Rashida Coleman-Hale
80 // Rashida Coleman-Hale is originally from Orlando, Florida, and now lives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She studied Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. Japan has a very special place in Rashida’s heart. She adores Japanese culture, so a lot of her inspiration is drawn from there. Rashida enjoys looking at vintage Japanese textiles and papers, and she is fascinated by meisen kimonos, whose designs were well ahead of their time. Clients have included Timeless Treasures Fabrics and Cloud9 Fabrics. Rashida is also one of the founding designers for Cotton+Steel Fabrics. Rashida would love to see her designs on a catwalk one day, and in the future hopes to branch out and see her designs on different surfaces, wallpapers and rugs – anything and everything!
Design Heroes: Sonia Delaunay, Akira Minagawa, Yasunobu Shimizudani
Washi Tape
Depictions of patterned masking tapes create lines that interlock over and under each other. Part of Rashida’s ‘Washi’ collection, created for Timeless Treasures Fabrics.
Scalloped Edge
Fluid fan shapes in a mixture of dots, solids and patterns look fabulous in jewel colours on a subdued ground. Part of Rashida’s ‘Koi’ collection for Cloud9 Fabrics.
Motif Madness
This design is a perfect exercise in geometry, with all kinds of shapes explored. From Rashida’s ‘Tsuru’ collection for Cloud9 Fabrics.
It’s a Plus
Print collections need patterns of all scales, and this design, based on a plus sign, is a great alternative to the dot motif in a confetti-style repeat. From the ‘Koi’ collection for Cloud9 Fabrics.