colour tests

I've been testing colours for a while now - I'm starting to see squares in front of my eyes! Maybe you can see where my interest in Pixel patterns has come from as well.

More designs soon.

SuM design

COLOUR

I have been doing many colour swatches and samples recently. I am looking at everything in terms of colours - which with all the leaves changing colour is quite a visual feast. I have loved the mixure of colours in the work of Cristian Zuzunaga for some time now. With all my samples being squares and rectangles it reminded me of his work. It seems to be going from strength to strength - would be interesting to see pixel wallpaper!? I wonder if this will happen? I can imagine that peoples fascination with maximal patterned wallpaper can't go on forever so will a more modernist approach to wallpaper start to be seen. Basso and Brooke's collection for Graham and Brown (last image) started have that feel although it was still bright colours to be fair. 

WALLPAPER UPDATE

I have been squirreling away lots of interesting wallpaper research so here is a few that really that couldn't wait to be posted : -

Anna Hill Textile & Wallpaper










Vicki Fong





Trove




Hanna Nyman







Lizze Allen on YouTube :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EGi8_qJAbQ

FEW AND FAR

Not strickly print or wallpaper but I went to the Few and Far (run by Priscilla Carluccio - wife of restaurateur Antonio and younger sister of Terence Conran) late night opening during London Design festival - It was so gorgeous I had to post it.

WALLPAPER UPDATE

Here is some fantastic work by an exciting design duo
Alan The Gallant
They are based in Barcelona and all the cities energy seems to go into their work.

Pattern Tales® wallpaper is reviewed in of New York Times/Home & Garden section, and named as one of the Fall product picks to watch ! Well deserved recognition for this amazing work.

BASSO AND BROOKE

I am back from my travels and I was lucky enough to go to the Basso and Brooke show for London fashion week yesterday. Here is the luscious invitation. The collection was based on Japanese prints which were simply exquisite.

photos care of http://www.ashadedviewonfashion.com/ If you look very carefully you can see my face behind the supersuper crowd, peeping above the luminous top.