CATHERINE ROWE
Catherine Rowe is a British designer whose work embodies luxury. Inspired largely by her love of nature and wildlife, Catherine’s illustrations marry tradition with contemporary style.
The backstory to Catherine’s technique is highly unusual. For many year all of her drawings were created by hand using the technique of scraperboard. Catherine now works digitally in Pro-create whilst ensuring to maintain the delicate touch of her analogue drawings.
Catherine Rowe won the Liberty Open Call for a new iconic Liberty fabric in 2018. Her winning design ‘Palace Gardens’ was launched in 2019 and her career has flourished ever since.
Catherine trained as an Illustrator at Cambridge School of Art. With an impressive list of licenses to her name, clients include Anthropologie, Museums & Galleries, Chicken House Books, Michael O’Mara Books, Cocoon Home, Paperchase, The National Trust, Lagom Design, and Liberty Fabrics.
Q & A
What would your dream project be?
“To have a blank canvas of a house to fill with my wallpaper and designs!”
What do you love about using scraperboard as your technique?
“I love scraper board because it mimics the effects of engraving without the lengthy process of equipment. It gives a unique result when combined with digital colouring. I was immediately hooked!”
