THE work of Glasgow-based textiles designer Laura Spring is finding a new groove with fans of the band Belle & Sebastian.

 

The Glasgow School of Art graduate with a thriving line of distinctive screenprinted accessories has designed a collection for the band.

On sale at merchandising stalls on the Glasgow band's current tour, the range of notebooks, phone and sunglasses pouches and rucksacks, priced from £5, is also available on their website at www.belleandsebastianshop.com.

"Fiona Morrison, who organises all the band's merchandising, bought one of my duffel bags last summer and I said, 'If you ever want me to do anything I'd be happy to'," said Laura, who has worked on previous collaborations with high street cosmetics store Lush.

"She suggested coming in to have a chat and it went from there.

"She said, 'Go away and come up with a design'. I wasn't told I had to work on a specific theme.

"My idea at first was looking at travel because they didn't want a design that was specific to the current album so that it didn't date."

Inspired by Wes Anderson films and thoughts of childhood adventures and her own love of maps, Laura came up with the idea for the print.

"It came from the symbol for a train line on old OS maps that I made into a repeat pattern and added the band name," she said.

All items are available in a choice of three colours: orange, green and light blue. They are made in the UK with the fabric of the bags and pouches screen-printed in-house by Laura at her studio in the north of the city.