Citizen of the world

Stephanie Borg, a Maltese designer who lived in Oman for five years, is the Tuesday Designer of the Week on Yasmintoo! blog:

Stephanie's colorful and contemporary take on traditional textile design motifs is refreshing. I was most taken by her bold and striking use of color. Take a look and see what you think.

Stephanie is a self-taught artist who has worked as a graphic designer for the past 20 years. Her love for colour and pattern is obvious and is a fascination which has been a constant companion since childhood. Stephanie has combined an understanding of colour and linear form to develop a series of patterned designs..

.."The bold and graphical patterns of the 70s are another inspiration for me - I'm a 70's child after all! As a child, my favourite outing was accompanying my mother to a small fabric shop. For me it was like being in a sweet shop."

"My love for pattern has continued to grow with me. With the launch of my newly designed and updated website, I have just introduced a series of surface pattern designs that can be applied to a range of materials, or simply hung as a wall canvas."...