Design Development

Colour Palette

I have decided to use one of the colour palettes that was given to us by Debbie. I feel like is a good idea as I don't tend to work with colours like these and also I want to produce designs that the 'client' would prefer. As a designer, it is important to work with key themes that the client has set. This colour palette will challenge me and push me to work out of my comfort zone.

Colour Board- Including experimental photographic overlays

Before starting working with layering, I wanted to create designs that I could then work on top of with embroidery. Using the idea of blurred against bold, I started to design a range of prints. 

Blurred/bold

Incorporating spot repeat within the prints

Bold spot repeat against line motif

Claire Coles

'Claire designs and produces embroidered wall panels and couture wallpaper murals for interior designers, architects and private clients.

Leather, silks and vintage papers are collaged and intricately embroidered to create a range of decorative surface patterns inspired by flora and fauna.

Combining a range of textures and materials with the use of stitch, Claire has developed an innovative textile process. Her unique and luxurious embroideries transform walls into works of art.'

http://www.clairecoles.co.uk/about

Claire Coles work has inspired me greatly; it's her use of layered materials and embroidery to create simple, yet beautiful furnishings. The machine embroidery; just a single line creating fluid movement throughout the designs, adds detail to block colours.

Sourced from http://www.clairecoles.co.uk

Sourced from http://www.clairecoles.co.uk

Sampling 

So I started to work in a 3D way. Initially I worked with paper designs to see how I could use the technique. After seeing the final outcome, I was clear that I needed to work with a  mix of cut out block colour fabric and printed. It gave me an idea of how I could compose the block floral shapes within my final prints.

Paper layered sample

Paper layered sample

Fabric layered and embroidery sample

I feel that sampling in this way has helped me to explore my designing skills. Working with paper first, gave me flexibility; I was able to experiment with placement of the shapes and see what worked and what didn't. This meant that when producing fabric samples, I had an idea of how I was going to use embroidery, so again, I could experiment with a mix of printed fabric and block colour. This process made my final designs perfected, as I knew what worked best. Throughout this year, I have learnt that things arent going to go right first time, and they shouldn't because that could just make you lazy as a designer. What you need to do, is keep working on something, and then maybe you'll find a technique that is even better. Don't settle with something! Practice makes perfect!