The brief for this summer was to document things
such as what you did and where you went, however my summer was rather normal
and uninspiring. If I wasn’t at work I was out with my friends, I wish I could
have done more activities revolved around Textiles but I just never had the
time. I would have loved to go on an inspiring trip abroad however I went to Sunny Beach Bulgaria, and to be brutally honest culture and design was the last thing on my mind. Because of this I chose to focus on my weak points, such as knowledge of
various artists and designers. I also wanted to look into pattern and colour
because this is a huge part of print design which is the area I intend to
specialise in. I feel I have used this summer to successfully broaden my knowledge and pathways and focus in on where I may want to go with my
work.
Mary Katrantzou
I found Mary Katrantzou on Pinterest by happy
accident and I’m really glad I did. She is a Greek fashion designer and her
prints couldn’t be more suited to my interests and the direction I want to go
in. They automatically caught my eye and not just the one, after researching
her further there isn’t a design of hers I don’t love and wouldn’t wear myself –
her SS11 collection is my favourite to date. She even collaborated with Topshop
which is really wearable for the general public. Her use of colour fascinates me
and I am infatuated with the way she creates prints using different components.
She makes use of landscapes and buildings in some of her designs which I have
never really been fond of myself but I have begun to see in a changed way. I am
much more open and interested in looking at architecture and landscapes now I
have seen how it can be changed. I will definitely be using Mary Katrantzou as
inspiration many times in the future as I have fallen in love with her work.
I took inspiration from Mary Katrantzou and her SS11
collection by trying the mirror images trend. Over the summer I fell in love
with ‘futuristic fashion’ prints, mirrored patterns and repeated images. I have
seen this trend all through summer this year, and have purchased clothing
myself that follows it. I didn’t have access to Photoshop at home and couldn’t do
as much digital work as I would have liked to, however I found an app called ‘Mirrorgram’
which I played on a lot! I managed to come up with some pretty interesting
designs using it. My favourites came from edited screenshots of my ‘Ice Bucket
Challenge’ for ALS. Although I feel I didn’t document my summer properly I’ve
realised I have included some aspects of it, even just through trends I have
followed and copied.
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