Work From My Latest Redesign

About a month ago, I refreshed my online portfolio with a quick and dirty redesign. I had a speaking engagement with the kind folks at Percolate, and realized about two weeks prior, that my personal domain hadn’t been touched in three years (crazy, but maybe some of you can relate)! It was time to replace it with something current and representative of my current aesthetic…not to mention the work I’ve done in-between.

While it’s still very much a work-in-progress (these things always are), I thought I’d share some imagery with you. I have an active pattern library now with roughly 150 prints, for clients who’d like to purchase or license (beyond custom pattern design) and am continuing to do creative brand development and marketing strategy (my bread and butter).

Hopefully soon, I’ll get to share a few collaborations that I’ve been working on over the past few months. When it comes to fashion and product development, the timelines are loooong, it’s always a test of patience! Particularly now that so much of my work is in the digital space.

In the meantime, check out what’s up and feel free to share your thoughts- I’d love to hear your feedback. Over time, I’ll be adding more in-depth imagery and explanations to compliment… Thanks!

June 5, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Trend: Feminine Florals for Summer

Flowers are everywhere – as to be expected…we’re upon summer! What’s interesting though, is the type of flower we’re seeing. Every season, we get accustomed to new design styles, and this time around, painstaking detail and illustration is front and center.

Line work dominates, reminding us of the medical journals that started popping up when organic and artisanal packaging started filling store shelves. It almost doesn’t matter if the colors are vibrant or muted, as the illustrations tell the story.

The style transcends products both locally and abroad- as the imagery above is from Sweden, the Philippines, New York, Miami and Paris. While we’re used to seeing flowers and vines from fashion and beauty, it’s most interesting to see the application blown out of proportion and scattered throughout the home sector…that’s when we know the design is here to stay, at least for a few years.

1. Genus Chair by Pillip Estlund 2. Wallpaper from A Bakeri Grows in Greenpoint (via Design*Sponge) 3. Nature & Human Collection by Lesia Paramonova 4. Illustrative work-in-progress by Daryl Feril 5. A Beautiful oversized knit I shot while in Stockholm 2 weeks ago 6. and another photo I took while at & Other Stories

June 4, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Tuesday's Gallery Picks

Nature is on the brain in this week’s gallery picks.

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1. Joyce Silver’s multimedia works inspired by nature at Noho Gallery
2. Jon Campbell’s Crying Wolf at Gallery Krom
3. Influenced by surroundings and the beauty found in shortcomings of digitally captured imagery, Heidi Zito depicts time simultaneously passing and still through the use of superimposition and repetition of forms at Artists Alliance Inc.
4. Agostino Arrivabene’s new paintings draw from mythological stories, depicting a transformative process in which inner suffering evolves into a desire for healing through dream or divine intervention at Galleria Giovanni Bonelli
5. David Hockney depicts spring in all it’s glory and transformation at Annely Juda Fine Art
6. Rachell Sumpter paints scenes of colored splendor dropped into scenes of desolate wilderness at Park Life

June 3, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Kids Wear & Mini Rodini

Prior to Tel Aviv, I spent two days in Stockholm…which was amazing. It was sunny and warm and a feast for design eyes. There’s a post to be written solely about the creative scene in Sweden, but today, I thought I’d focus on a singular brand that’s really hitting the mark. Meet the folks at Mini Rodini.

Founded in 2005 by the illustrator Cassandra Rhodin, this fashion and home line’s become one of Scandinavia’s fastest growing children’s wear brands. Selling all over the world- from boutiques in Kuwait to London to Paris and New York, it’s made it’s mark in high-end, ethical fashion. I always lean in favor or humor and color when it comes to art and everyday life, and it’s nice to see a merging of these world executed so well. Have a look for yourself!

June 2, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Friday Quick Links!

1. A look at textile weaving in Seraya, Indonesia via Ann Street Studio
2. Digging Idha Lindhag’s home via SF Girl By Bay
3. Megan Weston’s latest artworks via The Design Files
4. Kiana Mosley’s lovely watercolors via The Jealous Curator
5. Juxtaposing art and fashion via Miss Moss
6. Rankin and Andrew Galimore take on Dia de Los Muertos via Trendland
7. Jon Godly’s impasto mountains via Present & Correct
8. Covetable and inventive beach towels via Design Crush
9. Christina Bryer’s striking ceramics via Art is a Way
10. Handmade quilts created from the meeting of digital and analog via design-milk
11. Make a hanging succulent garden via design*sponge
12. Léa Donnan’s tents made of salvaged crocheted blankets via Honestly WTF

Contributed by Emily Gup

May 30, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Nigerian Nostalgia & African Hair Styles

I stumbled across Pop’Africana through the wonderful rabbit hole that is Instagram. 50 clicks later, I was on their Facebook page, thumbing through vintage imagery of African hair styles from the The Africana Book of Style: Vol I.

Many of the designs were new to me, and all were breathtaking in the most complicated and intricate of ways. Much of the imagery appears to fall under the category, Nigerian Nostalgia, which showcases the lifestyle and customs of African women throughout history.

Much of the book was shot by JD Okhai Ojeikere, a Nigerian photographer born in 1930, and known for his work with unique hair styles. The the modern imagery is by Namsa Leuba, a younger photographer whose work focuses on African Identity through Western eyes.

To learn more about Pop’Africana as well as Oroma Elewa, the Founder and Editor, check out her interview with IntotheGloss. She discusses her desire to share, spread and curate innovative fashion from Africa throughout the globe.

May 29, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik