Madeleine Marx Designs

Working closely with the brand's creative director and fashion designers to develop seasonal print concepts and original artwork for all product categories.  This included print and pattern for wovens, knits, embroideries, accessories and shoes.  Prepared spec packages for overseas mills, and communicated with the vendors to meet production deadlines, achieve correct colour and print quality from sampling to bulk production.  This was a wonderfully creative and technically challenging and exciting role.  Working with a small but incredibly talented and inspiring creative team.

This has been a long and rewarding collaboration both in-house and as an off site freelance designer, creating many hand painted original prints and computer aided designs for Anthropologie's various in-house designed brands.  The creativity and whimsy of this ever evolving brand remains unique in the industry.  

Working in-house with the product development team and creative director to produce original prints for table top and linens.  

Williams-Sonoma Home is a growing brand, working closely with the product development team and creative director to create iconic original prints to drive the seasonal stories.

Anthropologie's Accessories team is small but incredibly talented, and is an on-going freelance collaboration.

Working almost exclusively with York Wallcoverings to create original print patterns for wall covering.  Many of the high end papers were based on fabrics, creating new layouts, repainting, and colour reducing artwork, often from twenty screens to seven, while maintaining the colour and feel of the fabric.  This was a wonderful challenge.  Provided great training for perfecting repeating pattern execution, there is no hiding poor repeats over large flat walls. 

Contracted and given creative licence to create two backdrops that would be enlarged and digitally printed for the catalogue photo shoot.

Created original prints to fit into the iconic style and colour pallet of this vintage american brand.  It was a pleasure to meet Lilly and to work for a while on these whimsical prints.

Developed many original prints for York Wallcoverings.  The ever evolving variety of print and pattern styles provided room to experiment and grow as a designer developing new skill and techniques with various media.

The ongoing development and exploration of narrative subject matter in my personal fine art work is unrelated to my design career, but is an invaluable outlet for expression and experimentation.  At times this work does influence or is influenced by the ongoing design commissions.  Some of these artworks are available as archival digital prints on canvas, and commissions for portraits are also welcome.  Please contact me with any inquiries.