Rachel is an illustrator, designer, blogger and trend hunter. This is her online portfolio and blog, with musings on illustration, design, fashion, advertising, branding, marketing, music, cakey-bakey goodness, culture and all things cool.
visual merchandising
Poste Mistress S/S 2012 Window Design

Poste Mistress S/S 2012 Window Design

The design for the Poste Mistress store on Monmout St in Covent Garden this season was decided on quite easily – after presenting a few ideas, everyone agreed that this one was just that little bit different and more conceptual than usual; it’s also the first time we’ve done the two windows slightly differently so...
Inspiration: Miss Selfridge Flagship Store Redesign & 'Designed By...' Collection

Inspiration: Miss Selfridge Flagship Store Redesign & ‘Designed By…’ Collection

I was out & about in Oxford St the other day and decided to stop by the new Miss Selfridge store as I’d heard it’s had a bit of a redesign. That turned out to be an understatement; it’s been transformed into some unrecogniseable from its former self. If anyone who’s been there knows, it...
Poste Mistress A/W11 Window Design

Poste Mistress A/W11 Window Design

As I’ve mentioned previously, I’ve started a new job at Office Shoes! Very exciting. My time at Yumi was great, I learned a lot, but I felt it was time to move on. So I’m doing the same sort of thing, Graphic Design, POS and visuals for retail, just in a bigger company. So far...

Harvey Nichols window in The Mailbox, Birmingham

On saturday I took the train back up to ye olde Midlands (as is customary for me) for a friend’s birthday. It was at The Mailbox in Birmingham, which for those who have never been, is very nice. High end shops, with restaurants and bars. You are led there from New Street by abstract lines...