Cyril Squirrel Fox

This is Cyril Squirrel Fox from Donna Wilson, he is mischievous, likes marmalade and dislikes cottage cheese. Obviously Donna didn’t invent the soft toy but she most certainly did reinvent it. Taking the simple naive drawings of children as a starting point she created a family of truly bonkers yet completely irresistible characters. Knitted in soft lambswool and assembled by hand in the UK they seem to somehow fit perfectly into those empty, strangely shaped spaces in our hearts. Each comes with a clue to their personality so that you know early on what your new friend expects of you. Love mostly. And not sticking him or her the washing machine. Winner of the coveted Elle Decoration Designer of the Year award Donna recently held a solo exhibition of knitted sculptures and paintings at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and looks forward to a future filled with cuddly, quirky loveliness.