At this year’s London Design Week, G. P. & J. Baker launched Meander, the first ever Threads print collection, which together with the Meander Weave collection brought many customers to the showroom. British Elle Decoration magazine was so impressed by both the window and internal decorative display that it gave Threads an award for the most inspirational showroom in Chelsea Harbour Design Centre.

The re-launch of some of G. P. & J. Baker’s most loved and enduring designs in the Baker Originals print collection also created a huge amount of interest. Each design has its own unique and fascinating history.

The beautiful botanical Ferns pattern was based on drawings from the late 1700s of ferns recorded within a 10-mile radius of London. The Peony and Blossom pattern is a spectacular trailing floral of peony blossoms interspersed with captivating birds and butterflies, skillfully interpreted from early 19th century Chinese wallpaper. Oriental Bird, first engraved in 1910 and perfectly suited to the slender grace of Edwardian furnishings, owes its design to the delicacy of antique Chinese wallpapers. Magnolia was taken from an early 18th century brocade which was hand-block printed until 1972. The stunning Nympheus pattern, which has been featured regularly in the G. P. & J. Baker range for more than 85 years, was drawn from a painted silk screen in the British Museum.

Baker Lifestyle also launched the fresh, lively Foxwood Collection. Its large and small scale prints, stylized floral embroideries and great textural weaves make a bold statement in the latest mouth-watering colors of pinks, limes, aquas and blues as well as softer smoky neutrals.