Saturday 28 June 2008

Printed Textiles Final Degree Show

This week i visited the third years exhibition at Leeds College of Art and design. The work i thought was very impressive and to a high standard. It helped me a lot by giving me an idea of what is expected and it was good to see how people had developed their ideas. It was also good to see the range of work that was exhibited giving me an idea of the different pathways. There was wallpaper, cards, artists books, fashion, accessories, stationary, ceramics.
From what i saw i found the fashion outcomes the most inspiring for me, and is something i would like to look in to further. My favourite designs were by Elodie Smith, whose work employed print and Embroidery design. She had made some beautiful dresses which were very delicate with a nude colour palette and decorated with chiffon flowers adorned with beads. I have also got some of my favourite pieces of a few other students work that was exhibited.
Anna Buttery

Tuesday 24 June 2008

Claire Nicolson

tea towel...Vintage hangings...

I think these little lavender filled bird hangings are cute and would add a little beauty to a room. Tied with a ribbon they could hang anywhere and would customize a bedroom perfectly, adding decoration to coat hangers. Made from vintage fabrics and look very Chic...
Cards...



These cards i like because of the simplicity and the collage quality. Nicolson firstly began these as collages and reproduced them into cards by using digital printing. A combination of different grounds such as graph paper and patterned paper are used to create simple bird and floral shapes that are visually effective.



Gwendolen

I really like the feminine, fashionable and vintage style of these unique cards...
'Gwen' range

'Decor' card
'...Queen' card
"Shoes" range



"Gwendolen" a label launched by artist and illustrator Anna Wilman specializing in card designs. These cards have a feminine, fashionable and vintage feel and i really like them. One thing i admire is that Anna Wilman uses stitch in her designs in the 'Gwen' series. The free flowing lines suggest movement and accentuate female figures. This is then combined with a strong sense of colour and print. Her work creatively experiments with texture, colour and pattern.

http://www.paul1410.plus.com/gwendolen/index.htm


Lucy Joy




These illustrations i really admire. i like the second one which looks very fantasy like with a collection of beautifully drawn objects and coloured with soft, pastel colours. This was created for My Design Company with a pitch for packaging illustrations for 'High Tea' perfume.
i also like the vibrancy of the cake design and it has a rich, scrumtuous feel, with the bright colours.


Lucy Joy is an illustrator who graduated in 2006 and has worked on various commissions since. When i came across her work i instantly loved her illustrations; they are very decorative and beautiful with ornate like imagery. Her designs appear on mainly book covers and magazines and has covered a range if design briefs for companys like blue rinse, burberry and orange. Her work can be found at: http://www.lucyjoyoldfield.blogspot.com/ http://www.lucyjoyoldfield.com/

Monday 23 June 2008




http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5010419 i like these individually hand printed designs by MIKODESIGN. Simplicity, colour and fantasy are the signature of the collection of Mikodesign and designs are printed on vintage fabrics. i think these simple russian doll designs are striking and i like them applied to the bag, where the simplicity works well.

Esther Coombs











i love these tea sets by Esther Coombs from http://www.esthercoombs.com/page3.htm She draws designs on to discarded ceramics and also glass, she recalls these items "retrieved from a lost life illustrated and assembled" quickly became an obsession. i love this idea of taking old, unwanted ceramics and customizing them with a new design. On these tea sets the elegantly drawn designs compliment the existing floral images giving an individual, quirky feel. i especially like how delicate patterns of tea coasters have been applied and the addition of tea bags. And because i love tea they seem even more special.