A creative block-print exploration shaped by the romance of Edinburgh’s old streets, this pattern draws from the soft rose blooms of Circus Lane and the warm, amber glow of The Milkman coffee shop. Rooted in Old Bloom’s ornate sensibility, it translates fleeting human connections into a tapestry of gesture, curve, and botanical detail. The roses — full, tender, and slightly weathered — echo the melancholy of encounters that leave an imprint even when nothing unfolds. Layered through block-print structure, restrained colourwork, and early-20th-century stylization, the composition becomes a memoir of the people we meet, feel for, and gently let go. Designed as an ode to longing, it forms part of Old Bloom’s Valentine 2026 study — a celebration of love’s softness, its impermanence, and the beauty that remains in memory.
