Pattern Artists - Sonia Delaunay
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I am a total pattern addict, and often I'll bring into my teaching practise talks on how patterns in textiles used to read like words. They would express life stories handed down from ancestors, preserving cultural traditions. My Master's thesis was called 'Fabric language, the text in the textile' - but will spare you this theory for now!   Recently I have been thinking about the work of a textile designer, how nowadays it's mostly anonymous. Textile designers use the same principles as a fine artist, understanding colour theory, composition, proportion, scale. But rather than these desi ..read more
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Sustainable practises
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3y ago
Sustainability. Such a big word and such a big subject.  And I don't think I can tackle it, in just the one blog. But, for now, I wanted to share another experience in London, the trade show I went to called 'Future fabrics Expo' from the organisation 'The sustainable angle'. I came across these guys on instagram, when I started following a feed called @make_fashion_circular , an initiative by @ellenmacartherfoundation.  To give you an insight into what a #circulareconomy means, I like this quote: "The logical way to shape our economic system is by replicating wh ..read more
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August 30th, 2018
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Textile Stories
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3y ago
Textiles play a big part in reflecting our social history. In some cases textiles can be read like books or maps guiding us to there authors in specific places and cultures.  ​speak loudly about the environment in which they were created. Their subject matter, style, colour and technique all reveal clues about our social history. New Zealand designers have consistently taken inspiration from our native flora and fauna, and drawn from traditional Māori forms such as kowhaiwhai and tāniko. Often used and discardedOne the one hand, the marketability of textiles has offered artists - frequen ..read more
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August 30th, 2018
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4y ago
https://www.franklintill.com/journal/colour-may-vary ..read more
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Textile Stories
Smitten Design - Textile Print Design by Katie Smith
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4y ago
Textiles play a big part in reflecting our social history. In some cases textiles can be read like books or maps guiding us to there authors in specific places and cultures.  ​speak loudly about the environment in which they were created. Their subject matter, style, colour and technique all reveal clues about our social history. New Zealand designers have consistently taken inspiration from our native flora and fauna, and drawn from traditional Māori forms such as kowhaiwhai and tāniko. Often used and discardedOne the one hand, the marketability of textiles has offered artists - frequen ..read more
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Pattern Artists - Sonia Delaunay
Smitten Design - Textile Print Design by Katie Smith
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4y ago
I am a total pattern addict, and often I'll bring into my teaching practise talks on how patterns in textiles used to read like words. They would express life stories handed down from ancestors, preserving cultural traditions. My Master's thesis was called 'Fabric language, the text in the textile' - but will spare you this theory for now!   Recently I have been thinking about the work of a textile designer, how nowadays it's mostly anonymous. Textile designers use the same principles as a fine artist, understanding colour theory, composition, proportion, scale. But rather than these desi ..read more
Visit website
Sustainable practises
Smitten Design - Textile Print Design by Katie Smith
by
4y ago
Sustainability. Such a big word and such a big subject.  And I don't think I can tackle it, in just the one blog. But, for now, I wanted to share another experience in London, the trade show I went to called 'Future fabrics Expo' from the organisation 'The sustainable angle'. I came across these guys on instagram, when I started following a feed called @make_fashion_circular , an initiative by @ellenmacartherfoundation.  To give you an insight into what a #circulareconomy means, I like this quote: "The logical way t ..read more
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The Clothworkers Centre
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4y ago
A brief snapshot of my visit to the Clothworkers centre, while I was in London, Feb 2019 ​While I was a textile student in London, many years ago, the Victoria and Albert Museum was by far the best place to visit, study and draw inspiration from their huge collection of textiles. Back then, they had row upon row of custom made cabinetry that you could slide out to see the various fabrics that had been collected over 100's of years from around the globe. I was very glad to be reunited with those cabinets, but they are no longer housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum, instead you can find th ..read more
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While I was in London.......
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Anni Albers, Tate Modern, 11th October to 27th January   I felt very lucky to have caught the retrospective of Anni Albers work during my trip to London. I have been a big fan of her work for decades. To follow is some of the highlights abstracted from the show and the accompanying texts.   The show was a huge celebration of Albers' dedication and pioneering work as an Artist, within the history of abstract modernism, and within a story of textile art.  It also coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus. ​For me, this exhibition highlighted Albers' compassion and concerns betw ..read more
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