Pattern, Colour and a Curious Eye

Margot  is a Sydney-based textile designer and artist, working at the intersection of art and design. Her practice spans painting, drawing, printing, textiles, and embroidery, with a focus on exploring pattern, colour, and design. She is an active champion of ethical and sustainable practices that recognise and respect Indigenous peoples.

Margot has engaged in continuous education, commencing with a Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship at The Australian National University.  And  later, she completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at The Parsons School of Design, Paris.  She has developed her technical skills through courses in textile weaving, textile dying, fabric design, screen printing and hand building in clay at the National Art School, Sydney. In 2024 she completed a 2 month artist in residency programme at Córtex Frontal Rede Portuguesa De Arte Contemporânea, Portugal. In July 2026 she returned to teach at their Textile school an embroidery masterclass to a group of international artists on how to integrate embroidery into their textile art practice. 

Margot has collaborated across the arts, designing textiles for Australian and International fabric houses such as Sheridan, Materialised, Mokum Textiles and Warwick Fabrics and exhibiting with world-renowned artist, the late Craig Ruddy.

In 2016, Margot launched her own textile label, Margot Design - working trusted with Australian and Portuguese suppliers, printing onto luxury natural fibres to create bespoke quality textile products. She works on a collaborations and releases exclusive collections. The business does not carry large quantities of stock but produces to order.

Margot has been recognised as a Sydney identity who champions reconciliation and high ethical standards across the textile industries. She has designed patterns for fabrics, wallpapers, fashion accessories, rugs and knitted blankets for brands and cultural institutions. Her work is held at the Australian Design Centre, Sydney and the Sydney Opera House, where in 2025 she joins the Sydney Opera House’s Uncovered program as a selected artist.

Her designs are sold internationally and have been profiled in a range of publications including Australian Financial Review, Life & Leisure,  Galah, The Good Weekend, Home Beautiful and House and Garden. 

Margot’s designs have a strong sense of personal expression and curiosity, cleverly balanced with a brave use colour. She is interested in how flat pattern can be transformed when it is applied to a three-dimensional form of a fabric and embroidery.

Margot has an expansive knowledge of textiles, design, and creative exploration. She continues to draw on her knowledge of art history for her collections and collaborations and remains curious about the world around her.