Eugène Séguy (1890 – 1985) was a French entomologist who published many portfolios of illustrations and designs from the turn of the century to the 1930s who worked in both the Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles. Séguy wanted to use his artistic skill to glorify the sublime beauty of nature, creating what he called a ‘world of sumptuous forms and colours.’ He then transformed these beautiful illustrations into textile designs. Incredible – see more here.
Patternbank just love the recent limited edition of Harper’s Bazaar May 2013 issue. A collaboration with the V&A museum, with an exclusive cover featuring the model Sophie ‘Hirschy” Hirschfelder, the Meadow Sweet fashion story was shot by photographer Elena Rendina and styled by Bazaar’s senior fashion editor Cathy Kasterine. The fantastic flower-themed issue takes lush English gardens as its inspiration, just what we need right now!
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Chinese illustrator Zhou Fan has a distinct Japanese quality in his art and visual explorations. Fan explains ‘ My paintings are based on dreams that I had as a child of many many jellyfish floating in the sky, some of which fell to the ground on parachures and became mushrooms. These dreams had a strong impact on me, and I remember them vividly.‘ Patternbank love Fan’s amazing dreamscape visions that use colour, texture and strange subject matter which create some mesmerizing imagery.
Nicolas Alan Cope and Dustin Edward Arnold are two talented photographers who met through a commercial project in 2007 and began their first collaboration in October 2009. They combine the mediums of painting, chemistry, sculpture, fashion and installation to great effect creating some impressive projects. Stamen (2010) featured here, shows their interest in the abstract applied to conventional floral arrangements, evoking a dark and almost decaying beauty that transpiers into other areas of their work. Have a look at their ongoing projects at cope-arnold.com.
If you’re looking for more print trend inspiration for Spring/Summer 2014, look no further than Basement Jaxx’s new video by Big Active’s Mat Maitland. This Psychedelic visual safari takes you on a real journey through some of the key prints themes coming through for S/S14. These include: Tropical Utopia and Scientific Nature from Patternbanks Spring/Summer 2014 Print report Part 1. Other trends translated in the video’s visual exploration include: Tribal Geometries, Fantastic Aqua-Life Earth + Cracks and Fantastic Safari from our Première Vision + Indigo S/S 2014 Print trend report.
The promo, co-directed with Natalia Stuyk, features Mat Maitland’s signature collage style along with specially made items by French hair stylist / fashion designer Charlie Le Mindu and make-up artist Isamaya Ffrench. Maitland also shot the sleeve image which similarly uses a Le Mindu headpiece. (Video at the foot of page)
