Sarah was inspired to become a textile designer by her great-grandparents, hand weavers who built their own looms out of discarded maple furniture. She later used these (family heir)looms to learn to weave and fell in love with the art.  

Working for domestic textile manufacturers for more than 15 years, she created original designs and selected the weaves and yarns to bring artwork to life as a dimensional fabric. She designed a variety of woven fabric types including outdoor, performance, silk, velvet, tapestry, polyester, cotton and multi-purpose. Over the years she collaborated closely with some of of the industry’s most respected furniture manufacturers, jobbers, and retailers, to create exclusive collections.

Since founding Sarah Keelen Design she has consulted with international mills and boutique textile brands to create collections of woven and printed fabrics and wallpaper.