Susi practiced as an artist for many years before she came up with the idea of ‘art for the sofa’. It was when she cropped one of her large abstract paintings into smaller squares in her studio in Newcastle, England, that the idea came about.

Coupled with her time living in Florence when she was further inspired by her Italian environment, she also learnt the ancient craft of paper marbling which led to the beautiful marbled designs. Susi continues to paint in both oil and acrylic and designs such as Azure Abstract are recent additions to the collection and are taken from her original paintings.

She also now ‘curates’ her marbled designs by working uniquely on patterns with colour and form in her mind when creating them. Full of texture and subtle mark makings, the designs are then digitally transferred to luxurious velvet, natural linen and silk as well as to wallpaper. This high quality printing process harnesses the rich texture of the artwork onto the surface and emphasises the dynamism and depth of her designs. The end result is a truly unique and colourful brand that is firmly rooted in Susi’s art practice.

Susi works in an ‘all female’ environment and Lauren Lansbury has joined her full time to help run the business. With the addition of interns from Northumbria University and freelance textile designers, Susi is keen to employ local females to help grow the brand and support employment in the North East of England.