Among the print trends from the Spring 2012 runway shows, the use of ombre´ colors, or gradients, was one of my favorites. There were far too many to picture below, so I focused on a few examples that I thought were especially innovative. It’s great to see how designers are utilizing this colorful technique in such diverse ways, too, ranging from subtle and simple (Saunders, Wauchob) to bold and complex (Etro). A little something for everyone.
I love the internet for its global participation, the chance to laugh, discuss and share things with people all over the world. I also know the little gasp of recognition when seeing something representative of your own home town or identity. I fondly remember the little personalized name labels that were sewn onto school clothing and personalized greeting cards. Personalized bedroom door signs have been around for some time, too. More recently, large letters have adorned the walls and dressers of styled rooms. Coca-Cola Australia recently launched personalized bottles and cans via Facebook, using its researched 150 most popular names. Aaryn and I missed out! I’d be outraged if I actually drank the product.
A current interior design trend I’m loving is typography; fabric printed with names, geographical and personal. British Route Sign Designs uses British bus routes as its inspiration for fabrics (but the company is based in Oregon!). The fabric can be sold individually or already wonderfully applied to furniture and pillows. You can also have your own fabric personalized at Spoonflower. The site gives a welcome ‘how to’ guide on how to get your fabric produced from concept to preview to completion. And here is one blogger’s guide to how she created fabric with her baby daughter’s name using Spoonflower.
It could be the mid-December drizzle coming down outside that makes this color story so appropriate for today. If I could name my own crayon in one of these shades it would have to be Glittery Gothberry.
I don’t know about you, but I get such a minty fresh feeling when I look at this week’s color inspiration… it almost makes me want to eat a York peppermint patty…while in the woods…riding a moose.
It is with great pleasure that I’m able to share these wonderful photographs taken by the talented Liz Brizzi, who you may remember from our Artist Interview with her a few weeks back. She recently did a bit of traveling to Israel, Greece and Turkey, and the photos she took were so amazing that I had to split them up into a few segments so that I could show all of them. The below images were taken at a fruit and spice market; the colors and textures are astounding – but not as astounding as the moment where I discovered the dried avocados in one of the below images. My heart just skipped a beat. This market is magical.
