Emma Hayes Returns (100 Series)

Today on the podcast, I speak with Emma Hayes, founder of Emma Hayes Textiles , a design studio with a vision to create beautiful wall coverings for beautiful spaces. The brand works with residential and commercial interior designers and specifiers around the world. All of Emma’s designs start by hand - from paintings, drawings and mark-marking generated in response to the patterns and textures of the surrounding landscapes that inspire her. The Emma Hayes brand is represented in showrooms in Europe, USA, Canada, Asia, New Zealand and Australia. Emma established her studio back in 2011 and we first spoke on the podcast in June 2021, 4.5 years ago. Emma was episode 18. And, after we spoke for the podcast, Emma became a client of mine and I’ve had the privilege of working with her since then which you will hear about in our conversation. Emma is incredibly hardworking, deeply design-led and quietly focused. What she has achieved globally with a small team is so impressive and a true reflection of her vision and creativity. I have learnt so much from her over the years. In this conversation we talk about the evolution of the studio, her design approach, the systems and structure behind building a global brand, the influence of her time living and travelling overseas, and the role of collaboration in expanding the brand into new markets and product categories. We also discuss the realities of scaling a creative studio, the value of customer experience and the values that guide Emma’s work. I know you will love my kōrero with Emma as much as I did. After this conversation, make sure you are following @emmahayestexiles on Instagram and of course, visit emmahayestextiles.com to explore the beautiful collection of wallpaper designs that Emma has created. (The 100 Series is a collection of conversations revisiting previous podcast guests to celebrate the milestone of 100 Super Creative episodes.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Emma Hayes Returns (100 Series) is an episode from Super Creative by Catie Dawson | Super Creative.

This episode is 1:07:17 long.

This episode was published on Dec 10, 2025.

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