Francoise Lane is a Meriam and Kaurareg artist with a university degree in interior design. Although she is an award winning interior designer, she currently focuses her design passion in the creation of surface pattern design for use in architecture and textile. She works in tropical Far North Queensland and draws on her Torres Strait islander heritage and the natural environment to inspire her. As a Director of Indij Design, she has developed a reputation for relationship-based community engagement.