The Tropical Collection
One of the defining visual threads in the label comes from paintings created by Rose’s grandmother Susan while snorkelling among coral reefs. Working directly from life, she sketched fish and marine forms using simple materials, capturing movement, colour, and interaction.
These works became a living archive of observation—later reinterpreted by Rose into the Tropical textile design.
These references are not applied as decoration, but translated through print, cut, and fabric. Each piece is designed to hold image in motion—where silk becomes both surface and structure.
Lineage in Art & Design
Rose is from a family with multiple generations of artists, designers, and cultural figures whose work spans architecture, ceramics, and literature on both her parents' sides.
Her great-grandfather, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, was an architect and pioneer of ecological design, best known for Portmeirion Village in North Wales.
Her grandmother, Susan Williams-Ellis, was an artist and founder of Portmeirion Pottery, known for her work in form and pattern.
Other notable creators include her great-grandmother author Amabel Williams-Ellis, whose literary work was embedded in early 20th-century creative circles such as the Bloomsbury Set.
Through small-batch silk loungewear designed in London, with a focus on material, movement, and pattern, Rose continues her family tradition.