A directory of wonderful things
Nature gives us always enough inspiration. These flowers in shades of blue and pink and violet for example. The yellowish hues of the table and the green of the stems complete the story. | light taupe | jasmine | dark khaki | dark blue gray | old mauve | Which one is your favorite hue?...
One of the featured designers in the brand new e-book Pattern Mix by Pattern People. e-book Pattern Mix by Pattern People The newest edition to our e-book collection, Pattern Mix: A Collection of Inspiring Prints by Designers from Around the World, features the best emerging designers in surface design now. Showcasing the work of over...Lees verder
One of my favorite places in town is the library. It is a wonderful resource of information. But walking there is a pleasure too. The building counts several places where the wall is decorated with sculptures. They have great colors and wonderful textures.Today a snapshot of some details as starting point for Inspirational Hues. 'Chestnut', 'deep champagne'...Lees verder
Yes I know what you think, just a bunch of newspaper pages. And yes, you are right, just a bunch of gathered newspaper pages and snippets.Just a bunch to any one else. Unlikely to me, it is far more than that. I will put it out in words, what it is what you really see in this...Lees verder
The outcome of some (trend) research and at the same time a new source for inspirational hues. So I picked out a color palette which has a lot of similarity with the color palette that was mentioned in the color trend fore0casting article I stumbled upon during my research. You can read about my research...Lees verder
Another found hue inspiration. A forgotten rose on weather 'stained' concrete. | firebrick | telemagenta | dollar bill | buff | pale spring bud | Which one is your favorite hue? What kind of print or pattern do you think is suitable for this palette? Newsletter And stay up to date with our newsletterLaat dit veld leeg als je...
Hues that inspire stumbled upon in daily life. Today left over grapes among some other fruit on the table platter. | old burgundy | citron | golden yellow | pumpkin | alizarin crimson | Which one is your favorite hue in this color palette?Is there a fruit that you really like to see as a motif in prints? Like strawberries, apples...Lees verder
Introducing a new recurring item on the inspiration page. Colors and hues are very important as it comes to a design. Very often I become inspired by a wonderful combination of colors I stumbled on in everyday life. It is only a tiny step to share my discoveries with you. A new theme for the inspiration page...Lees verder
Last sunday [september 14th] the festive announcement of the winners of the i-Contest, Print-it! took place. The jury invested quite some time to review every nominated design. They were impressed by the high level of the designs and design process. Only three winners could be announced. All of high quality and inspirational to create new...Lees verder
Last week my design‘Everything is a Remix’ was nominated as one of the thirty that will be judged by the official jury of the i-Contest, Print-it! of the Dutch Textile Museum. There were more than two-hundred submissions; to be one of the thirty is a real honor. During 4 days the nominated designs will be...Lees verder
About art is said, "everything is a remix." In Dutch we say: there isn’t anything new under the sun. An interesting thought, don’t you think?. To quote the words of Jason Silva I heard in an interview with Marie Forleo lately [link] : " .. and everything is build on preexisting knowledge base. Creative people,...Lees verder
Pattern Observer is a great source of inspiration. Their e-courses are simply amazing. Last year I learned a lot, taking several of those classes. Next to the classes there is more. Chelsea's challenges inside the Textile Design Lab takes me almost every time to new corners on a certain subject or motif. And on the...Lees verder