The exquisite paintings of illustrator David Sala have the personality to speak for themselves. A hypnotic combination of colour, pattern and character are skillfully combined to produce images which are compelling and an irresistible feast for the eyes. Sala has produced numerous illustrations for book covers and children’s publishing and currently works as a comic book writer. See more at his website.
Originally from Tel Aviv, Israel Tali Furman is now based in London, UK where she is studying for her MA in Textiles at The Royal College of Art. This set of prints belong to a small collection that are inspired by distortion, demolishing details and a lost memory, Tali’s prints deal with the boundaries of art, print and textiles. See more of her inspiring work at talifurman.com
Arnold Dodel (1843-1908) was a Swiss-German botanist who held professorships at Swiss universities where he studied plant reproduction and algal species and he founded a botanical microscopy laboratory at the University of Zurich. Dodel was a prolific author of popular educational works on plants and an enthusiastic supporter of socialism. He was a regular correspondent with the eminent German biologist-artist, Ernst Haeckel, as well as Charles Darwin. The Dodel-Port Atlas consists of 42 botanical teaching charts published from 1878 to 1893. You can find more truly inspiring Books, Illustrations, Science, History, Visual Materia Obscura and Eclectic Bookart at BibliOdyssey.
These beautiful and delicate photographic collages are the inspirational work of Ysabel LeMay. LeMay lives in Naples, Florida where she finds the tranquility to focus on her art. Recently, she has been drawing the attention of the New York city art scene. She collaborates with Interior designers, architects, art dealers and art galleries in major cities such as New York, Chicago and Miami. Ysabel explains “Each branch, each flower, each leaf is photographed and positioned one by one. Every insect, every plant, every bird that I capture with my lens has an individuality that I want to enhance and share with the viewer. I believe it is often in the simple details wherein lies divinity.” See more of her stunning work at ysabellemay.com
With Christmas almost upon us, the Patternbank team thought we’d share these festive illustrations by Finnish designer Klaus Haapaniemi. Artist Klaus Haapaniemi and designer Mia Wallenius founded their design studio together back in January 2010. Their design approach is influenced by nature, Finnish folklore, fantasy and traditional decorative arts with a modern twist. Feast your eyes on their stunning creations.
The Patternbank team wish you all a Happy Christmas and fantastic new year !
Gus Leunig is a Melbourne artist and musician and a talent to watch. His “My Life is a Dog” series was a sell-out at Art Sydney 2009 and in 2010 he had his first solo exhibition at Libby Edwards Galleries, Melbourne. In 2004, Leunig spent time living with his artist-father Michael Leunig in a small aboriginal community, Lockhart River. Here he worked alongside Aboriginal artists in the local Arts Centre, where his love for the territory and it’s people, gave him the passion to paint. Leunig’s most recent exhibition at the Libby Edwards Galleries featured works layered with intense colour and detail, inspired by nature, animals, his newborn son and his beloved dog Desmond. Photos via thedesignfiles.net
Patternbank brings you Part 1 of our essential Spring/Summer 2014 print trend direction for the new season. Our trends forecast team have been busily researching the globe for the strongest directional print trends. In this report we aim to supply and inspire you with the key print trends for Spring/Summer 2014, making these reports indispensable intelligence tools for your seasonal print developments.
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