tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80970262673292361632024-03-05T03:20:39.519-08:00The Textile SamplerJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04426812643031182163noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-77004139365192267292011-06-06T14:14:00.001-07:002011-06-06T14:14:52.883-07:00Openwear Conference: Refashioning Fashion, new scenarios of clothing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv_Sh1liq2kWLdlyOG6mUBRSLUu6DjLExzoMmqRqxWxmx5MyKav2Ye_bT70j9QZvbjdcL5t9dxkF-uDZddm0hasBQTbRe3fRe9Yb-lE31SoLIBjrbCxkMVjwSjGsjvHvEpRZAvF4KX5yS/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-06+at+21.31.36.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv_Sh1liq2kWLdlyOG6mUBRSLUu6DjLExzoMmqRqxWxmx5MyKav2Ye_bT70j9QZvbjdcL5t9dxkF-uDZddm0hasBQTbRe3fRe9Yb-lE31SoLIBjrbCxkMVjwSjGsjvHvEpRZAvF4KX5yS/s400/Screen+shot+2011-06-06+at+21.31.36.png" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://openwear.org/blog/?page_id=2">Openwear</a> is a collaborative clothing project exploring new and alternative models for fashion that promote open design and peer to peer production. Through collective action, shared practice and an online community this new initiative provides a platform for designers to come together.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Last week, I attended a conference hosted by Openwear titled: <a href="http://www.edufashion.org/">Refashioning Fashion, new scenarios of clothing.</a> I presented my PhD research and was lucky enough to meet and listen to a series of talks exploring: open source business models, designing participatory interactions, re-thinking craftsmanship through new tools, methods, process and sustainability through social, economic and environmental perspectives.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I will write up some reflections over the next few days... Above is some work produced during five days of intensive workshops used to design their first <a href="http://openwear.org/lookmap">collective collection</a> and series of look maps to enable and invite anyone to download the "how-to" from their platform in an open source formate.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I found this conference to be both insightful and inspirational. I could relate to their work through my own practice and it was a great opportunity to see the multitude of ways that co-design could be applied to fashion and diffused online. The struggle between traditional models and this new way of working is always contested through economic arguments - how can a professional designer sustain an income and maintain their specialised skills if they are constantly revealing how they make what the produce new work?? This conference covered business and economics from an interdisciplinary team of experts who offered a counter argument.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The conference concluded with the statement "you are what you share" a nice tag line and mini manifesto for collective action. The collective collection is available for download and if your interested in joining the discussion sign up to their online community.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">My presentation <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/considerateclothing/co-everything-part-two">Co-Everything Part 2</a> is available for download / to view online.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div id="__ss_8191156" style="width: 425px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/considerateclothing/co-everything-part-two" title="Co everything part two">Co everything part two</a></strong><iframe frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/8191156" width="425"></iframe> </div><div style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/considerateclothing">considerateclothing</a></div></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04426812643031182163noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-8157149414916234662011-05-12T09:01:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:31:58.564-07:00Future Everything<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyxqipcf_vSwys5fIfgEcfCQVfUhYpoWROOIQrGjLzK69KF4shat1ZrbykpNFkPzIjIhL8WGPNDahFJh1WfWPK3Rf86Im0Mo6_qonzISqBDniRYCbc84_R_KBBq0erq75KarqqMrcCMU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-12+at+16.42.22.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="283" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605857703653448002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyxqipcf_vSwys5fIfgEcfCQVfUhYpoWROOIQrGjLzK69KF4shat1ZrbykpNFkPzIjIhL8WGPNDahFJh1WfWPK3Rf86Im0Mo6_qonzISqBDniRYCbc84_R_KBBq0erq75KarqqMrcCMU/s400/Screen+shot+2011-05-12+at+16.42.22.png" style="cursor: move; display: block; height: 283px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><a href="http://futureeverything.org/art/handmade/handmades-digital-diy-craft-fair/">Future Everything: Handmade's Digital |DIY | Craft Fair</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Come down to Victoria Baths on Saturday 14th May to join crafters, hackers and makers from all over the country, as they showcase their work and ask you to get involved!</div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #112222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Jen Ballie will be presenting the <a href="http://www.thesharedscarfproject.com/">Shared Scarf Project</a> and invite you to participate in an interactive alternative fashion experience by enabling you to rip and mix past and present fashion trends to make them your own.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">A collective collection will be co-designed live from london and streamed to the stand... lots of digital tools will be on hand to enable new design concepts. All very interactive and experimental... alternatively please check www.thesharedscarfproject.com and watch the next collection evolve - online contributions welcome.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">If your in Manchester please come and say hello!</div></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04426812643031182163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-68882442249616193372011-04-27T04:48:00.001-07:002011-04-27T04:48:00.102-07:00The Shared Scarf Project @ DESIGNERS|MAKERS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEI_Uktt5dTekRuK0FWcd4HBZaoDDRl1q44pE_jqUd6Qv75b63RS3bAlUE9AxofK0ICZGYEGkrKh3H6_91JAy8T_4iRCFDbI0x07naGHWtcohKVlkbZkbHKK1u3mahRseGccYAi2wQPwI9/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-15+at+11.26.13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEI_Uktt5dTekRuK0FWcd4HBZaoDDRl1q44pE_jqUd6Qv75b63RS3bAlUE9AxofK0ICZGYEGkrKh3H6_91JAy8T_4iRCFDbI0x07naGHWtcohKVlkbZkbHKK1u3mahRseGccYAi2wQPwI9/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-15+at+11.26.13.png" style="cursor: move;" width="296" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">This Saturday <a href="http://www.thesharedscarfproject.com/">the Shared Scarf Project</a> will be running some DIY fashion workshops in collaboration with DESIGNERS|MAKERS Market Place. This interactive market stall will enable participants to rip and mix past and present fashion trends to make and style their own bespoke scarf. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">A selection of vintage scarves and <a href="http://www.thesharedscarfproject.com/">The Shared Scarf Project's</a> first "Collective Collection" will also be on sale within the market stall.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Please come along and say hello. Workshops will be running from 11-5pm </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">SPACE</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">129-131 Mare Street</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Hackney</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">London</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">UK</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">E8 3RH</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">For further info visit <a href="http://www.designersmakers.com/">www.designersmakers.com</a></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04426812643031182163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-15029006425907946002011-04-05T02:55:00.001-07:002011-04-05T02:55:13.750-07:00DESIGNERS | MAKERS : Market Every Saturday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrzkrpcZa8qq3Qxpf5F03nY4cSIbVdoI2cIqAnA9_yeUjKlqmqeHl_gizOcxmRjxQHYgknCd4mwO4p5cEY6-Fe8VFpiaCioCFOJrFKXca8EKi5eWfylV2oE0xCgCvVDYlEMZon4hLR7qO/s1600/DM+flyer+both+sides.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrzkrpcZa8qq3Qxpf5F03nY4cSIbVdoI2cIqAnA9_yeUjKlqmqeHl_gizOcxmRjxQHYgknCd4mwO4p5cEY6-Fe8VFpiaCioCFOJrFKXca8EKi5eWfylV2oE0xCgCvVDYlEMZon4hLR7qO/s400/DM+flyer+both+sides.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.designersmakers.com/">DESIGNERS / MAKERS</a> is a new platform to promote contemporary design and craft in the UK, by creating opportunities for exchange and interaction that benefit a wide constituency of design and craft professionals and strengthen the contribution of design and craft to society.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Their mission is to is to give designers and craft practitioners a space to present their practice. Alongside an online platform they will be hosting a weekly market enabling designers and craft persons to showcase, sell work and interact with the general public.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I will be running some Pop up workshops within the market toward the end of this month. I will upload more info soon. This market space is open to graduate / student applications... For further information visit their <a href="http://www.designersmakers.com/About">website </a>or <a href="http://www.designersmakers.com/contact">contact Sophie</a>.</div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04426812643031182163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-79907324980529814152011-04-04T10:36:00.001-07:002011-04-04T10:36:54.932-07:00Making is Connecting: the rise of a 'making and doing' culture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmGvEfIiNsRV368upH1-vZsNa8GOiuwcRbHeaenQ8Mdth4aPP4CGrWhp31qYLML4xQQt3oi8sGUJSkSOtGqiPRvdOC5ZNtl6f7j_ip4u5tc93tcKdEnKqItDVGvYdwGrcMLP3AbF1eQQE/s1600/gauntlett_newbook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmGvEfIiNsRV368upH1-vZsNa8GOiuwcRbHeaenQ8Mdth4aPP4CGrWhp31qYLML4xQQt3oi8sGUJSkSOtGqiPRvdOC5ZNtl6f7j_ip4u5tc93tcKdEnKqItDVGvYdwGrcMLP3AbF1eQQE/s320/gauntlett_newbook.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="227" /></span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my current reading... it arrived on Saturday and have been working my way through it. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The theme: fashion personified provided a starting point for our thinking and generated some discussion about fashion personas. The aim of this was to collect and group images which reflected each participants colour and style preference to enable them to make a design personalised to their individuality or alternatively to a fictional persona. We used photographs and magazines to produce a collage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Some of the collages were then photographed and digitally manipulated to produce patterns and prints whilst others preferred to draw and paint their samples. Each participant focused on a palette of bold and bright colours... we discussed how we all liked colourful clothing but sometimes opted towards styling monotone outfits of black and grey therefor a colourful scarf could be a nice remedy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This workshop differed from the last as our concept wall was much more visual and we used less words to convey our thoughts and inspiration. I think the visuals really helped the participants tune into the mood and aesthetic of the overall look they were trying to achieve. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I was most impressed by our first male participant - a 14 year old boy who was so advanced in his use of photoshop, he was teaching us new techniques! It made me think about how savvy future generations will be having grown up surrounded by digital media tools and applications. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">These posts have reflected on the overall process of each workshop by sampling new techniques to design a scarf. A lot of work has been made and a batch of scarves will be sent off to be digitally printed over the new few days. Therefore, in the coming weeks I will reveal the concepts and showcase the final outcomes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A new series of workshops will be launched May-June 2011. These will be based in London but a series of digital workshops will also be run live online in real time! So, if your interested in getting involved, have any comments or ideas... please get in touch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The Scarf Project has launched with its first co-design workshop - Experimental Mark Making. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This four hour workshop session explored lots of theory and thinking which surrounds the design process. To structure the action an interactive design game is being explored - allowing the participants to compete against one another to propose new design concepts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The making component of this workshop was facilitated by <a href="http://www.bridgetharvey.co.uk/">Bridget Harvey</a> who brought along a pick and mix of objects to draw with and from. She also challenged us to try alternative ways to make our marks such as: trying our pencils/ pens / paint brushes to string, drawing with our opposite hand and pulling at random from a lucky bag of found objects. We worked together and swapped work as we made it, this really changed the handle and quality of the work.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We closed the workshop by photographing our work and using photoshop to co-design a scarf. This rounded up the day nicely as we left having produced a finished and final outcome. We will each be expanding upon that outcome this week - as each of us will be producing our own scarf using the material we generated within the workshop.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">These scarves will be sent off to be printed on Friday and a following session will be used to explore how to use the scarves.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, the pilot project has ended and I would like to send a really big thank you to all of the textile design students and graduates who participated! The aim of the pilot was to explore new ways of working and was very experimental - therefore lots was learned through a quick and dirty approach. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The main practice was staged through a four hour intensive workshop session which divided the participants into groups to produce mood boards, samples and swatches. The samples were then printed onto fabric and following a discussion with the participants these designs will be edited and adapted to produce some final prints for a small collection of scarves.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Which brings me to introduce the next stages of this research - "The Scarf Project". Over the next three months the thinking and making explored during the pilot will be expanded upon through a series of co-design workshops. To provide a focus and starting point the series has been titled : Global Fashion, Local Tradition inspired by the book below.</div><br />
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</tbody></table>Following the project launch - all participants uploaded / emailed some 'inspiration images'. These images printed and ready for the co-design workshop.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04426812643031182163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-40828593751938299902011-02-20T09:02:00.000-08:002011-02-20T09:02:32.431-08:00Potential Scarf Fastenings...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW68DgLXlzG6jTz7CMrJ2r0y_FdUz_F9mNOORSY3X70pgHUB0yUpht5XbQ1JSDhrwHXlIQPB9MyhmJfr_CHZ9DyV6VIV1UQTRStT5-Geds3qyI2a6lobzPbSQkB8kCnLevcM9QZfqW-3gt/s1600/scarf+fastenings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW68DgLXlzG6jTz7CMrJ2r0y_FdUz_F9mNOORSY3X70pgHUB0yUpht5XbQ1JSDhrwHXlIQPB9MyhmJfr_CHZ9DyV6VIV1UQTRStT5-Geds3qyI2a6lobzPbSQkB8kCnLevcM9QZfqW-3gt/s320/scarf+fastenings.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Salvaged pieces of wood, cut and sanded, with holes ready for fastenings...</div>BHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183923142941087869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-47037450123884139512011-02-17T13:22:00.000-08:002011-02-17T13:23:32.254-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupRIVYICGU-PpuPx00Qroprj_4SQaGiq5qmlWg6CO_VHmgbHzLb8WQimIfhnIi8Ebt-qgno_bZPgj2Ie6WIFRJFUt7AUwudFR0M0kS1dEfAe_-fLEuUpiV0ZXZ7Jm1twfH3w367eDL_JL/s1600/susie"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupRIVYICGU-PpuPx00Qroprj_4SQaGiq5qmlWg6CO_VHmgbHzLb8WQimIfhnIi8Ebt-qgno_bZPgj2Ie6WIFRJFUt7AUwudFR0M0kS1dEfAe_-fLEuUpiV0ZXZ7Jm1twfH3w367eDL_JL/s400/susie" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574772157620586738" /></a><br /><br />Such a 'happy' outfit!Ffion Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10523703535746762639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-7067340428972004192011-02-17T13:17:00.000-08:002011-02-17T13:19:17.675-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuSXw9rh6LqfLisCshfuvgDguBP0gNozkiX7BUmW2krH3SOTBgLZUGZ6oiShb77D8aDZv309jWwiDhnfGRivNaeCuzBqMaIYucFHJfWwyKPZWTItLBkDC-AFwdLDb4aSk-m0hG-GwFZYZ/s1600/IMG_7625.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuSXw9rh6LqfLisCshfuvgDguBP0gNozkiX7BUmW2krH3SOTBgLZUGZ6oiShb77D8aDZv309jWwiDhnfGRivNaeCuzBqMaIYucFHJfWwyKPZWTItLBkDC-AFwdLDb4aSk-m0hG-GwFZYZ/s400/IMG_7625.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574771116103493314" /></a><br /><br />A beautiful ethnic looking tablecloth found in a vintage shop over the weekend.Ffion Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10523703535746762639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-46486723551003709642011-02-17T13:10:00.000-08:002011-02-17T13:15:01.202-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlwntAAqZb_mbN-02F_bCFrdhky99K1GF-QyWuJ1i3Sy_Q3gQOpVDPUXQ7pdJ-kSOgrEbRDGRSQbCZWapoSqqfii_eXc1BZlNynzNA-ZYlXXJDTFMhVP4beFVAnDrzskhE0CIxFV8IGBj/s1600/IMG_7319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlwntAAqZb_mbN-02F_bCFrdhky99K1GF-QyWuJ1i3Sy_Q3gQOpVDPUXQ7pdJ-kSOgrEbRDGRSQbCZWapoSqqfii_eXc1BZlNynzNA-ZYlXXJDTFMhVP4beFVAnDrzskhE0CIxFV8IGBj/s400/IMG_7319.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574769456843866786" /></a><br />A weave sample I did contrasting vertical and horizontal....<br /><br />Also seen in Thakoon's Autumn 11 collection during NY fashion week-<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_o9EW1kKxb5zsRqtY1WpLjRsygRZ2altH7KoswNk4k5mzQBWpck50bhyQMJLG3Na1DrEnk99Rg0ghgxigLq8Pan5BL0h1EL2ICpmU0vQ48KHQ7IKk7fykMjIcFHtS-at3CYfQa332iq5/s1600/thakoon"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_o9EW1kKxb5zsRqtY1WpLjRsygRZ2altH7KoswNk4k5mzQBWpck50bhyQMJLG3Na1DrEnk99Rg0ghgxigLq8Pan5BL0h1EL2ICpmU0vQ48KHQ7IKk7fykMjIcFHtS-at3CYfQa332iq5/s400/thakoon" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574769909612656370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3gjwp0mLunmFGoM_2s5dZCMvADIh_lHDSS-mEGQ7xWdGQlQnL5SRAVBDu-YKqCbBRYRa08F-d8bqA1lIS-YxSD_KtdVcH1MyKLp7vBnxzbQjKdPobSvgUXki6SAft3nLHi8atvlBnK97/s1600/betseyj"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3gjwp0mLunmFGoM_2s5dZCMvADIh_lHDSS-mEGQ7xWdGQlQnL5SRAVBDu-YKqCbBRYRa08F-d8bqA1lIS-YxSD_KtdVcH1MyKLp7vBnxzbQjKdPobSvgUXki6SAft3nLHi8atvlBnK97/s400/betseyj" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574769103068979602" /></a><br />Clashing colours, patterns, textures! Betsey Johnson style....Ffion Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10523703535746762639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-61869456586478669602011-02-16T13:22:00.000-08:002011-02-16T13:22:40.392-08:00Pattern Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBAdqk-URrMLUJn907RjnOsluaAX4kslxdIKMVNpxLp44ZaVQiMSlsILiWuNyAw7La46H6vswTtRd2EjSCo3603UaMrYS6EBVPUJpIeIsPvw74zz39usBYO48n5WPjQ-AJcPb5SJaGwN4/s1600/blog+image+Richard+Galpin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBAdqk-URrMLUJn907RjnOsluaAX4kslxdIKMVNpxLp44ZaVQiMSlsILiWuNyAw7La46H6vswTtRd2EjSCo3603UaMrYS6EBVPUJpIeIsPvw74zz39usBYO48n5WPjQ-AJcPb5SJaGwN4/s320/blog+image+Richard+Galpin.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br />
This image is part of a piece of work by Richard Galpin. It is in the V&A in their photographic gallery. He has peeled away the majority of the photo to leave this pattern. I like it because of the detail in the areas left, and the clean look of the peeled areas. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSh4HYBPLiQIsOfxbHWcwtdDLdfFxazSLOEqziwrn6i8fuu63UnfXtJNRzz9QFyIVj_urPkcgFbrhysvJ1GRW66EhcAClkDQsjYk2ee8hvMisNEAEc1217qXWxNZNpnbaD4nBguOXNBBC/s1600/IMG_0100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSh4HYBPLiQIsOfxbHWcwtdDLdfFxazSLOEqziwrn6i8fuu63UnfXtJNRzz9QFyIVj_urPkcgFbrhysvJ1GRW66EhcAClkDQsjYk2ee8hvMisNEAEc1217qXWxNZNpnbaD4nBguOXNBBC/s320/IMG_0100.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is an image I took in the Museum of Childhood at their exhibitions of paper models. This one obviously hasn't been made yet! I like the combination of patterns and details, different shapes and also the gaps between the parts.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTbCh8YugptUdcZiZfHliph2rms5UII_g5lvPnjwDL4scOz1HaKOoIApyXbkaNSDW7uEeqQGWKuK9UHp9QGgH8mPHtQNL4hZgLmHVH5z1F4Z5rlN-CeyLWDvqLPQcHx1clRSrbVuWBnp1/s1600/IMG_0248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTbCh8YugptUdcZiZfHliph2rms5UII_g5lvPnjwDL4scOz1HaKOoIApyXbkaNSDW7uEeqQGWKuK9UHp9QGgH8mPHtQNL4hZgLmHVH5z1F4Z5rlN-CeyLWDvqLPQcHx1clRSrbVuWBnp1/s320/IMG_0248.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">LOVE FAKE FLOWERS. They're so beautifully garish.</div>BHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183923142941087869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-21540378702670378902011-02-16T11:54:00.000-08:002011-02-16T12:02:07.546-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmtF7BXZaZJFT1aRmam0m48sRFhGP9Y6IworCKolJBzHyq6UQp-lA9ADjy2sFgQ0_0rT_9x-0pQcLRIbd3wsYDphIeLNT_DqM3TO09HNAEFRllUadGh7mh_jdxIYvtx9l9kmqxNL0IQs/s1600/kale3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmtF7BXZaZJFT1aRmam0m48sRFhGP9Y6IworCKolJBzHyq6UQp-lA9ADjy2sFgQ0_0rT_9x-0pQcLRIbd3wsYDphIeLNT_DqM3TO09HNAEFRllUadGh7mh_jdxIYvtx9l9kmqxNL0IQs/s400/kale3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574379557100139314" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div>My image is of a kaleidoscope, something considered boring and uninteresting can be transformed into something intriguing and a complex pattern</div>Champagne lifestyle but Lemonade pocketshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02362117898693440927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-4890634076712025642011-02-16T11:23:00.000-08:002011-02-16T11:26:26.277-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmoEM8tmnuyUxIHzlseAbv-U93Ahs89WSVV8_V0ssHnFHiSPO8tqVNiVWARc6S66Aa8pkYOuq0t5YbQ37tngkUvJ4RTrtm2Mexh7euuXPGxtmu53OcP9F8R8mbeoNGGk22ejwqsMeo6s/s1600/images-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmoEM8tmnuyUxIHzlseAbv-U93Ahs89WSVV8_V0ssHnFHiSPO8tqVNiVWARc6S66Aa8pkYOuq0t5YbQ37tngkUvJ4RTrtm2Mexh7euuXPGxtmu53OcP9F8R8mbeoNGGk22ejwqsMeo6s/s320/images-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574370550065340466" border="0" /></a>The text written is poetry in Urdu language and kind of jokes.Sabiha Rajarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697855011243509534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-80149234804761916512011-02-16T11:18:00.001-08:002011-02-16T11:23:04.440-08:00Truck Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaFZy2E_eqNfRw1S1e-vPHCHSQ1mwYb2V0qpBZHSJH45ZkmnoU5rC4JC5jbIu2g5HClBzaXeTsA4oPPNnLX2Z8EWtD2C-mXy2FBbK_2-tuHuZQXkeHXvOQCaFeriwcsgz4C2wZhwgHjc/s1600/images-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaFZy2E_eqNfRw1S1e-vPHCHSQ1mwYb2V0qpBZHSJH45ZkmnoU5rC4JC5jbIu2g5HClBzaXeTsA4oPPNnLX2Z8EWtD2C-mXy2FBbK_2-tuHuZQXkeHXvOQCaFeriwcsgz4C2wZhwgHjc/s320/images-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574369295826492690" border="0" /></a>Truck Art in Pakistan, The truck drivers pay a fortune to get their trucks painted. The stylized imagery and bright colors makes the truck lively and fun and attract the customers.Sabiha Rajarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697855011243509534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-2062957988357018652011-02-16T01:47:00.000-08:002011-02-16T01:47:14.865-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3Nq1Pmiv1y_eQt9FTAd-tCm7gNC2dEKFldKm7WTE5ppR7q6-ybayDt1riSnK_ZaypdwiTFG4YfUj8kaiJaMey_zSxx9JNORco2yxnU53s2qrtD785jLilskPk5pb0F501A6yaicvR2-D/s1600/IMG_1524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3Nq1Pmiv1y_eQt9FTAd-tCm7gNC2dEKFldKm7WTE5ppR7q6-ybayDt1riSnK_ZaypdwiTFG4YfUj8kaiJaMey_zSxx9JNORco2yxnU53s2qrtD785jLilskPk5pb0F501A6yaicvR2-D/s320/IMG_1524.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>This is a door in Soho, I've walked past it so many times and not realised it was there which is surprising how bold and bright it is!The eclectic colours reminded me of the clash of colours we liked on Friday. Cat.Harris.Textileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643364255053831969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-20346764586526708032011-02-15T13:21:00.000-08:002011-02-15T13:21:42.129-08:00COLOR INSPIRATION<div style="text-align: center;">I took this photo for one of my projects. I think that the colors of threads are very interesting and powerful. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-53783559668916566662011-02-14T14:46:00.000-08:002011-02-14T15:18:30.356-08:00Colour inspiration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_4sv9wHfkzTiVScrC2nEzRCnlpXfXO8HZtSyg0WfK_eGGmb9tWPTs3pNi1J7Mb4_Ez-CBb7eL3GBLK-wodwsSUpb8C3KH-4KkJhZVjNvVaSrtpkK5-vyveXxwzED9RoH0YU0F9CHlvjD/s1600/IMG_7058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_4sv9wHfkzTiVScrC2nEzRCnlpXfXO8HZtSyg0WfK_eGGmb9tWPTs3pNi1J7Mb4_Ez-CBb7eL3GBLK-wodwsSUpb8C3KH-4KkJhZVjNvVaSrtpkK5-vyveXxwzED9RoH0YU0F9CHlvjD/s400/IMG_7058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573687806487428994" /></a><br /><br />This is a photo I took of coloured laces hanging in a fabric shop in Tokyo. The vibrancy of the bold, fun colours catch the eye immediately and would cheer you up even on the gloomiest London day!Ffion Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10523703535746762639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097026267329236163.post-59118641293087859432011-02-14T11:16:00.000-08:002011-02-14T11:33:22.915-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhClY-XB4LkB0PiIjM0xNPLmPN8bSV-eTOFHijRii0HRS5koHYEyn9l27YOWNdNx6OXZWCWWV9cHulF9HquPr52AczAM7Ncdmi16Zuw7lmaKLN6du0s2nSXMFDS-vXQyWLlCNSq0kJReHG/s1600/200875_7nUUtTepp8V1HzVVRpN2ie9JW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhClY-XB4LkB0PiIjM0xNPLmPN8bSV-eTOFHijRii0HRS5koHYEyn9l27YOWNdNx6OXZWCWWV9cHulF9HquPr52AczAM7Ncdmi16Zuw7lmaKLN6du0s2nSXMFDS-vXQyWLlCNSq0kJReHG/s320/200875_7nUUtTepp8V1HzVVRpN2ie9JW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573630473348195106" /></a><br />Hi everyone !<div><br /></div><div>I found this image which is a part of a textile designer portfolio. Her name is Hallie Hoffman and she is from the United States.</div><div><br /></div><div>What I like about the image is the way she uses colors and stripes in an innovative and playful way and also the brightness of the colors used. </div>Maria Adelaidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309776018133867886noreply@blogger.com2