It all started with a career change. After more than 20 years in the IT industry travelling the world, Kerrie Molloy made the brave move into interior design.
“I was restless and wanted to do something more fun, creative and it was quite serendipitous that I ended up in the bedding and textiles area,” she said.
“I always had a passion for beautiful bedlinen as I traveled extensively for business, and it was always a luxury to come home to my own beautiful bed.”
She quickly enlisted in the Interior Decoration & Design course at RMIT and worked for a local furniture manufacturer and retailer as an Interior Design Consultant.
Until finally she threw her experience into the launch of her own bed linen and textiles company, Her Shed.
“We moved to the Byron Bay Hinterland where I purchased a small existing brand that mainly focused on clothing and was predominately importing from Vietnam (bedding and fashion),” she said.
Kerrie has worked tirelessly since then to develop her signature label and brand, gaining a loyal customer base of retailers and decorators across the country looking for unique, quality products.
We took five with the passionate designer to chat further on her career move, design influences, and insight into the new range she’ll showcase at Decoration + Design.
What’s the best part about working in the interiors/furniture/design industry?
That it’s never boring and there is always something new and exciting happening!
I like to take a consultative approach to my business as I was a consultant/project manager in my previous life. So I love to mix and match and help my customers put different schemes together for their customers!
It’s always exciting to see how designers and decorators put Her Shed’s products into their projects!
What inspires you? How does this influence the design?
I really love researching what is happening in the industry, what the next trends are in colour, texture or pattern then transposing those into the new season’s collections. We have two ranges a year and we like to keep them interesting.
We do new quilts and throws every season and once that range is finished we chose a new direction for the next season. There is always something new and different to blend with our core range of quilts and bedlinen, like our fantastic Marcella quilts that are great for boutique hotels, bed and breakfasts or residential and display homes.
Colour, texture and pattern always feature strongly and I love layering them all together to create different themes or styles.
What kind of materials do you source for your product range? Why?
We only use natural fibres such as cotton, linen, silk, silk velvet or cotton velvet because I really don’t like sleeping in or wearing synthetic fibres.
Once you have slept in linen sheets or under a silk velvet quilt, it’s hard to go back!
Linen sheets are divine and we use Italian linen in our range which is then all hand embroidered in Vietnam in various designs. Silk quilts are special, so light but warm, they are amazing!
Are you working on any special projects/ranges/collections at the moment?
Yes! We are working on our summer season collection which will be launched at Decoration + Design. We have included some gorgeous lacquer-ware trays in beautiful contemporary colours.
You will have to visit us to see the new collection.
You are about to showcase at Decoration + Design Melbourne, why did you choose this event? What can we expect to see when visiting your stand?
I exhibited last year in Melbourne and the response was fantastic so I signed up again for this year. You will see a gorgeous new summer range bursting with colour, pattern, texture and mostly a selection that will enable you to create your own look and style!
View the Her Shed range on stand AA37 during Decoration + Design, co-located with Furnitex, from 18-21 July at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre.
For more information or to register, visit decorationdesign.com.au
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