ABOUT
I'm Gail Myerscough, a surface pattern designer and illustrator based in South Manchester.
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I create bold, colourful prints and patterns inspired by mid-century design, music and architecture. Everything is designed in my home studio and made in the UK.
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My collections include the Brutalist Collection, celebrating iconic British buildings from Manchester's Toast Rack to London's Trellick Tower, the Record Collection, bold graphic prints rooted in a lifelong love of music and vinyl, and the British Seaside Collection, a graphic celebration of Britain's coastline.
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Before running the studio full time, I spent sixteen years as Retail Manager at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. I launched Gail Myerscough Design in 2015, building the business around evenings and weekends while working full time. Being made redundant during the pandemic gave me the opportunity to transform a creative venture into a thriving design business.
Since then I've licensed and sold my work internationally and collaborated with clients including Tim Burgess of The Charlatans, Dave Rowntree of Blur, Manchester Museum and RedMonk. My designs have been featured in Stylist, Ideal Home, House Beautiful, Stella, The Lady, Real Homes and The Observer.
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I share my studio with Pete the cat. He likes to sit on my sketchbooks, steal paper from the recycling bin and put his paws in the printer.
Meet The Team
What I Do
My work spans art prints, greeting cards, homewares, clothing and accessories, sold through my website, Etsy and a network of independent stockists across the UK. Alongside the product range I take on licensing work, bespoke commissions and brand collaborations.
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Who I've Worked With
Clients and collaborators include Tim Burgess of The Charlatans (limited edition prints), Dave Rowntree of Blur (album cover design), Anderson Entertainment (exclusive Thunderbirds merchandise), Rega Research (a limited edition turntable design), RedMonk (branding for the 2025 Monki Gras conference) and Manchester Museum (exclusive illustrations for the museum shop).
Where You'll Find My Work
My prints and greeting cards are stocked in independent shops and museum gift shops across the UK, including The Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester Museum in Manchester, Salts Mill in Saltaire, Snowhome in York, Trove in Glasgow and Chirpy in Leeds.
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Work With Me
If you're a shop, brand, musician or cultural venue looking for bold, distinctive design work, get in touch via the contact page.
For wholesale enquiries, visit the Become a Stockist page or Faire.
I'm open to licensing existing patterns, creating exclusive designs, bespoke illustration and surface pattern commissions and collaborations with brands and bands.
Growing up...
I grew up in Blackburn, Lancashire in the 1970s. A childhood of bold wallpaper, patterned carpets and colour everywhere.
As a child, I loved colouring in. I once sent a picture to Tony Hart’s Gallery. It wasn’t chosen but that didn’t stop me wanting to be an artist when I grew up.
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I studied Surface Pattern Design at University over 20 years ago. At that time all work was hand drawn and used colour separation. Computers were hardly used apart from one session a week where we learnt the very basic Paint program.
After many years of doing other things, I really wanted to get back into design. It was an itch I needed to scratch!
I started to retrain in digital design techniques in 2014 with Make It In Design and launched my studio in 2015.