Pattern Pulp

Delight & Whimsy in 2014




Clever and Artistic Round Up 2014

This grouping is marked by bright colors and bold graphics. Here are a few projects that brought a smile to many – be it through interesting construction, playful design or clever execution.

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1. Arpana Rayamajhi’s Napal inspired jewelry.

2. Accessorizing your closet in the most silly and fabulous way.

3. Celebrating the female form, hieroglyphics style, with Rachel Levit. 

4. Impossible 3D Paper patterns by Maud Vantours.

5 Voutsa’s quirky and fabulous wallpaper themes.

6. Expressive and unexpected movement through line.

7. DIY Envelopes from Frankie Magazine.

8. Wagner and MM Lafleur cut and redesign American bills.

9. Tiger Sushi Furs and Hand Fun Fans.

10. Fast fashion: in the form of paint, wit and repetition.

December 26, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Fused Geometry & Floating Shapes




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Trends are a funny thing to track. You can say that once they’ve gain momentum, they’re technically uncool and tacky (thank you Karl Lagerfeld for the insight), or that they’re simply an overarching theme hitting several sensory points. When you’re observing the things vibrating through culture, it’s important to look beyond the magazine headlines, as we all know that editors have word counts to fill and advertisers to please. It’s their job to sell quick digestible bites of content to keep us shopping…

When I wrap my head around a visual theme, I make sure to link as many worlds as possible…ranging from art and product to design, marketing and geography. Prisms have been an active element in the creative world for quite some time…they’ve gone from 3D to 2D and back again. This roundup highlights a mostly pink, red, mustard and blue palette of adjoined and floating shapes. Please have a look and share a few favorites of your own!

1. Elk Miracle Classic Pant 2. Work from Judy Kaufmann’s new website, Hello Pattern  3. Teva throwback, a collaboration by Bernhard Willhelm and Camper 4. Handmade prism kilm rug by Elk 5. Pretty pastel rings by Kenichi Kondo 6. Playful typographic art by Esther Tielemans 7. Expressive colorscapes by Melissa Thomson 8. Installation art by Sophie Smallhorn

 

July 30, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Tools in Marni's Jewelry Kit




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If you’re looking for some eye candy, give the Marni blog a gander. The pics are awkwardly large, but updated regularly and representative of what we’ve come to love about the brand.

 

April 22, 2013 | By: Shayna Kulik

Jewelry: Complex Minimalism




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Alissia Melka Teichroew is known in both the jewelry and technology worlds. Using 3D printing to create jointed necklaces in 2010, she continues to craft modular minimalist pieces with her latest quilted collection. Also firmly footed in the art and product design arenas, her process is fascinating to observe, as her concept takes a playful, sophisticated approach to a familiar texture. If you’re in Milan this month, be sure to visit her showcase, you won’t be disappointed.

 

April 2, 2013 | By: Shayna Kulik

Eley Kishimoto & Tatty Devine Collaborate




In reading up about Tatty Devine’s infringement case against Claire’s, I noticed a gem of a collaboration on their blog.

Recently, the jewelry and accessory designers paired up print and pattern maven, Eley Kishimoto to create a line of product together.

The results incorporate digital printing techniques, where the Ravioli print is applied to oversized perspex discs. I’m a big fan.

Do you ever wear the same pattern, head to toe?

March 6, 2012 | By: Shayna Kulik

Tracking Repetitive + Awesome.
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