To celebrate our exclusive collection of Silk & Strokes block-printed home textiles, I put some questions to artist Alia Faisal … 

There's a quiet shift that happens in February - a subtle lengthening of the light, a whisper of change in the air.  After months of early darkness and inward retreat, something almost imperceptible begins to stir.

At the deliberate home, life is approached as something to be savoured rather than rushed.  It's about living with awareness - tuning into rhythm, texture and quiet moments that bring meaning to the everyday. 

January arrives quietly ... a breath between what has been and what is to come.  The rush of the holiday season fades and our homes start to find stillness again. It's in this gentle pause that we begin to notice what truly matters ...