Kim Parker is an internationally acclaimed artist, textile designer and author. The British press have called her "the American queen of floral design, and a pioneer of the new revolution in bold color and pattern design." She is the winner of The ELLE Decoration U.K. Award, The D&D Award (Design & Decoration), and The Observer Magazine Award for "best in flooring design" in the U.K. with her designer rug "Mums & Asters" for The Rug Company.

The Kim Parker Home ® brand was launched in 2001, and includes a lifestyle range of designer rugs, dinnerware, giftware, bedding, bath, fabrics, decorative pillows, stationery and wall art. In October 2006, the designer introduced her new dinnerware and giftware collections with Spode at the Tabletop Market Week in New York. In April 2007, Kim Parker Home ® by Spode tableware launched at the Macy's Flower Show at Herald Square in New York City.

Her designer rug collection is represented by The Rug Company, the U.K.'s premier flooring label, and is sold worldwide in the following cities: New York, Miami, Los Angeles, London, Brussels, Madrid, Barcelona, Mexico, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Moscow, Hong Kong and Dubai.

In 2004, Kim Parker Home ® bedding and bath collections launched at Bloomingdale's and became a bestseller--the first designer brand to achieve bestseller status in the retailer's bedding department. In publishing, Parker has licensing agreements with Galison and Graphique de France for her calendar and stationery ranges; and with Editions Limited for her wall art collections.


In February 2006 at Toyfair, Scholastic Media launched the designer's whimsical new children's label, Kim Parker ® Kids. The brand includes a line of educational plush toys, backpacks, hand puppets, giftware, wall art and giftwrap based on her critically-acclaimed first children's book, Counting in the Garden which is recommended and endorsed by both PBS.ORG and The New York Times.

In May 2008, Kim Parker Home: A Life in Design was published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang, an imprint of Harry N. Abrams Books. This visually stunning new design book /memoir is recommended by THE TIMES, VANITY FAIR, IMAGE INTERIORS,  LIVING ETC , and THE U.K. PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Her work has appeared in the following publications:

VOGUE (UK), HOUSE & GARDEN (UK), ELLE DECORATION (UK), VOGUE LIVING AUSTRALIA, THE WORLD of INTERIORS, BRITISH HOMES & GARDENS, The LONDON TIMES, The LONDON GUARDIAN, THE OBSERVER, THE INDEPENDENT, IMAGE INTERIORS (IRELAND) ,YOU (UK),The U.K. PRESS ASSOCIATION, LIVING ETC (UK), The IRISH NEWS, THE BIRMINGHAM MAIL, THE STAR-TELEGRAM, The NEW YORK TIMES, COUNTRY LIVING, GRAZIA & CASE da ABITARE (Italy), ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST (Germany & France) , ELLE, WWD, ELLE DECOR, METROPOLITAN HOME, MARTHA STEWART WEDDINGS, SOUTHERN ACCENTS, WALLPAPER, HAMPTONS, VERANDA, OPRAH, TRADITIONAL HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN, HOME, BAZAAR, METROPOLIS, HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, WESTERN INTERIORS & DESIGN, SHOP Etc, LAS VEGAS LIFE & DESIGN, CALIFORNIA STYLE, The WASHINGTON POST, The LOS ANGELES TIMES, NEWSDAY, NY POST'S PAGE SIX MAGAZINE, TABLEWARE TODAY & OBERLIN ALUMNI Magazine.

Kim Parker made her television debut in August 2004, as a featured designer on the FINE LIVING NETWORK hit lifestyles series: Sheila Bridges Designer Living. The segment: Design Feature (Episode 309), focuses on Kim Parker's life in design. The segment has been broadcast throughout the 2004-2007 seasons. MORE

Her work was also featured on the NBC TODAY SHOW in June of 2004; and on the 2005 ELLE DECO International Design Awards, which is broadcast on the Discovery Home Channel. For more information on the designer's television appearances, please visit the newsletter page.

KIM PARKER ® BRANDS:

Kim Parker Home ®-- The designer's lifestyle collections of dinnerware, giftware, designer rugs, wallhangings, bedding, bath, decorative pillows, fabrics, wall art and stationery. They are carried in retail and specialty stores throughout the United States and in Europe.

Kim Parker Kids ®--Based on her critically-acclaimed first children's book, Counting In the Garden (Scholastic, 2005), the author's new label, Kim Parker Kids ®, is an exciting new children's brand which is represented by Scholastic Media.. MORE

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Commercial & Residential Interior Design

IN THE MEDIA:

Kim Parker’s rise to international renown as a designer and artist is truly the story of the American dream. Her bedding and bath line launched at Bloomingdale’s, and she recently introduced new dinnerware and giftware collections for Spode at Macy's.--- HARRY N. ABRAMS

"The 50 Most Desireable Objects in British Design":

Kim Parker's award-winning designer rug "Mums and Asters" for The Rug Company, is chosen as one of the "50 Most Desireable Objects in British Design" by ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST France

DESIGNER SPEAK: Top US designers share their passion for British style and recommend some of their favorite London addresses:

KIM PARKER Textile designer and artist: "For me, British design is extremely fresh and innovative, successfully combining Old World charm with a contemporary flair. There is great wit, courage and intelligence in British design. As a huge fan of the Arts & Crafts movement, I have always loved the designs of William Morris--And my own designs have been referred to as "modern Arts & Crafts" for their densely populated patterns. I often employ British names and words when naming my collections such as Jane Austen's Emma, for my Emma's Garland tableware collection for Spode" -- BRITISH HOMES & GARDENS

HOT TREND! FABULOUS FLORALS-- You know summer's arrived when a crop of bright, botanical-inspired prints hits the shops.Our pick of the bunch includes US textile designer Kim Parker's 'Portulaca' wall hanging for The Rug Company. Flower-lover Kim has the perfect reason for getting into the trend: 'Flowers are organic and emotional--unlike geometric forms, they represent life,' she says.
ELLE DECORATION U.K.

"Eclecticism is not only Kim Parker's approach to home decorating - it's also her approach to her creative life. Parker's Manhattan apartment embodies her varied tastes.Vivid floral fabrics and paintings predominate, yet the resulting riot of hues is surpringly harmonious."
HOME MAGAZINE

"This US artist and textile designer won last year's ELLE Decoration Design Award for Best in Flooring for her enchanting 'Mums and Asters' rug for The Rug Company. She now has a number of new designs out, guaranteed to melt the most minimalist of hearts."
ELLE DECORATION U.K.

"Welcome to what is probably the most boldly floral interior you have ever seen. It belongs to American artist and textile designer Kim Parker, best known in this country for her award-winning and extremely floral Mums And Asters rug." The LONDON GUARDIAN

"Fashionable people will be tucking themselves into bed with Kim Parker's charming prints."
VOGUE LIVING

"The bedding, rugs & fabrics that make up her first line, KIM PARKER HOME, call to mind the rigorous elegance of the Arts and Crafts movement." ELLE Magazine

"Kim Parker's designs are deftly orchestrated pastoral symphonies of brilliant color." COUNTRY LIVING

"This New York artist is perfectly poised to succeed with her own label, with its sassy signature."
INTERIOR DESIGN

In April 2005, Scholastic, Inc. published Kim Parker's first children's book, "Counting In the Garden." ( Reviews: ) YABooksCentral.com recently published an interview with the Scholastic author, where she talks about her inspiration for creating this visually stunning concept book. Read Interview

Parker is a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, with a degree in flute performance. She is featured in the December 2004 issue of Oberlin Alumni Magazine. To read please click Oberlin Feature