Viewing Jayson Scott Musson‘s ‘cotton paintings’ I think any Australian will immediately think of iconic knitwear label of yesteryear Coogi – or for a younger generation 90s rapper The Notorious B.I.G. In fact they are Coogi’s! The New York artist, shredded and reworked old sweaters, stretched over canvases. From a distance they look like abstract… Read more »
Obviously as a textile studio we love print, but that being said, sometimes it is nice to marvel at clever colour combinations – especially when they surprise you with how great they look together. That was our immediate thought when we saw Miuminku‘s A/W 2013 collection. Mustard, peacock blue, candy pink and orange red in… Read more »
Fearless in the Jungle, is the spirit of New Zealand label Mondegreen‘s Spring/Summer 2013-14 collection. Breezy cottons, roaring prints and blooming florals in lush silks, Mondegreen is for hot lazy summers and afternoon adventures. (Mondegreen is digitally printed by Think Positive Designer Prints.)
Congratulations Jenny Kee! The iconic Australian designer has been awarded an Australian Fashion Laureate for her contribution to the fashion industry over the past 40 years. Inspired by the flowers and landscape of the Australian bush Jenny is known for her vibrant prints, especially her red Waratah. For anyone who has read Jenny’s amazing biography… Read more »
Flaminia Saccucci graduated from Central Saint Martins with a degree in print design in 2011. Her graduate collection received a lot of acclaim and hype: she sold the collection through the Browns Focus initiative, Solange wore her dress to the MET, and she was awarded the L’Oreal Professional Young Talent Award for ‘best student collection’…. Read more »
Italian product designer Chiara Andreatti has create this sweet range of tableware stamped with the cross section of fruits and vegetables. Creating carved wood moulds the porcelain is printed with the patterns and textures of fruit flesh in cornflower blue paint, appearing almost as fossils again the clean white china.
1Granary is the new multi platform publication from London’s prestigious art and design college, Central Saint Martins. (The name is a reference to the college’s London address.) The website and magazine is created by Central Saint Martins students from all disciplines, including graphic design, illustration and fashion. It’s like a student paper, only better. This… Read more »
French collage artist Rosemarie Auberson focuses on texture and colour to create her simple, yet beautiful images that evoke a sense of quiet calm. She has worked for Hermés and for Spring/Summer 2012 her work was made into placement prints for New York label Rachel Comey. rO
Pedro Friedeberg is a surrealist artist from Mexico. He also claims to have invented several styles of architecture, as well as one new religion and two salads. He creates bright, patterned and absurd images and objects that delight the imagination. A surrealist in paint and practice, filling his days making art and other said activities:… Read more »