little bitty girl

I absolutely love Virginia Johnson's work. I was first introduced to her gorgeous designs by Ra, who is the purveyor of all things beautiful and cool. Virginia is a textile/fashion/homeware designer and illustrator. Her works have just the right combination of whimsy, colour and clean lines to tickle my senses.

I recently got to go to her studio to take some pictures and my hands were just itching to touch and browse through every piece. I wanted her bikinis, all her pillows, her pieces of clothing etc. (Stef! Are you paying attention? Good potential presents in case you run out of ideas) She even had her sketchbook out of inspirations and I always love being able to see into a designer's head. Her sundresses just made me think of lounging in sun drenched beaches at Ibiza or Santorini.

I was over at her studio because I was writing a designer profile piece for BlogTO. I managed to also find a recent video interview of her work process on Toronto Life. It was a really great interview and it was just amazing to hear how she went from one inspiration to create her own version of it.

I am completely inspired to re-design my site in the same clean look. I'd better confer with my other collaborators first.