Pippa & I is a Canadian surface pattern design studio founded by Kathleen Atkinson. The studio specializes in art-driven, hand-drawn patterns for wallpaper and home décor, with active commercial distribution through multiple wall-covering retail and licensing partners.








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Pippa & I is a Canadian surface pattern design studio founded by Kathleen Atkinson. The studio specializes in art-driven, hand-drawn patterns for wallpaper and home décor, with active commercial distribution through multiple wall-covering retail and licensing partners. Selected Instagram images confirm a warm, textured botanical and floral pattern aesthetic across a range of wallpaper collections. Atkinson also offers educational resources for early-career pattern designers.
Warm, sophisticated, textured patterns with a hand-drawn quality. The portfolio features botanical branches, layered floral bouquets, and soft ditsy florals, alongside more structured geometric stripe and fashion-silhouette motifs. Collections show tonal range - dark backgrounds with delicate line work as well as light, airy compositions. Some collections reference Parisian and couture aesthetics (fashion-silhouette wallpapers, geometric "Maison" and "City Lines" designs). The overall direction is romantic and interior-focused.
Hand-drawn illustration with digital finishing. Website product descriptions consistently reference hand-drawn line work across botanical, floral, geometric, and fashion-figure motifs. Output is formatted for self-adhesive wallpaper and wall-covering applications.
Primary market is home décor wallpaper. Active commercial placement through Decor Imprime, Wimzy Walls, and Printed Decor as retail and licensing partners. Documented collections include "Cabinscape Collection," "Woodland Bouquet," "Eucalyptus Wrap," "Charlotte in Grey," "Floral Fusion," "Amelia Wallpaper," "La Via Rose," "Ditsy Floral in Cream," "Maison," "City Lines," and "Woodland Weave." The portfolio features wallpaper in residential interior contexts. Featured in unspecified Spring Issue 2025 publication. The studio also produces "The Surface Pattern Playbook," an educational resource for pattern designers.
Founded by Kathleen Atkinson. The studio has built a commercial licensing portfolio across three wallpaper retail platforms. Instagram community engagement includes co-hosting creative challenges (#creativehighlights26). The studio's dual role - as a design practice and an educator for other pattern designers - reflects an established professional standing.
The portfolio shows a core repertoire of hand-drawn botanical branches, layered floral compositions, and soft ditsy florals, alongside structured geometric and fashion-silhouette designs. Wallpaper is the dominant application. Collections are commercially positioned for contemporary residential interiors, with a consistent warm and romantic sensibility.













Pippa & I is a Canadian surface pattern design studio founded by Kathleen Atkinson. The studio specializes in art-driven, hand-drawn patterns for wallpaper and home décor, with active commercial distribution through multiple wall-covering retail and licensing partners.
Style and Aesthetic Warm, sophisticated, textured patterns with a hand-drawn quality. The portfolio features botanical branches, layered floral bouquets, and soft ditsy florals, alongside more structured geometric stripe and fashion-silhouette motifs.
Pattern Focus The portfolio shows a core repertoire of hand-drawn botanical branches, layered floral compositions, and soft ditsy florals, alongside structured geometric and fashion-silhouette designs. Wallpaper is the dominant application.
Markets and Clients Primary market is home décor wallpaper. Active commercial placement through Decor Imprime, Wimzy Walls, and Printed Decor as retail and licensing partners. " The portfolio features wallpaper in residential interior contexts. Featured in unspecified Spring Issue 2025 publication.
Techniques and Tools Hand-drawn illustration with digital finishing. Website product descriptions consistently reference hand-drawn line work across botanical, floral, geometric, and fashion-figure motifs. Output is formatted for self-adhesive wallpaper and wall-covering applications.
Use the contact links on this profile to reach Kathleen Atkinson directly about your brief, timeline and budget.
Career Path Founded by Kathleen Atkinson. The studio has built a commercial licensing portfolio across three wallpaper retail platforms. Instagram community engagement includes co-hosting creative challenges (#creativehighlights26).
Kathleen Atkinson is a Surface Pattern Designer. Browse their portfolio and contact them for projects.