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Accessories / Prints — No Comments
07
Nov 11

Prints – Get Nailed

Do you design accessories?  If so, then I’m sure you’ve been noticing the exciting new nail art that’s been happening. We wanted to spotlight a favorite Blog of ours – The Illustrated Nail, and show you how we were inspired by her to create a design collection of our own! You may remember our post last November, where we first called out nail embellishment, but we just had to revisit the ever-present trend and say “WAY TO GO!” to Sophie for writing such an on-trend inspirational blog!

Check out her images in the first picture below, then scroll further to see how we created our own Nail Art inspirational board!

images via theillustratednail.tumblr.com

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Holiday / Prints — No Comments
28
Oct 11

Holiday – Creepy Conversationals

Trick or Treat?  This Halloween we’d like to spotlight some of our eerie prints from the EzTextiles library.  Dress up your decor or apparel with frightening prints that add an element of surprise!

Check out the collection of prints below, and then start creating a collection of your own!

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Home / Interiors — No Comments
07
Jul 11

Home – Global Staycation

Spice up your line-up this summer! We fell in love with the spotlight on Henry Road we saw on Pattern Observer and just had to see what we could find in our vintage library. Check out the funky mix of prints on the pillows below & how we used the visualization tool on EzTextiles to create a lifelike mood board that’s sure to evoke memories from your last excursion.

Like it? Be sure to click the mood board below to check out the rest of the collection and start one of your own!

Via Pattern Observer

Hard Goods / Home — No Comments
09
May 11

Home – Cups of Plenty

Who says dishes should be dull? Are you a Hard Goods designer looking for inspiration? If so check out the cupboard shot below and then see how we used our Vintage and Print Libraries to develop some cute cups of our own! Mimicking the color scheme but adding our own twist, we hope you like what we created!

If you want to see more, click the Merchandising Board we created for more!

via Love,Daniella

 

Color / Interiors / Trends — No Comments
11
Apr 11

Trending – Interiors 2011

Trends on the runway translate to trends in the home! Check out a recent Trendland post that inspired us to take the color palette and head to our library to create a merchandising board that anyone would love. Use our easy-to-download products to create a striking arrangement that will wow your buyers & merchants.

Check out the rest of this interiors collection!

via Trendland

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30
Dec 10

Interiors – Auld Lang Design

We’re loving the trend of neutrals paired with pop colors, and is seen in Interior Design as well! By mixing in a punch of color in your design, you’ll be sure to create a look that is timeless yet makes a statement!

Check out our inspiration board below!

Inspiration / Prints / Trends — No Comments
12
Oct 10

Out of Africa

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!


Inspiration / Mood Boards / Trends — No Comments
11
Oct 10

Trending – Tribin’ Times

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!

Knitwear / Trends — No Comments
08
Oct 10

Knitwear – Seeing Perú

Peruvian culture and a native way of dressing has various designers buzzing this season.

As textile designers we couldn’t help but fall in love with the attention to detail and sense of aboriginal decoration. And although there is an immense appreciation for native handmade exquisite wovens, we thought that this theme would make quite an impact in knitwear, especially now that Fall/Winter is here!

Check out some beautiful knit designs and prints that relate to this current trend!