January '08 ERICA WAKERLY wallpaper design 'Leaf' will shown at Maison & Objet, Paris (January 25th-29th) in collaboration with Timothy Han London, (J48, Hall 5A). The full collection will also be available to view. November '07 'HOMES" wallpaper has won the Elle Decoration Design Awards for best wallcovering. The awards were presented on the 5th November at the Wallace Collection in London and the winning designs are featured in the Elle Decoration December Issue. Other winners included Barber Osgerby (seating), Established & Sons (best design brand) and Thomas Heatherwick (architecture). ERICA WAKERLY launched her new wallpaper designs TEEPEE, LEAF and HOMES and fabric range at 100% Design 2007 at Earl's Court in September (stand H34). March '07 ERICA WAKERLY is named as 'Young Designer 2007' at the Homes and Gardens Classic Design Awards. The award has been presented for wallpaper Collection 01. February '07 ERICA WAKERLY's designs are now available as printed blinds and Japanese screens from Eclectics, including 'SPIRAL' and two new designs, 'HOOP' (shown on the right) and 'BANGLE'. For more information please contact Eclectics t.01843 608789. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ERICA WAKERLY graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2005 (MA Printed Textiles), specialising in surface design for interiors. Her designs are aesthetically innovative, exploring unconventional motifs and ideas of contrast through a combination of the hand drawn and graphic line. Her background in illustration and graphic design has provided her with a unique outlook on print design, with a degree in illustration from the University of Brighton. During her time at the RCA she was awarded 1st prize in the Graham & Brown Wallpaper Design competition, and joint 1st prize for the Dorma Textile Design award. Alongside designing print for wallpaper and textiles, ERICA also works on a variety of freelance design projects and commissions. ERICA WAKERLY Collection 01 was launched in 2006, at ICFF, New York and at 100% Design in London, for which she was awarded the 100% Design Bursary, and shortlisted for the 100% Blueprint best newcomer award.