10 Curators, 100 Fashion designers. If you’re interested in seeing who was combed, edited and forecasted for greatness, pick up Phaidon’s latest publication, Pattern. Imran Amed, the Editor of Business of Fashion wrote a heartfelt synopsis of the blood, sweat and tears that went into his contribution. It’s a worthwhile read, check it out on your ride home today.
Who else was on twitter during the Grammys? The Presidential Debates? New York Fashion Week? While watching Homeland, House of Cards or GIRLS?
Crowd-sourced commentary’s made commercial media a lot more fun for the masses. It’s like a magnified peanut gallery, where everyone’s kibitzing about the minutia of the moment in real-time. The visual version of this exists on Instagram.
If you’re part of the fashion elite, the behind the scenes crew, or simply an enthusiast, there’s ongoing eye candy for everyone during the global presentations in New York, London, Paris and Milan. Be it street photography, accessory shots, models, make-up or set design, everything’s being documented and shared, in overtime.
Absorbing this steady stream is interesting when you’re looking for patterns. Some of the most obvious stories are welded together based on timing and contributors. Others are construed by theme, location, color or mood. Today we’re sharing black and white contrasts from a few accounts worth following.
Who are some of your favorites?
1. StyleSight
2. Darkroom_London
3. Netaporter
4. OpeningCeremony
5. Shayna121 (a personal Pattern Pulp plug!)
6. BridgetFlemming
It’s an interesting phenomenon when DIY techniques are applied to luxury homegoods. You peruse the store thinking, my goodness, I could make that, then probably never do. The technical finesse and process behind what looked like a simple execution is rarely realized in the moment. Case in point: These clever burlap needlepoint pillows from ABC Carpet and this cross stitched living room set from Furniture Row on Greene Street.
This highly exaggerated design works well in other scenarios as well- particularly in retail display. I snapped this typographic lace signage during a trend trip to London last year while at the Converse store on Carnaby Street. Simple and ingenious, wouldn’t you say?
1. Super fun test tube chandelier via Colossal
2. Color on the walls with giant markers via swissmiss
3. Gorgeous collection of handwoven dhurries by Oyyo via Miss Moss
4. Love these bead lights from Marz Designs via The Design Files
5. Digging Wilson Hennessy’s photography via Trendland
6. Paintings on paint chips via Jeannie Jeannie
7. Consuelo Castiglioni presented the 1st MARNI fragrance with a party via Marni
8. Mixed media artworks from José Lerma via Patternbank
9. How to weave a colorful seat for a chair via poppytalk
10. Make yourself some tasseled earrings via Honestly WTF
11. Robert Geller’s layering pattern & texture via The Sartorialist
12. Stasia Burrington’s lovely fabric flower covered drawings via The Jealous Curator
Contributed by Emily Gup
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While this looks like an old Disney feature, it’s an example of the newest technique in film where computer and hand drawn animations are seamlessly merged. Directed by John Kahrs, Paperman is a short about destiny, chemistry and New York City. I spotted it on Heart Explosion. Enjoy!
I always tell people American Two Shot‘s one of my favorite brands to follow on Instagram. Artistic, funny and relevant, this Valentines day gram‘s right on the money, particularly for New Yorkers.
In line with their logo, The Darkroom of London‘s window decal is right on brand. Creating a multilingual ‘i love you’ pillow, card and iphone case, Schauleh Sahba of San Francisco experiments with type for her latest textiles. Dressing mannequins in Helsinki, these heart charms are part of an elaborate, busy display for a children’s accessory store.
Tapping The Darkroom once again, their pattern-blocked African heart cards have a simplistic, edgy beauty. Meanwhile, these overlapping Japanese grids emit a precise, zen-like mood. Expressing love for food in Paris, the heart replaces the cupcake, which replaces the macaron in the Marais.
Happy Valentines Day!