textiles & textiles three

Here it is: trends & textiles part three. 

I truly believe that when it comes to trendforecasting, colors and textiles are so very important. Ever since i was a little girl, i seem to be drawn to them. You would not believe the amount of textiles and colorcards you will find under my bed. 

So in this part of trends and textiles, I am showing you my latest treasures i found while visiting a lot of vintageshops, markets, museums and well a whole lot more. To play with different textures I even added some interesting beading to the different fabrics.

If you have any questions/remarks please do not hesitate to contact me or leave a message down below. 

Enjoy!

vlisco

One of Holland's most beautiful (export) products is Vlisco. Vlisco has been designing and producing colorful fashion fabrics that form an essential part of the lively West and Central African culture since the 19th century.

In Africa, developments take place in a breath-taking speed. Therefore, innovation is an essential element within the company.With four new collections each year, Vlisco not only embraces international trends from all across the globe, but is a trendsetter itself. With its colorful, expressive, creative and quality designs it is unparalleled to other brands.

Summer 2012: Palais des sentiments

The collection for the summer of 2012 is called 'Palais des sentiments' which in english means Palace of feelings. It is inspired by dreams of exotic places, delicate fabrics and glittering golden moons. Palais des sentiments contains a lot of vibrant colors, a mix of textures and fluent silhouettes. Throughout the whole collection you feel a touch of India.

Palais des sentiments

Palais des sentiments

Some of the beautiful textiles of Palais des sentiments

Palais des sentiments

Palais des sentiments

Palais des sentiments

Palais des sentiments

Palais des sentiments

for more information visit: www.vlisco.com

Culture Couture

Last weekend I visited the 'Tropenmuseum' in my hometown Amsterdam. It is one of Europe's leading ethnographic museums. It certainly wasn't my first visit to this beautiful museum, but this time I came with a purpose: the exposition Culture Couture. Three young students from the Antwerp's Academy of Arts are showcasing a selection of their creations inspired by other cultures. Manon Kündig, Tabitha Osler and Wali Mohammed Barrech.

Tabitha Osler was inspired by a portrait painted by Swiss artist Karl Bodmer who traveled the upper missouri region in the 1830's. The portrait was of a Lakota woman. Tabitha's collection is  called Burning Bush. In her collection she tried to stay true to here inspiration as much as possible. She only used stitching techniques that Lakota women use themselves.

Burning Bush

The ethnic costume inspired by the portrait 'wood red nation woman'  with in the background Tabitha's collection pieces 

Burning Bush

Manon Kündig's collection was inspired by der hobuspöönig, which is a part of the Swiss culture. The costume of this man (see photo below) is made completely of out wood chips. She translated this volume and lightness in to a series of inflateble objects. The items are made of latex. Her collection is called Blowjob. One of the pieces is a inflatable skull (which unfortunately wasn't on display at the Tropenmuseum).

Hobespoonig

Blowjob

Blowjob

Wali Mohammed Barrech's collection is inspired by the Feredja Burka Mostar. Which is a traditional Burka from Bosnia Herzegovina. With this collection he deals with questions raised by the progress in modern medicine and the way pharmaceutical drugs affect our lives. He translated some of the most successful pharmaceutical drugs suchas Xanax, multi-vitamins and HIV drugs into silhouettes by blending the purpose and the effect of each drug with its respectice chemical composition.

Feredja Burka Mostar

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for more info go to: www.tropenmuseum.nl (dutch, german, english, french, spanish, italian)
for more information about the collection Reset, go to: http://www.catch-fire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Idolitryline.pdf

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trends & textiles two

Trends & Textiles two

Here it is: trends & textiles part two. 

I truly believe that when it comes to trendforecasting, colors and textiles are so very important. Ever since i was a little girl, i seem to be drawn to them. You would not believe the amount of textiles and colorcards you will find under my bed. 

So in this part of trends and textiles, i am showing you my latest treasures i found while visiting a lot of vintageshops, markets and well a whole lot more. Hope u guys like it! If you have any questions/remarks please do not hesitate to contact me or leave a message down below. 

Have a nice weekend everyone!

trends & textiles

I truly believe that when it comes to trendforecasting, colors and textiles are so very important.
Ever since i was a little girl, i seem to be drawn to them. You would not believe the amount of textiles and colorcards you will find under my bed. To make a long (and maybe boring?) story short: