LEILA IN THE PRESS

Leila Simon Hayes in a green shirt stands at a table in a bright, creative studio, surrounded by art prints, books, and papers. This is where she designs her home decor.
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Leila loves to share about her creative process, changing course mid-career, running a fast-growing creative business, and the 100 day project that started it all.

Boston Globe Magazine featured Leila Simon Hayes handmade napkins in holiday gift guide

Boston Globe Magazine Holiday Gift Guide

27 ideas for great holiday gifts to buy from local shops and makers in New England

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Home decor designer feature for artist Leila Simon Hayes in the publication Pattern Observer.

Pattern Observer

Home Decor, Design Feature with Leila Simon Hayes. 

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Leila Simon Hayes' Murmuration Dinner Napkins Featured in Prime Real Estate Magazine for their Luxury Mother's Day Gift Guide

Prime Real Estate Magazine

Luxury Mother's Day Gift Guide For Prime Real Estate Magazine, Featuring Leila Simon Hayes' Murmuration Dinner Napkins

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Women Owned Businesses Holiday Gift Guide featuring Leila Simon Hayes popular calendar

Lizz Spano's Women Owned Businesses Gift Guide

Support Women Owned Businesses 2025 Gift Guide, Featuring Leila Simon Hayes' 2026 Calendar

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Leila Simon Hayes' Cascade Dinner Napkins featured in Pride Journeys 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

Pride Journeys Holiday Gift Guide

Holiday Gift Guide 2025, Featuring Leila Simon Hayes' Cascade Dinner Napkins

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Leila Simon Hayes interviewed on the Nocturnists podcast about art process

The Nocturnists Podcast

Trusting the Process with Leila Simon Hayes

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Leila Simon Hayes interview on Podcast sbout Transforming Abstract Art into Energizing Homore Decor

How to Sell Your Stuff Podcast

Transforming Abstract Art into Energizing Home Decor with Leila Simon Hayes

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Canvas Rebel

Canvas Rebel

Canvas Rebel Featuring Leila Simon Hayes on Building a Multi-Platform Art Business

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Creative Mornings

Creative Mornings

Leila Simon Hayes Speaks at CreativeMornings Boston

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The practice of print with pattern designer Leila Simon Hayes on the Newspaper Club publication

Newspaper Club

The Practice of Print with Pattern Designer Leila Simon Hayes

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Leila Simon Hayes interview with Iridescent Ordinary about her art process and shop

Iridescent Ordinary

Inside Leila Simon Hayes's Daily Creative Practice: A Two-Part Studio Interview

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Magazine with 'UPPERCASE' branding featuring art by Leila Simon Hayes featured in the magazine

"Leila presents a really arresting selection of patterns. She has a bold, confident use of color and interesting, unique mark-making. It is really confident work."

—Janine Vangool, UPPERCASE Magazine

Leila Simon Hayes standing in her studio with her large wall art piece and floral arrangement.

"Leila's journey invites us to reconsider our own relationship with uncertainty, and to ask: what happens when we stop demanding answers and start embracing the unknown?"

—Emily Silverman, The Nocturnists

Book titled 'The Creative Business Handbook' written by Alicia Puig and Ekaterina Popova, illustrated by Leila Simon Hayes

"Bespoke patterns with beautiful energy and layering, Leila is a master of color and form. It was a delight see the inspiration, process, and conceptual thinking behind her stunning work."

—Lizzie Vaughan, Chronicle Books