*post by Claire Carey, images via (clockwise): Anive for the Minors, Molo, Le Train Fantome, Lucky Boy Sunday, Kanelimaa, 7781 shop, Maileg, Babiekins, mimilou, Fairytale Jubilee ( Rena Durham Photography for Babiekins Magazine) A strong colour palette, geometric prints mixed with stripes and circus illustrations – lots of fun & very playful. A little bit [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘surface design’
April 26, 2013
Featured Designer: Belinda Crossley of Brkich
As businesses grow it is often difficult to find the right balance between staying involved in the process and letting go of certain tasks. Outsourcing aspects of one’s business to a collaborator, assistant or another business is wonderful, but it can also be very uncomfortable and scary. Belinda Crossley of Brkich, who designed the pieces [...]
April 23, 2013
Mario Troise and The Hermès Scarf
Mario Troise specializes in product and brand development, and recently published a short video showing some of the process behind the famous Hermès scarves. This video showcases the level of care and detail that goes into creating an Hermès scarf, and was such a treat to have land in our inbox! Read on for Mario’s [...]
April 19, 2013
Interior Patterns: Korla
Korla sent over these beautiful photos of their latest collection and I fell in love with the way in which the brand uses color. I was working with a designer last night and pointed out that she was using too many two color patterns in her collection. “You need more color! What about adding a [...]
April 18, 2013
The Ultimate Guide To Repeats: Designer Highlights (Part Two)
If you haven’t already heard, registration for the next UGTR Workshop opens on Monday! I love teaching this workshop and cannot wait to dive into the nitty gritty of layouts and repeats with a new group of designers. Several graduates of the February workshop agreed to let me share their course projects along with the [...]
April 16, 2013
Featured Designer: Sara Gunderson
Today we are excited to feature some gorgeous prints by freelance CAD artist, Sara Gunderson. Sara studied Fashion Design at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, but really fell in love with her minor: textiles. After graduation, she joined a start up textiles studio and sold original prints to companies such as Kohl’s, BCBG, Gap, Ann [...]
April 15, 2013
Children’s Trend: Sandcastle and Starfish
*post by Claire Carey, images via: Chalk Chook, Scotch & Soda, Winter Water Factory, Modeerska Huset, Mini & Maximus, Dreamy Photo, Shan and Toad, Simply Boco, Babiekins This trend has a little bit of romance; it’s about the sky and sea and how they tone and tint the colours around. – Claire
April 11, 2013
The Ultimate Guide To Repeats: Designer Highlights (Part One)
We are gearing up for another Ultimate Guide to Repeats Workshop (class starts April 29th!) and several graduates of the February workshop were kind enough to allow me to share their course projects along with the inspiration behind each pattern. Based upon student reviews and the growth that I witnessed, these four weeks were TRANSFORMATIONAL [...]
April 9, 2013
Behind the scenes at milleneufcentquatrevingtquatre
- Interview by Chelsea Densmore Today we are excited to share an interview with Amélie Charroin and Marie Colin-Madan, the design duo behind the French scarf label milleneufcentquatrevingtquatre. Amélie and Marie became friends at school, and decided to start the brand a few years after graduating. Together they have developed a beautiful, trend-forward collection that was recently [...]
April 8, 2013
Pattern Observer Monthly Vignette: March 2013
Here at Pattern Observer we are always trying to find new ways to support and promote those designers who are gracious enough to let us share their work! With so many great designers being featured each month, old posts are beginning to be buried beneath new work and although this industry moves quickly, it doesn’t move [...]
