Whether the opulent gowns of Christian Dior are you usual cup of tea or not, if you have a passion for fashion or just a love of textiles, you will be wowed by the V&A‘s current exhibition. If you’re lucky enough to snatch a ticket that is! Currently sold out, with only a handful of “first come first served” tickets available on the day, the exhibition’s popularity has lead to an extension until 1st September. If that’s all too much like hard work, we’ve taken a few shots for you to enjoy!
Milan City Wrap: Print & Pattern Highlights – Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear
Patternbank brings you our third concise overview of the most important print & pattern collections, from Spring 2019 RTW Milan Fashion Week. Look out for our SS19 Catwalk Print and Pattern Trend Report which will be live in October, an overview of all the recent shows containing the strongest print and pattern trends.
Etro
Erika Cavallini
London City Wrap: Print & Pattern Highlights – Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear
Patternbank brings you our second concise overview of the most important print & pattern collections, from Spring 2019 RTW London Fashion Week. Look out for our SS19 Catwalk Print and Pattern Trend Report which will be live in October, an overview of all the recent shows containing the strongest print and pattern trends.
Temperley London
Richard Quinn
New York City Wrap: Print & Pattern Highlights – Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear
Patternbank brings you our first concise overview of the most important print & pattern collections, from Spring 2019 RTW New York Fashion Week. Look out for our SS19 Catwalk Print and Pattern Trend Report which will be live in October, an overview of all the recent shows containing the strongest print and pattern trends.
Oscar de la Renta
Ulla Johnson
Tory Burch
Zimmermann
Preta Wolzak – Explorers, Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change
Fashioned from Nature – V&A Exhibition London
The Patternbank team were at the preview day of the Victoria & Albert’s new exhibition Fashioned from Nature last week. A great new exhibition that looks at how nature has influenced fashion design, textiles, manufacturing and pattern, throughout the last 400 years. Set over 2 floors, the first floor looks back in history and explores the evolution of how nature has impacted fashion. The upper floor is more of a present-day look at how new designers have used nature in the design process. It also showcases the environmental aspects of how designers now are looking at sustainability within fashion. We also picked up the book that accompanies the exhibition which is also worth a purchase here.
William Kilburn(1745-1818)
Husmann/Tschaeni – Cosmic Psychedelic
Patternbank are loving the work of Husmann/Tschaeni (Michael Husmann Tschaeni & Mira Tschaeni)- an artist couple that are based in Switzerland and both studied at the College of Art in Lucerne. They have exhibited between New Delhi, Los Angeles and Melbourne. They work backward, painting in layers on the reverse of acrylic glass, using different materials, such as enamel, oil colour, watercolour, crayon, glitter, and spray. It is like if two completely different, somewhat incompatible picture languages collided when they started working together. But somehow they manage to create pictures, stories, and installations together, without having to change their own individual styles. Enjoy more of their work here & on their Instagram.
A Sicilian Christmas – Smeg + Dolce & Gabbana Harrods Takeover
If you are looking for a slightly Mediterranean flavour to the festive Holiday experience, check out the Smeg, Dolce & Gabbana takeover at Harrods (November 2nd to December 28th 2017). The most famous British department store is showcasing a traditional Italian marketplace amidst puppets, lights and well-groomed trees that all give off an Italian & Sicilian style.
Patternbank are loving the new additions to the Smeg Dolce & Gabbana small appliance collection, which include Juicers, kettles & toasters. All decorated with themes and iconic motifs from Sicilian Culture. Get one on your Christmas wish list!
The London Illustration Fair 2017 – Artist Highlights
Patternbank were out at the London Illustration Fair launch last night. London’s contemporary illustration event has returned this weekend with a programme packed full of the most exciting illustration, printmaking, and design! Back in residence on London’s Southbank at the raw industrial space of the Bargehouse, this year The London Illustration Fair puts the emphasis on play with interactive artworks and hands-on workshops. With over 65 exhibitors, from the hottest emerging talent to established names, The London Illustration Fair is the destination to discover the best in illustration today. The fair runs from 1st – 3rd December, more info here. Check out our favorite artists/studios seen at the fair.
Milan Catwalk Print & Pattern Highlights – Spring/Summer 2018 Ready-to-Wear
Patternbank brings you a concise overview of the most important print & pattern collections, from Spring 2018 RTW Milan shows.
Marni
Images via Vogue
Painted Conversations – Vibrant Embroideries – Oversized Blooms – Brushstroke Florals – Art Hand Aesthetic – Embellished Detail – Mixed Scale Prints
London Catwalk Print & Pattern Highlights – Spring/Summer 2018 Ready-to-Wear
Patternbank brings you a concise overview of the most important print & pattern collections, from Spring 2018 RTW London shows.
Mary Katrantzou
Images via Vogue
Rich Embroidered Florals – Paint-by-numbers – Oversized Blooms – Floral Studies – Lego Block Pattern – Embellished Detail – Sportswear Edge
Luiza Cazal Print Studio – Patternbank Textile Design Studio [Featured Designer]
Today Patternbank are featuring the work of Luiza Cazal Print Studio in our ongoing series highlighting our fantastic designers here on the Patternbank Textile Print Design Studio. The studio is based in Sydney, Australia and joined Patternbank last year. We asked about what inspires their designs and a little but about how the patterns are produced, “we are inspired by how digital and traditional techniques and methods together create beautiful designs. We are proficient in both the digital space ( photoshop and illustrator ) As well as traditional painting and drawing, which is something are proud to offer. We like to let the trends Inspire our design but we never design to a trend, which we think keeps our work fresh. To stay on top of trends we like to go window shopping weekly just to see what is current”.
Check out more of Luiza Cazal Print Studio’s work here on her Patternbank Studio profile page.
Ania Dergachev – Patternbank Textile Design Studio [Featured Designer]
Today Patternbank are featuring the work of print designer Ania Dergachev in our ongoing series highlighting our fantastic designers here on the Patternbank Textile Print Design Studio. Ania joined Patternbank as a designer last year, her designs range from beautifully drawn illustrative animal compositions to hand drawn florals and foliage. Her designs have been featured on clothing from brands such as The Kooples, H&M and Robert Graham.
Antonio Marras – Fall 2017 – RTW – Milan Fashion Week – Print & Pattern Highlight
Antonio Marras hit the runway with his latest collection at Milan’s Fashion Week, RTW Fall 17. A crazy mix of traditional florals, checks and Argyle compiled in Antonio’s clever cut and paste tailoring.
See Antonio’s full collection on Vogue.com
Dolce & Gabbana – Fall 2017 – RTW – Milan Fashion Week – Print & Pattern Highlight
Milan’s Fashion Week, RTW Fall 17 show was a riot of colour, texture and pattern when Dolce & Gabbana’s latest collection hit the runway. The collection was all about real people, with 140 individuals from all ethnicities, walks of life and ages, kitted out in individually tailored looks, with Dolce & Gabbana’s signature overload of florals, animals and opulence.
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