Mei Studios brings art and objects into one world, treating the print on your wall, the way you set your table, and the spaces you make your own as part of a wider aesthetic of layered living. Founded by Jessica, the brand grew out of a design exploration of growing up between two cultures - a "between" she treats not as a gap but as a space to create from, and where beauty lies. The collections span art, prints and homeware pieces like embroidered napkins, each designed to bring identity and personal history into the everyday objects of a home.

Mei Studios

Unassuming Portrait Print

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Quietly Confident Portrait Print

Becoming Portrait Print

Seat By The Window Print

Sardine Lunch Print

Bowl Of Tomatoes Print

Tulip Embroidered Napkin Set

Sardine Embroidered Napkin Set

Poppy Embroidered Yellow Napkin Set

Poppy Embroidered Blue Napkin Set

Mix Floral Embroidered Napkin Set

Chrysanthemum Embroidered Napkin Set

These are places where art, design and craft aren't a district or a season, but the whole personality of the place. You probably remember the first museum you visited on a family holiday thanks to a keychain you bought or an artist whose work really resonated with you and transports you back to a particular place. Better yet, the best creative cities aren't always the ones with the biggest museums or the most famous galleries, they're the places where making things is woven into everyday life: where art, design and craft shape the streets, the buildings, the food, the music and the people who live there. Some have spent centuries passing skills from one generation to the next, while others have reinvented themselves through artists, students and makers. Here are some places that do it especially well.

The Most Creative Cities in the World