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I am a textiles design graduate from Nottingham Trent University. Specialising in print i love all things colourful. As i am trying to discover my path in the fashion and textiles industry, i am going to begin to blog once again to share my thoughts and insprations.

Friday, 12 March 2010

design development





These are a few of my designs that i have produced on cad and have had them printed digitally onto mouseline chiffon. they look so beautiful on the fabric... sorry i haven't got any images to show you. the designs are simple, geometric and playful but when printed onto the chiffon they become sophisticated. i am interested in developing the idea of layering the geometric prints up for this trend.

sketchbook pages





just a few pages from my sketchbook. block shape and colour is important as well as thinking about smaller areas that could help with development of this trend when i take my inspiration into the print room....

Inspiration





Just a few of my contextual images for the trend, world through a window, colour ways and geometric shape and scale are elements that i shall work with for my designs.

Paris Piccys






Summer 2008 i went to paris for premiere vision but still found time to do some sight seeing. The images here are of architecture and again have come in handy for this trend, world through a window. Some people wonder why i take so many pictures? you never know when they might come in handy.

Milan photos





For my 21st i was lucky enough to go to milano with my mum and i had a fabulous time. as usual i was constantly taking pictures and here are a few that have been inspirational for my project. The contrast between old and new buildings work well when comparing these images with the new york and paris photos.


new york photos




I took these photos back in feb 2007, seems like forever ago now but it was one of my favourite places i have been. The images that i took whilst i was there have become extremely helpful for this trend. This is a small selection of them.

world through a window

this is the second trend that i am predicting for autumn/winter 2011/12. it is foucsing on the evolution of architecture, therefore i shall be studying old and new buildings to get inspiration for the future. Colour and geometric shapes are very important for this trend.

Basso and Brooke s/s 2010





These bring a smile to my face..... its electrifying!

Basso and Brooke s/s 2009




This collection is great. The colours and the bold marks and shapes that are collated together to create a surface print really do inspire me for a moment in lights. Large scale and all over print is something for me to start thinking about.


design development





These are a few samples that i have created using cad and had printed onto fabric. I am very pleased with these and shall have fun developing my ideas further.

sketchbook





a few drawings from my sketchbook. concentrating on colour and mark...




A few ways in which light makes things that little bit more exciting.