About the Work
The work is inspired by nature and classic design influences, with a focus on strong composition, rich detail and cohesive colour.
Elissa Rua is the studio name of Lisa Downes, a surface pattern designer creating structured, design-led collections for licensing across home décor, stationery and lifestyle products.
The work is inspired by nature and classic design influences, with a focus on strong composition, rich detail and cohesive colour.
Collections are developed with commercial application in mind, translating across a range of formats, materials and product categories.
Each collection is built as a complete system, combining hero prints, coordinates and versatile repeats designed to work together across multiple products and scales.