Context inspiration

As well as designing for print and being inspired by certain print designers and practitioners, I am also influenced by how others style there work or how interior companies style products. I am mostly inspired by Scandinavian homes because they are minimal with certain focal points, whether this be a print design on a product or a piece of art. This brings accents of colour, warmth and texture to the home. I like to visualise my designs in this type of environment as I feel it shows off my designs to their best.

I have used my Bradford textiles submission in a visualisation; The environment around the design is very minimal with light neutral tones which gives the cushion a great canvas to be styled. I get my inspiration for this from many sources, one of my favourite blogs to look at is called 'My Scandinavian home' it features many homes with a great sense of style.

                                                         Image from Pinterest.

 

Images from My Scandinavian home.blogspot.co.uk

 

I love how parts of the room are photographed and show texture with muted colours and contrast of material. I think how something is visualised and photographed can make a huge difference to the product, I am focused on the quality of fabrics and taste of the colours used and by using a minimal 'canvas' I think the print design and product can look really nice also.

 

Throughout the unit I have been inspired by the work of Heather Chontos who creates abstract prints for furnishings and art. I love how she styles her own living room using her work. Her artwork on the walls works beautifully with the upholstery she has designed. I would like to set up a photo-shoot and style objects and furniture in with some of my designs further on in the year, and think this would be a great idea to think about for my degree show.