balzac, ceramics by Robert Gordon Australia and solid timber bird sculptures by local artist Rob Bast.

Also announced as part of the store’s opening is their partnership with local furniture manufacturer Grazia and Co, both as a retailer of Grazia and Co furniture but also offering customers the ability to customise upholstered pieces with Bonnie and Neil hand printed fabric.

The back wall of the shop is glass which faces into the studio itself, giving customers a glimpse into Bonnie and Neil’s production process.

Located at 121A Donald Street, Brunswick 3056, the store is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9.30am until 5.00pm or by appointment on request.

For more information.

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Bedrooms Dining Homewares

Bonnie and Neil’s new range: Botanical

Post author By Jen Bishop
Post date October 1, 2015
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The latest collection from Melbourne-based textile studio Bonnie and Neil showcases the beauty of Spring flowers, featuring pretty blooms, native florals and lush greenery.

Building on their previous collections of nature-inspired designs, Botanical also includes new oil paint patterns and geometrics in emerald, soft pink, cobalt and charcoal. We’re in love!

Inspired by Bonnie’s years working as a florist, the collection introduces a new series of limited edition artworks, a first for the brand. These intricate paper prints are uniquely composed with flowers and foliage individually. Each layer is added intuitively which means no two prints are the same.

This month also sees the launch of Bonnie and Neil’s first ever retail shop, opened at the front of their Brunswick studio. The retail interior has Bonnie and Neil’s patterns all over it from the floor to the timber wall tiles including Grazia and Co furniture which can be customised with Bonnie and Neil hand printed fabrics.

The shop also features glass windows into the studio so you can see the Bonnie and Neil team hard at work printing (and building) everything by hand.

Shop online.

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Interiors Addict

Bonnie and Neil move into bed linen, ceramics and rugs in latest collection

Post author By Jen Bishop
Post date April 10, 2013
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Yes, yes, I love Bonnie and Neil, and so do you, judging by the flurry of comments every time I post a photo on Instagram with my pink B&N tablecloth in shot! So of course I’m delighted they’ve expanded their cheerful range into bed linen, ceramics and rugs. Surely every room in your home could benefit from a little colour when it looks this good?

The designs are immediately recognisable as Bonnie and Neil but they’ve changed up some colours (more orange then pink this year and a lot of indigo blue, which I love too) and patterns to keep it fresh.

The plates take on last year’s popular Water Colour design in black, pink and blue. Throws, bolster cushions and pillowcases have been added in their move into the bedroom.

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Interviews

An interview with Bonnie and Neil

Post author By Jen Bishop
Post date January 25, 2013
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Bonnie and Neil have achieved a bit of a cult following for their fabulous homewares. THAT fluro pink watercolour table cloth was everywhere (including my table) last year.

I chatted with with one half of the Melbourne duo, Bonnie Ashley. She’s a textile designer whose partner, Neil Downie, is a carpenter. Their two very different skill sets have come together to create a homewares range that features both timber boxes and tea towels and somehow works perfectly!

“We’ve worked together (outside our day jobs) for a long time, so looking back, it seems it’s always been obvious to us,” says Bonnie. “It’s just happened naturally. We officially started in February 2010, putting together the range to launch in August that year.”

Bonnie says working with Neil is really fantastic! “It’s great having complementary but different skills – it helps us look at things from different viewpoints. We don’t need to explain things too much to each other, so we work quickly.”

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