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Our Exquisite Corpse – Huichol Beaded Skulls

By Patternbank On April 23, 2013 · In Inspiration

‘Our Exquisite Corpse’ teamed up with the Huichol people of western Mexico to produce these intricately beaded skulls. Each of the heavily beaded pieces has been decorated by various artists from the Huichol, using traditional symbols and designs arranged within the patterns, making every skull a completely unique piece of art. The Huichols are decendants of the Aztecs and believe in the Sun God, ancestral spirits and four principal deities – Deer, Corn, Coyote and Eagle. The Sierra Madre Mountains are their home and the Huichol have a long history of creating beaded art, which is a treasured part of their culture. Each skull is cast from resin and hand beaded onto a layer of wax. See more from ‘Our exquisite Corpse’ on their website.

The Ultimate Spring/Summer 2014 Print Trend Report Collection – 3 x PDF Bundle

By Patternbank On April 19, 2013 · In Trend Forecasts

We’ve taken all 3 of our popular Spring/Summer 2014 Trend Reports and bundled them up into a handy PDF Download. The Collection contains Spring/Summer 2014 Print Trend Reports Part 1 & 2 plus the Première Vision + Indigo Spring/Summer 2014 Print Trend Report at a great value price of £55 / $84 – a saving of £10 / $15 over buying them all separately, highlights include:

28 print trends for Spring/Summer 2014
Over 100 pages of print forecast intelligence
Over 380 inspirational hand-picked images
Only £55 /$84 (£10 / $15 Saving) via PayPal

Whether you are a small print studio, independent freelance designer, manufacturer or clothing line, this bundle of extensive reports will give you a real insight into the most important print trends for Spring/Summer 2014. These trend reports will become your essential seasonal aid for your new print developments and colour direction.

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Australian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013 – Print & Pattern Highlights

By Patternbank On April 19, 2013 · In Catwalks

Patternbank have compiled a quick highlight post of some of the strongest prints seen at the recent Australian Fashion Week (MBFWA) Spring/Summer 2013 shows.

Photos Via MBFWA & Vogue Australia

Zhou Fan – Layered Dreamscape

By Patternbank On April 18, 2013 · In Inspiration

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.

El Anatsui – Monumental Works

By Patternbank On April 17, 2013 · In Inspiration

El Anatsui’s amazing installations and wall sculptures need to be seen to be believed. Using thousands of aluminium bottle tops and other found materials such as wood and clay he moulds and shapes these magnificent pieces. Like vast folded, sculpted and pieced together fabrics that shimmer and sparkle, they tell cultural and economic stories of their past use. Gravity and Grace : Monumental Works by El Anatsui is his first solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, showing Until August 4th, 2013. Definitely a must see!

Catwalk Print & Pattern Trend Report Autumn/Winter 2013/14 PDF Download

By Patternbank On April 12, 2013 · In Catwalks, Trend Forecasts

In this report Patternbank delivers the key Autumn/Winter 2013/14 print & pattern trends seen at the recent New York, London, Paris and Milan Runway shows. Our trend team have analysed all the relevant designers collections to capture the seasonal key print trends and colour stories from the shows. This handy report brings you the key print insights making this report an essential tool for your seasonal print & pattern developments.

16 print trend stories for Autumn/Winter 2013/14
49 pages of inspirational print forecast intelligence
Over 380 on trend hand-picked images
Covers New York, London, Paris & Milan A/W 2013/14 shows
5 colour trends for A/W 2013/14
£15 (approx. $23) via PayPal

This 49 page report includes 16 inspirational print trends :-

Abstract Geometrics / Edged & Placed / Botanical Florals / Dark Romantics / Distorted Photos / Florals Clusters / Visual Mash-up / Graphics Symmetry / Landscape Visions / Modern Deco / New Skin / Plaid Attack / Reworked History / Rock Explorations / Stripe Power / Tribal Geometrics

Whether you are a small print studio, independent freelance designer, manufacturer or clothing line, this extensive report will give you a real insight into the most important print trends for Autumn/Winter 2013/14. This PDF report will be your essential seasonal aid for your new print developments and colour direction.

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Raquel Aparicio – Folk Tales and Fairytales in Watercolour

By Patternbank On April 11, 2013 · In Inspiration

Fairy Tales and Russian Folk stories come to life in the skillful hands of Illustrator and artist Raquel Aparicio. Romanian born Raquel left her native land and travelled the globe to study her art. Edinburgh and Spain became her home during her time studying with a year spent at the Illustration Academy in Florida to top it off. Patternbank loves her delicate fluid style and the painstaking attention to detail in her floral decoration.Her list clients include Nylon, Nokia and Orange with other commissions made for a variety of publications such as Elle magazine, Rolling Stone and the New York Times. See her website for more inspiring work.

Luís Alves – Patterns with Soul

By Patternbank On April 8, 2013 · In Inspiration

Patternbank love the intense mixing of patterns going on in Luis Alves fabulous illustrations. Alves is a illustrator and graphic designer based in Lisbon, Portugal and from his work you can see how he loves to mix patterns from vintage tiles and textiles to create something new and modern. Alves uses a mixture of digital and marker based techniques in his work combining a love of soul and funk which can be found in commissioned posters on behance/UrbanMyth.net and his Flickr page.