about us

Little Design Horse is design studio based in Perth, Western Australia. Started at the end of 2005 by the husband and wife team of Adam Coffey and Jane King it has grown to include customers in Australia, the USA, Europe, New Zealand and Hong Kong.

Little Design Horse create illustrations, textile and surface pattern designs for clothing, t-shirts, products, packaging and anything, anywhere that needs a surface pattern.

who are we ?

Jane King - design director

Jane graduated with a MA in Printed Textiles from the Royal College of Art in 1999 and worked for several years with Lectra UK before joining the Peagreen Studio in 2001. Jane left Peagreen and the UK in 2005 to set up Little Design Horse.

Jane has worked with a wide range of international Fashion, Homeware and Stationary companies. Jane designed a melamine range for Habitat that was short-listed for the Elle Decoration Design Awards in 2004. In 2007 The museum of Modern Art in New York selected one of Janes Christmas card designs for their annual competion.

Jane is also enjoying being a mum

Adam Coffey - managing director

Adam graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) in 1999. After working as a Project Engineer in Perth and the UK he now applies his business and technical skills to the running of the Studio. Adam writes and maintains all the code for the online portfolio. He is currently working on a print for inclusion in the collection.

Liz King - design, sales and marketing, UK

Liz studied illustration at Kingston University, London, UK and graduated in 2001. Since then she has worked for various London studios and worked on projects with companies such as Disney and Mothercare. As well as an being a versatile designer Liz has experience with sales and trade shows in London and New York. As a side project with Amanda Doyle, Liz ran 'as twee as can be', lovingly producing a range of hand made home products which were sold throughout the UK.

Liz began designing for LDH in 2007 and in 2008 set up our UK office in a small seaside town called Hove, one hour from London.

Kyle Hughes-Odgers - design, Perth

Kyle studied industrial design in Perth and graduated in 2002. After working in Melbourne and London Kyle joined the LDH team in 2006. Kyle loves to draw and paint and is rarely seen without a marking implement in his hand. When not working for LDH Kyle is a successful artist exhibiting his own paintings and drawings.