orange in the libary

Seems like I'm tuned in to all things orange at the moment. It started out with being drawn to the arrangement of orange books on the shelves looking at the colour of the spines while I was in the library.

I then started taking some quick snaps for ideas to help develop thinking around proportion and groupings, and just to generally feed into inspiration for my project. Colour is everywhere! It's time to get excited!

block orange

 orange/red/blue- colours found in my research. Interesting seeing them like colour chips represented in strips by these books here. (for project development- think about how I can use found objects to help capture/define/give a sense of colours I want to use...)

 now: within the pages. The following images are from Emil Nolde's 'Radiance  and colour' book I was flicking through. I love the vibrancy of the orange and the blue. The strength of the blue here reminds me of the 'blue room' at the National Gallery's 'Making Colour' exhibition I went to last month. Striking and beautiful.

 Imagery taken from magazine ads that I was then looking at. Blues, oranges, browns and greens.

It's interesting just looking at how colour works in everyday life, the combinations we see around us. It all feeds in to subconscious perception and design choices I think!

colour: TANZANIA

Here's some of my visual inspiration for our colour project, taken from my trip to Tanzania this summer.
I was so struck by the ground there- the vibrant oranges, the earthy browns, the plumy reds speckled with yellowing leaves...and the way these colours swirled together in the powdery dust...it was amazing. The colours were so earthy, yet so strong and rich. I can't wait to start exploring them during this project.

Feeling inspired!

Friday was the opening of the Chelsea degree show. However, as I was welcoming on the front gate as a student ambassador, I didn't actually get to look at any of the work then! Today I fixed that and went back for a good wonder round all the textiles exhibition. It's strange to think that in 2 years time, it will be some of my work showcased there! But anyway, enough of me. Here are some snaps of stuff I saw that got me excited and inspired. Pretty much everything was of an amazing standard though, and is so varied and different- get along yourself for a good nosey if you can!

this was a really fun, colourful collection. The pieces were unisex, as the project was all about equality and breaking down boundaries

Loving these slouchy trousers! 

 The lookbook seems like it was a real laugh to shoot- I love to see happy models!

Unfortunately the details haven't come out too great on this image, but this was some pretty stunning knitwear. With the florescent yarns running down the front, and the florescent pink stripes on the sleeves, it definitely caught my eye!

 Samples! Couldn't keep my hands off these. Different print techniques/finishes are a joy to look at and feel for the contrasting textures.

 digital print onto a shiny nylon. I need to test out this affect myself at some point!

I loved the concept of this project. Taking inspiration from their local allotment, the girl made garments/accessories for the different people she regularly saw their, and involved them in the design process, so each piece is highly personal- like this floral gardening jumpsuit!

 sample prints onto materials found in the allotment setting

 A bag for the beekeeper

Another amazing bit of knitting. I may be a print student myself, but this sure excites me!

These garments were beautifully printed- but it was the painted clothes rail that really made me smile..

Adriana Jaroslavsky's wonderfully bold dress collection

laser cut acrylic cuff tassels- YES PLEASE! (I'm always a fan of the playful approach)

 More tassel power

conceptual 'weave' pieces. It was great to see some 'weaving' that used laser cutting as a basis to create large, 3D pieces that can be assembled and reassembled. I can't remember this guys name, but he is heading off to do an MA at the Royal College next, so good luck to him!

strangely bizarre yet fascinating stitch pieces.

amazing textures on this dress

and finally- some pretty cool goggles/glasses!