Digital manufacturing could reshape the jewellery industry

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How do you like it? This is one of my favourite pieces created with the help of  PRECIOUS M 080 - a purpose built machine for precious metal laser sintering recently installed at the Birmingham School of Jewellery. They are part of  a collection by designer Lionel T Dean that is 3D printed in 18 carat gold for the project called Precious, a collaboration between five companies including software provider Delcam and precious metal supplier Cooksongold.


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Complete overlap between trends in fashion and interior design

at least what concerns colours, as we can see from the ELLE's New York Fashion Week trend reports:

- black and white is proving its staying power:

Ralph Lauren Spring 2014 Ready-to-Wear Collection

and GRAPHIC

                                  Diane von Furstenberg Spring 2014 Ready-to-Wear Collection

- pastels:

Tory Burch Spring 2014 Ready-to-Wear Collection

- metallics:

Gucci Kim Metallic Leather Lace-Up Bootie

Diane von Furstenberg Spring 2014 Ready-to-Wear Collection

And in interior design:

Pastels are a major trend in interior design since the beginning of the year, as we have seen from the first design events and untill the latest ones:

designjunction at London Design Festival 2013

designjunction at London Design Festival 2013

Copper Inspiration from Tom Dixon

The same allplies for Graphic design and metallics, too,

 but more posts on the theme will follow soon.

Fashion and interior design - Marble Inspired Trend

Timeless yet modern - marble. It is present in our lives since ancient times - outdoors and in interiors. Now it appears in fashion and dinnerware. A beautifully delicate dinnerware collection inspired by the beauty of pure white Tuscan marble:

'Carrara' marble plates, by Bodo Sperlein 

Marble, a historically striking material, evokes splendour, grace and a classical aesthetic.

 Marble look now goes into fashion, too:

Robert Rodriguez spring/summer 2014 collection

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This trend goes even to footwear - just have a look at  Nike's limited edition Roshe Run ‘Marble’ pack;

How do you like them? I agree with LS:N that this is definitely an example of their Neo Kitsch design direction.

And prefer the real thing which, as you can see in many of my posts, is symbol of elegance, unlike the immitations above. Still, these are just another example of the strong trend about the mutual influnece between fashion and interior design.

Fashion for the home

I have posted a lot about how fashion and interior design connect, but I think that may be we have to talk more about the decoration and fashion connection, because most often fashion designers have projects and products related to decoration, rather than interior design. Like the fashionable Missoni Home range, for example. It is true that they have hotels with interior design by them, but thie products for the home are mostly textile and decoration. Still, for fashion lovers and for anyone who has attitude to good design it is great to have their products at home. I am fascinated with their colorful suggestions for home decor and would use any of these with pleasure in my interior design projects. Here below are some beautiful decorative pieces you may like, too:
 

the ERODE Throw by Missoni Homeis the soft, colorful way to keep warm. Made out of a wool/polyamide blend, this blanket comes in a striped pattern available in three distinct color palettes. As a bright decorative accent, drape over the back of the sofa or keep at the end of the bed. Coordinates with the ERODE Cushion. Missoni Home collection features a range of products from high-end home linens and rugs to furnishing, accessories and lighting. Missoni Home's leading trends boast an exceptional and unique graphic approach to color and pattern designed to complement today's top fashion brands.






ERODE Cushion by Missoni Home(right)




JOCKER Throw by Missoni Home


HUMBERT Cushion by Missoni Home    You can have this colorful style in your lighting scheme and , too:

Bubble Lamp by Missoni Home


Lara Bath Mat by Missoni Home
This Ken Bath Collection by Missoni Home has a very good price and is definitely a great choice - for yourself or as a present:

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Fashionable trends - for the catwalk and for our homes

If, like me, you are interested in the relation between fashion and interior design, you will be very satisfied to read ELLE DECORATION's fashion report 2012 in their March issue. You will find there that the bird motif appears to be one of the fashionable trends this spring - for the catwalk and for our homes.


left: a teapot from "Butterfly Home" collection by British fashion designer  Mathew Williamson.

Carolina Herrera spring 2012

 

Carolina Herrera's spring 2012 collection includes some pretty prints of sparrows in canary yellow and robin red.
Reed Krakoff's Spring 2012 also includes some very colorful large scale bird prints, too - right:











If you like the idea for your home, a very good suggestion is Birds 'n' Bees - Ochre wallpaper by Timorous Beasties - right and below:

But someone may find wallpaper too intrusive - for just a small accent, use a piece of art like these Max Accents 27577-4 Kincaid Bird Canvas - Set of 4 below or something even smaller, like  these Birds on a Hot Tin Sign - right::

My choice for a bright accent piece would be something like this Novica's Mirror, 'Bird Sonata' below - I like very much its warm colors:
Tree Little Birdies Wall Hook (right) is also great for introducing the bird theme in your home, especially for childrens' rooms.  Fashion relates more and more directly to interior design - at the last Milan design Week we saw a lot of new proofs for that. Very wide publicity receieved luxury brand Hermes debut at the fair with impressive new furniture range and accesssories.

A more recent example is Kate Spade japanese floral collection the pattern from which one can find even on classic canvas lace-ups: