Meet Maya Muse Textiles

Maya Muse Textiles is a Sydney based business that believes in creating meaningful and functional textiles for the home. Maya Queenan is the women behind the brand and started Maya Muse in 2010. After graduating with a bachelor of design she went on to work for a furnishings company and then spent 5 years in London developing her passion for the textiles industry with purpose and intention. Maya then moved back to Australia with a niggling feeling that she wanted to contribute to reducing the impact of textiles on the environment, she wanted to make positive change.

Over the past 10 years Maya has seen her business grow while managing to have 2 kids along the way. With the support of her husband Warren she is able to balance both being a busy mum and a busy business women.

Maya’s designs are inspired by Australian landscapes, botanicals, traditional textile techniques and mindful creation. They all start as drawings or paintings and once the soul of the pattern in on paper she then transfers it to her computer where she is able to duplicate the designs. She uses hand printing techniques and mixes her own dyes to create meaningful textiles materials that she is able to utilise for the home. Maya says that she loved working with the limitations of one colour screen printing and the first pull of the squeegee through the ink will next get old. There is something beautiful about simplicity and it is something that takes time. Maya has perfectly mastered the balance of simple and meaningful in everyone of her designs.

Maya Muse was built on the belief that there will always be a place for handmade. In a throw away society she seeks to fill her home with quality pieces and hopes that her collection are for peoples everyday life. Through these techniques Maya is able to create products with character and authenticity as well as helping the environment. Every piece of fabric is salvaged and cut down into smaller products, minimising waste. She is committed to producing locally and supports a number of local business that work amongst her own. The relationships she developed running Maya Muse is something she says is the most rewarding thing.

We love supporting Maya, featuring her works in many of our hampers so check our her great range on our website now.