Jennifer Ladd is a Milwaukee-based surface pattern designer and maker. She creates hand-drawn floral and nature-inspired patterns, producing both handmade goods (handbags, accessories) and licensable repeat designs available on Redbubble, Society6, and Spoonflower.
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Jennifer Ladd is a Milwaukee-based surface pattern designer and maker. She creates hand-drawn floral and nature-inspired patterns, producing both handmade goods (handbags, accessories) and licensable repeat designs available on Redbubble, Society6, and Spoonflower. Her practice spans direct product sales and digital licensing across fabric, wallpaper, and finished homewares.
Jennifer's work is consistently bright, colourful, and floral, with nature-inspired departures including birds, botanicals, and mandala structures. Palettes are uplifting and modern. The portfolio features confident all-over floral repeats in multiple colourways. The aesthetic is cheerful and accessible, aimed at adding colour to everyday objects.
All patterns are created by hand - sketched, drawn, and designed personally. Physical production techniques include screen printing, hand-carved block printing, embroidery, and sun-reactive dyeing. Pattern work is adapted for digital repeat construction and distributed across print-on-demand platforms.
Primary markets: home decor, womenswear accessories, and stationery. Distribution channels include Redbubble (apparel, accessories, wall art), Society6, and Spoonflower (fabric by yard, wallpaper, finished products including duvet covers, tea towels, throw pillows, and tablecloths). Licensing is the core commercial model for pattern work.
Jennifer Ladd runs a woman-owned independent design business in Milwaukee. All work is hand-drawn and personally inspired with a sketchbook-driven process. She has entered multiple planner design competitions (Golden Coil) and the Kula Cloth outdoor textile design contest, indicating active engagement with licensed product design opportunities beyond POD platforms.
The portfolio features large, confident floral repeats with layered botanical detail. Subject matter extends to specific species (goldfinch, lily of the valley, daffodils) and complex motifs (nature mandala). Multiple colourway variants appear across the pattern library. A The portfolio shows finished handmade goods bearing her patterns.
Jennifer Ladd is a Milwaukee-based surface pattern designer and maker. She creates hand-drawn floral and nature-inspired patterns, producing both handmade goods (handbags, accessories) and licensable repeat designs available on Redbubble, Society6, and Spoonflower.
Style and Aesthetic Jennifer's work is consistently bright, colourful, and floral, with nature-inspired departures including birds, botanicals, and mandala structures. Palettes are uplifting and modern. The portfolio features confident all-over floral repeats in multiple colourways.
Pattern Focus The portfolio features large, confident floral repeats with layered botanical detail. Subject matter extends to specific species (goldfinch, lily of the valley, daffodils) and complex motifs (nature mandala). Multiple colourway variants appear across the pattern library.
Markets and Clients Primary markets: home decor, womenswear accessories, and stationery. Distribution channels include Redbubble (apparel, accessories, wall art), Society6, and Spoonflower (fabric by yard, wallpaper, finished products including duvet covers, tea towels, throw pillows, and tablecloths).
Techniques and Tools All patterns are created by hand - sketched, drawn, and designed personally. Physical production techniques include screen printing, hand-carved block printing, embroidery, and sun-reactive dyeing.
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Career Path Jennifer Ladd runs a woman-owned independent design business in Milwaukee. All work is hand-drawn and personally inspired with a sketchbook-driven process.
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