Color is one of the most influential and important elements in the design process, which is why we jumped all over this wallpaper artist and his use of monochromatic colors …..
A tonal color palette exudes a subtle and sophisticated feel for the coming Spring/Summer Season.
Check out how we were inspired to build this tonal color board!
via trendland
We love seeing users experiment and get creative with EzTextiles! Check out LeFashion‘s latest blog post using morphed animal prints and her interpretation using our royalty-free patterns…..
We love coming across young artists with unyielding experimental and creative ideas that prove to be inspirational for textile and surface designers!
Checkout Aaron Wexler, an artist with a knack for his mixed media of painting with a cut and paste technique. There is a fluid presence in his abstract work, as well as a unique use of pop colors seen in his organic and geometric patterns.
Wall Coverings can be inspiring …check out Rachel De Joode’s wallpaper designs…
Photographic motifs in a kaleidoscope layout…we keep seeing more of this effect and we love the overall abstract pattern it creates !
One of our very favorite fashion bloggers, LeFashion is known for avidly using EzTextiles for her mood boards to represent current trends in fashion! Check out her latest post on knitwear patterns! What do you think?
Seems like Lady Gaga was on to something when she wore that controversial meat dress!
Wearable foods seem to be trending as we came across the latest work by Sung Yeon Ju, who uses fruits and vegetables as a part of her series titled “Wearable Foods”.
Take a look at how some foods actually turn out incredible yet edible textiles…
Eggplant Dress
Red Cabbage Dress
Banana Dress
See more of her work here.
As visually stimulated people, we couldn’t help but be inspired by Heyniek, a graduate from the Design Academy of Eindhoven. His mood boards and illustrations for his collection, “Fantastic Fatalism” are breathtakingly creative! We love how imaginative and eclectic his eye is for putting together some intense patterns and colors!
Polka dots are everywhere! From large scale to dainty miniature sized, dots have gotten the star treatment on everything from rompers to dresses and separates for next season.
The 1950’s was a major period for this pattern with pin-up styles advocating it, and icons such as Lucille Ball, Jackie-O, Marilyn Monroe, and Grace Kelly making it a fashion statement in everything from dresses to accessories!
Modern day dots are straying away from its classic reputation by getting re-interpreted in pop colors!
Click to see more of these trendy Dots!
We are happy to report that we got a few emails regarding our Africa post that we went ahead and put together a board with corresponding prints and knit patterns relating to this trend!
And theres more where this came from…start exploring African inspired textiles!
We all know that African tribal-wear is trending hard, but have you ever really looked into exactly what factors may have contributed in making this a trend to start with?
Meet 3 influential photographers that drew us in….
Phyllis Galembo Photography
Phyllis Galembo is mostly known for her photographic documentation of native tribes. We were attracted to her most recent work of photographing West African tribes in ritual adornment for mainly religious purposes. Check out the fully bodied costumes composed of geometric patterns, stripes, and colorful zig zags.
Hans Silvester Photography
German photographer, Hans Silvester caught our attention with his beautiful and emotional work depicting the temporary bodily decoration by tribes in southern Ethiopia. The people of the Omo Valley, use flora and fauna to embellish their faces and body with perfectly composed color palettes and finger painted motifs that can easily inspire a fresh take on textile designs.
Herring & Herring Photography
The photographers at Herring & Herring focus on fashion photography, but we came across their Tribal shoot and we were instantly mesmerized by how they took the tribal concept to an extreme of colors and patterns. Amazing.
Inspired? Look at our african inspired and royalty-free textiles HERE!
