Studio

Starting in 1986 Ariadne worked as design consultants for a number of UK companies and produced collections for distribution. We used traditional methods of textile design, working in watercolour and gouache and both screen printing and digital printing.

Our influences come from paintings, period furnishing, our own archive of antique textiles and an extensive  art and design library.

Simone Witney

sales   design. 

Simone now manages both archives and would love to speak to you about your project, whether you would like some of our limited edition of fabric, or to discuss licensing.

Roger Woods

RCA Fine Artist

Roger Woods 1945-2002 was a gifted fine artist who loved interiors. His exquisite touch and subtle colourings gave his designs their unique quality. 

Ariadne History

Ariadne produced a highly successful collection of period designs with a subtle, rich, muted palette and a tea-stained background in the mid eighties. These fabrics still have a devoted clientele. We have worked with a number of major UK and US companies: Borderline, GMW Design and Gustavian and Mulberry, Travers and Rosselli.

Our first commission was to develop a new palette for Hodsoll Mackenzie and introuduce fresh document designs for their launch in the US.

While developing our own collections for distrubution through Beaumont and Fletcher we created a collection for Osborne and Little which has been used in several tv period dramas see right.Rosamund Pike in Love in a Cold Climate.

Our own silk collection was woven by Gainsborough Silk Weaving company in Suffolk in the UK.

Patterns for Zoffany and our own silks.

The house in East Ascent St. Leonards-on-sea where we had our studios.