Heart Home magazine Issue 12 - June 2014 | Page 39

Margo not only creates pieces for her eponymous
business but collaborates with companies,
museums and independent clients on projects. In
2008 she produced a homeware range for Habitat
called Bloomsbury and at the moment she is
working with John Lewis; her latest product is the
handwoven Canterbury rug priced at £595.
Describing her work and her design signature,
Margo says: “I love organised, rhythmical and
repetitive geometric pattern. I enjoy mixing fibres
to create interesting surface qualities and have
always been passionate about putting colours
together.”

reactive fibres. There is something very satisfying
about the repeating circle design which makes it
work in so many different interiors,” she explains.
Asked if she has any rules on combining colours,
she replies: “I often use complementary colour
but not necessarily in an obvious way. I like to
create contrast in a palette so in a simple formula
I often use something bright, something subtle/
neutral, something light/bright and something
dark. This combination of contrasts usually sings
but above all I treat colour in a very spontaneous
and instinctive way.”

Margo recently showed her work at
Her fabrics are often woven in a double cloth Maison&Objet and is currently trying to evolve
structure to give a three-dimensional quality and and expand her rug and fabric collections.
circles frequently appear in her designs. “The
trademark spotty designs first came when I was margoselby.com; @margoselby
trying to re-create bubblewrap in silk and heat-