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May 12

Prints – Peruvian Spice

It’s been raining cats & dogs in New York City, so we decided to pep up our mood! Check out these amazing pictures by SchatziBrown and how we were easily able to find comparable prints on EzTextiles!  Using the library of products, we found a warm scarf to visualize our prints on.

Did you know that once you download your image from EzTextiles, it remains in your “My Downloads” tab for 30 days, so you can download it again and again as much as you need!

Check out our inspiration pic below and start creating collections of your own!

Image via Schatzi Brown

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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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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

Mood Boards / Prints — No Comments
03
Nov 10

Print Crazy!

Keeping in trend with the latest craze in mixing prints together, Le Fashion shows us how she puts together an ethnic inspired look using modernized animal prints from EzTextiles!

Want to show off your creations too? Email us your boards and we’ll feature the best ones! info@eztextiles.com


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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!


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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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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!

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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

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08
Sep 10

Prints – Circular Motion

Who says geometrics have to be so rigid? We are loving the fluid circular motion better! We put together a few great prints reminiscent to geo circle patterns!

Download this geometric print collection…

Circular Motion