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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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05
May 11

Home – Cinco de Mayo

In this day of celebrating Mexican heritage and pride, we were inspired by embellished kitchenware typically found in traditional Mexican cuisine. Since the essence of this culture is defined by intricate designs, festive colors, and folk motifs, we made sure to look for similar ethnic and geometric prints. We visualized those patterns into some basic items found in the EzTextiles product section such as plates, cups, silverware and novelty items.

If you love our Mexican inspired patterns but you aren’t a hardgoods designer, don’t fret- download the patterns by themselves!

 

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23
Nov 10

Beauty – The Modern Manicure

Thanks to celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Beyonce, the art of decorating ones’ nails has never been so popular or creative! We’ve seen a bit of everything, from artistic geometric patterns to daring animal prints, the sky is the limit when it comes to nail embellishment!

Change that boring manicure, start playing with nails provided in this beauty collection!

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!

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07
Oct 10

Trending – Peruvian Influence

We spotted it on the runways and the ethnic trend is now being picked up by everyday consumers…Peruvian style influence has taken over with its known attributes consisting of saturated colors, homespun textured woolens, and crafty geometric patterns.

The culture defines itself with an embellished and ornamental aesthetic where details become of the highest importance. What we would consider basics such as woven stripes are imperfectly paired with ancient folkloric motifs and meandering patterns. Peruvian culture effortlessly gives us tons to be inspired by whether its use of bold colors or its handmade textiles that we think deserve more appreciation!

Aaron Huey’s photographs for “The High Road to Machu Picchu” depict beautifully how this culture has the power to influence us.

National Geographic Traveler May/June 09