A woman in traditional folk costume embroidering a Kurpie folk pattern. Woman wearing a traditional Polish folk headdress. Photo by an unknown photographer. Both photographs are from the Archives of the National Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw. If you’d like to discover more about the interiors and patterns I create and the inspirations behind them, follow me on Instagram: @juliabrendelstudio⁠

I’ve worked with Olga & Taras for a few years now, so it’s a pleasure to introduce them as this month’s Creative Spotlight makers. I’ve also had the chance to spend a day with them creating some wonderful cushions. Olga teaches sewing as well as making beautiful soft furnishings and I can say from experience that she’s an amazing teacher. She even managed to teach me how to put a zip into a cushion and zips have always been my sewing nemesis! If you’d like to learn from her

In this post, I share my new Teresa Stripe fabric pattern, exploring the inspiration behind it and the creative process that brought it to life.

This collection is my personal and eclectic take on The World’s heritage. When designing my latest collections TRIBES and then LAIBIK, I...

Upholstery hasn’t always been my career. Over the years I’ve had many jobs ranging from factory work to Nannying. One of my best and most in

Colour psychology and designing with colour. Understanding our own colour choices and celebrating it in our interiors. Experimenting and pla

We have designed our range of tablecloths to bring you the very best in quality fabrics, manufacturing traditions and colour to ensure we...

Linen is always associated with France but did you know that Poland was a Linen Empire in XIX?

Read Liz Durnan's great article about how tablecloths can instantly transform your space. Read Now on Houzz >

The story of costume making, fabric weaving and folk passion.

Julia Brendel participated in a project run by the Tön Vangard, top designer hair stylists in Barcelona, Spain. Watch the film on YouTube...