Talisha is a surface pattern designer who designs prints for statement fabrics, luxury wallpaper and expressive tiles.
She have a keen eye and a flair for creating unique designs that showcase her personal handwriting. Her designs are known for often merging juxtaposing aesthetics, achieving a sophisticated, luxury opulence, making them a favorite for brands / designers looking to stand out. Utilizing digital methods of printing, paired with unconventional techniques such as laser rastering, layering foiling and gloss binders to achieve depth and visual interest to entice viewers and add texture to achieve her unique, versatile signature style.
Talisha has multiple design capabilities with a unique aesthetic, that is contemporary,which speaks to the eclectic tastes of the modern multicultural individual, through offering a perspective on surface design by blending aesthetics. She has developed a diverse portfolio that spans fabric for fashion and interior contexts such as cushions, curtains, wall coverings, wall hanging, ceramic tiles, and home decor.
Urban intricacy is a collection of prints intended for an interior luxury hotel context.
Urban Intricacy serves to appreciate and celebrate culture by exploring the complexity of identity, in response to a consumer demand to uphold tradition.
The project involves complimenting heritage-inspired elements with juxtaposing urban elements. An unusual fusion that evokes nostalgia.
The project foregrounds how the transformation of traditional-inspired designs in a modern context is crucial. It focuses on the merging of an urban grungy aesthetic derived from Birmingham, integrated with components with an intricate, floral aesthetic, inspired by the East, to create a distinctive style, finding beauty in the worn-down grungy areas of Birmingham and from the textures and graffiti of Birmingham’s gritty neighbourhoods and paying special attention to the composition and symmetry of Eastern aesthetics.
