Trip to London
Yesterday I took myself off to London to visit Print Design Fair/Tex Fusion at the Business Design Centre. It was one floor of fabric producers from around the world split with Textile Designers on the other side.
It was interesting to see what designs are currently being sold and how there were some fabrics there that I thought would not be suitable for a UK market, but that could just be a question of my own taste.
In hindsight, I should have taken the opportunity to speak to some agencies, like Delyth Gadd, that I saw there, but I'm not that confident in my abilities yet and I had nothing to show them anyway. What it does give me though is an idea what to expect when I go there again.
After that I went to the V&A, had lunch (salmon wrap, very nice) then went to the Undressed exhibition on underwear.
The detail in the work and the corsets - ouch, plus a video of Carine Wilson's workshop in France. If you have to ask the price - you can't afford it!
While I was at the V&A I went to the English embroidery exhibition too - Opus Anglicanum - what amazed me here was that they pieces exhibited were hundreds and thousands of years old and some were still in very good condition - amazing - will anything we make now be around in the future and in the V&A?
This piece below made me stop in my tracks, the shape looks like eyes or peacock feathers and were in contrast to the faded background - it was made in the 12th Century!
Then a quick trip to the National History Museum - to get some more print ideas. We don't make pillars like this anymore! Then home on the train, walk the dog, glass of fizz and cheese and biscuits for dinner, had the maddest dreams last night!
Yesterday I took myself off to London to visit Print Design Fair/Tex Fusion at the Business Design Centre. It was one floor of fabric producers from around the world split with Textile Designers on the other side.
It was interesting to see what designs are currently being sold and how there were some fabrics there that I thought would not be suitable for a UK market, but that could just be a question of my own taste.
In hindsight, I should have taken the opportunity to speak to some agencies, like Delyth Gadd, that I saw there, but I'm not that confident in my abilities yet and I had nothing to show them anyway. What it does give me though is an idea what to expect when I go there again.
After that I went to the V&A, had lunch (salmon wrap, very nice) then went to the Undressed exhibition on underwear.
The detail in the work and the corsets - ouch, plus a video of Carine Wilson's workshop in France. If you have to ask the price - you can't afford it!
While I was at the V&A I went to the English embroidery exhibition too - Opus Anglicanum - what amazed me here was that they pieces exhibited were hundreds and thousands of years old and some were still in very good condition - amazing - will anything we make now be around in the future and in the V&A?
This piece below made me stop in my tracks, the shape looks like eyes or peacock feathers and were in contrast to the faded background - it was made in the 12th Century!
Then a quick trip to the National History Museum - to get some more print ideas. We don't make pillars like this anymore! Then home on the train, walk the dog, glass of fizz and cheese and biscuits for dinner, had the maddest dreams last night!
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