Education
Crosland studied textile design at Camberwell College of Arts, followed by a Master of Arts at Royal College of Artist
Crosland studied textile design at Camberwell College of Arts, followed by a Master of Arts at Royal College of Artist
Her designs have featured in the ranges of British brands such as Osborne & Little and John Lewis. Internationally, her work is also recognised and she has a collection for Hankyu department stores in Japan. In the 1990s, she was also involved in fashion accessories, designing a range of printed velvet scarves.
Examples of her work in both fashion and interiors are part of the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and her interior designs are part of the archive of the Geffrye Museum.
She is a Royal Designer for Industry. Her work was spotted at her graduation show in 1986 and she was commissioned by designer brand Osborne & Little to design a wallpaper collection – known as the Star collection, it became a best-seller.
She also designed for more mainstream wallpaper companies, including Harlequin Wallcoverings, and her designs retailed in Texas Homecare DIY outlets in the early 1990s. Some of the originals of these designs are now held in the V&A"s archives.
Freelance design Crosland worked as a freelance designer from 1994, selling designs painted on paper to fashion and fabric houses.
In 1996 she launched her range of scarves, which retailed at stores such as Harrods. Subsequently she was asked to produce a diffusion line for Debenhams. Her first eponymous collection of wallpapers was launched in 1999 and was distributed by the Paint & Paper Library in Chelsea.
Recent work.