Marielle is from and lives in Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland. Growing up as an island girl, surrounded by dynamic seas and skies with ephemeral qualities of light, her imagination was richly nourished and captivated by the magical beauty of nature she has continued to observe here throughout her life.
Marielle began her career with an HNC in Fine Art from Orkney College, she then moved to Glasgow and completed an HND in Fashion Textiles at Cardonald College. She continued her studies at the Heriot-Watt School of Textiles and Design in the Scottish Borders and graduated first with a BA in Textile Design, followed by an MA in Fashion Textiles.
After graduating from Heriot-Watt, Marielle returned to Orkney to launch her brand with her signature collection, James Sinclair Flora. Inspired by plant species discovered by her ancestor, Botanist James Sinclair from Hoy, Marielle studied closely and sketched specimens from James’s collection held at Edinburgh’s Botanic Gardens, where she had visited during her time at Heriot-Watt. These early hand drawings were carefully developed to be fully realised and revitalised as her brand’s first collection of printed textiles and scarves.
Marielle reimagined a selection of these earlier designs into a contemporary capsule collection of silk and cashmere scarves which will soon be available on the website.
Please contact us at info@mariellek.co.uk with any enquiries, whilst we continue to develop our website.