Megan Carter is a UK-based Surface Pattern Designer known for her bold, stylized patterns that combine a modern sensibility with a love for design history. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, particularly flowers, Megan's work reflects a fresh interpretation of classic design motifs. She’s particularly inspired by the rich visual languages of the Arts and Crafts movement, Art Nouveau, and the Wiener Werkstätte, often exploring historical patterns and paraphernalia to influence her contemporary designs.

Megan earned a BA Honours in Surface Pattern Design from Staffordshire University in 2000, and over the next two decades, she worked as an in-house greetings card designer with Hallmark Cards and UK Greetings. After 20 years in the industry, she transitioned to freelance work, exploring new creative opportunities and collaborations. With a deep passion for both the past and the present, Megan continues to create visually striking, timeless designs that resonate with contemporary audiences.

In 2022, Megan’s creativity expanded once again when she completed an online stencil printing course, discovering a new love for hand-printed fabric designs. After years of creating digital patterns, returning to a hands-on, slow-making technique has been a life giving process.

All Megan’s hand-printed designs are created using hand-cut stencils in her West Yorkshire studio. Focusing on sustainability as best she can, Megan uses eco-friendly printing inks to print onto certified organic fabrics to ensure that each piece is as environmentally conscious as it is beautiful.

Megans collection of fabric accessories are made in small batches in collaboration with a local seamstress.

After originally working with an upholsterer to make Megan’s lampshades, she has now learnt the skill herself adding a little more of her own handwriting to the process! Each shade of either hand printed or digital printed fabric is stretched across a cardboard based frame avoiding the common plastic backing often used. An eco friendly flame retardant is applied to this.
Alongside the hand-printed fabrics, Megan continues to design patterns which are drawn, coloured up and put into block repeats in a digital format which add to her collection of fabric accessories, wrapping paper and notebooks. In contrast a collection of hand-painted decorative paintings have been applied to greetings cards which sit beautifully within her collection.