traditional samples

Panel produced by Lancaster Prints, England, 1856.

Panel designed by Claude Camille Pierre Pernon, France, Lyon, 1788

Cape (section) Spain, 17th Century.

These examples demonstrate time, craftsmanship, vision.

They are all from the The Art Institute of Chicago collection. Source: 27

Toile de Jouy

Toile de Jouy is a french term which refers to cloth that was manufactured specifically in Jouy-en-Josas, south west of Paris. Printed cottons that depict scenes (traditionally) of rural life.

See Timorous Beasties for a contemporary translations.

loop.ph

Metabolic Media, 2008.

New Orleans - experiment in architecture, 2009.

A long time fan of the work by loop it continues to develop in the space between technology, computers, design, nature.

Design duo Rachel Wingfield and Mathias Gmachl work together and with nobel scientists through Central St Martins to develop disigns / products that have the intention of making a difference.

http://www.loop.ph/

Timorous Beasties

Toile de Jouy, nature meets contemporary society, repeats, interiors.

http://www.timorousbeasties.com/

Claire Tough

2008

2008.

S/S 2010 collection.

Knit, embroidery, fashion, illustrative, drawing with stitch

http://www.clairetough.co.uk/ Source: 26

Kahori Maki

Design

Interior commision ( themagentalinks.com/2009/02/12/kahori-maki/ )

Comme des Garcons commision.

Car exterior commision.

Illustrator, designer, interiors, fashion. commisioned by Comme des Garcons, vehicle manufacturers as well as fashion and interiors. Maki is succesfully recognising the wide variety of opportunities available.

Japanese born artist and designer is heavily influenced by nature, insects etc.

http://www.k-maki.com/ Source: 26

Karen Nicol

Quite traditionally british textiles but with clear influences from a more global platform.

Birds, plants, floral Source: 26

http://www.karennicol.com/

Shelley Fox

Shelley Fox

Discarded fabrics and reclaimed clothing.

Fashion Designer, London, launched 1996 - 2006. Renewed interest in craft and the importance of a skill and tradition based knowledge to remain local/european.

Fashion design, textile design, costume design for dance etc

http://www.shelleyfox.com/

Need to check out what she is currently up to but not obvious on the internet. Source: 26

Crochet Dress

Dress by Marc by Marc Jacobs. Source: 25

Persian Influences

Sheki Foundation. Persian influences, built in 1762.

Detail from Dream House by Ghost of a Dream, 2009. Mirror reflection shows a reproduction of a church fresco which was actually restored using lottery funds.

These two images come from different articles in the same edition of World of Interiors, completely different times but clearly referencing of history by Brooklyn based duo: Ghost of a Dream who create these interior installations from discarded scratchcards. The more original image comes from the Sheki Foundation in present day Azerbaijan. Source: 24

I am also reminded of a visit to the Alcazar in Seville, Spain. Have some drawings from the visit that I will endeavor to upload.

Majestic Jodhpur

Comic Oceans (1 of 7), 1823 Source: 20

Ganesha, Saraswati and Jallandharnath (detail) ca 1825. Source: 20

Sage Markandeya's Ashram and the Milky Ocean, Watercolour on gold paper, ca. 1780-90. Source: 20

This book is so beautiful, full of stunning illustration of the royal paintings of Jodhpur. The paintings use of colour, composition and scale all work to tell the tales of society.

Book... Garden & Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur.

Kuniyoshi

Gustav Klimt, The Bride, 1917-18. Source: 23

Kiki Smith, Come Away from Her (after Lewis Carroll), 2003. Source: 22

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Jiraiya (centre), with a monster toad, 1852. Source: 18

Last stand of the Kusunoki heroes at Shijo-Nawate, 1851 Source: 18

Kuniyoshi, Tametomo Rescued from Suicide by Tengu, 1851. Source: 18

These prints were created by the Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861), considered alongside Hokusai and Hiroshige as one of the greatest of the Japanese printers.

His work primarily uses a woodblock printing technique, the prints really are quite sublime and you can clearly see how this work has been visually influential in the work of other artists, Kiki Smith and Klimt come to mind immediatly.

Early Aboriginal Paintings from Papunya

Icons of the desert - Early Aboriginal Paintings from Papunya

Further examples of aboriginal art.

Tip and Dot painting

Ginger Riley, Angry Bulukbun, 1990. Source: 19

Chris Offili, Mono Negro, 1999 - 2002. Source: 21

Chris Ofili, She, 1997. Source: 21

Artist Chris Ofili spent a long time developing paintings around a number of visual motifs used repetatively in order to build up a drawing. In this case he is using painted dots but he succesfully utilizes small repeats of a head/portrait.

The work seems to be to be heavily influenced by aboriginal art, the work here is by Ginger Riley and although not utilising the dot as heavily it is clear to see the references.

CJ Lim

Heath Robinson illustration

CJ Lim

CJ Lim ; A cake building

The work of CJ Lim is often comical in it's approach, not serious in it's vision and provides some inspiring idea's and approaches to what design is and can be. A great inspiration of his are the illustrations of Heath Robinson.

http://www.cjlim-studio8.com/

Harvesting Homes

This article in Bloom highlights the way in which design is changing / adapting and considering what it's position is within global ethics & sustainability. Reminds me of some of the work by CJ Lim.

Source: 14

unFashion

These are some images that could be considered uniforms (or is that fashion?) that do not adhere to fashion, trend and the ever changing world.

Source:12

origins of grown jacket?

I have just come across this piece in the excellent book: Fashioning the Future. This jacket miniarture has been grown in a lab like the work of Suzanne Lee. This work however was done for those veggie's with a conscience who do not feel happy wearing leather. This piece (an intended art piece) called Victimless Leather, 2004 was developed by bio artists Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr - based at SymbioticA. The project was established in Australia as Tissue Culture & Art Project.

Source: 13

iconic images

Liberties Print. www.liberty.co.uk

This is a start of my design icons list.

Maison Martin Margiela

Genius - more to come here but my initial thoughts are written on the back of the Exhibition Guide.