Interview: Henry Road Fabrics
February 8th, 2010 admin
Topics: colour, design and designers, Elle Decoration, henry-road, interview, pattern, south africa, textile 
South Africans are always keen to lay claim to people who are making it big beyond our borders. One of these is Paula Smail of Henry Road fabrics, and today we’re lucky enough to have an interview with Paula herself. I’m sure you’ll enjoy learning more about this energetic and personable fabric maven, now living in Los Angeles, California. Tell us a bit about your South African roots. I was born in Cape Town, grew up mostly in Joburg and went to university in Cape Town.  One of my childhood homes was on Henry Road in Rivonia. Naming the business ended up being a lucky accident and has proven to be a wonderful opportunity to regularly take a trip down memory lane as people ask about Henry Road all the time…
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