First2Print teamed up with The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation to recreate a special time period dress. Inspired by an antique swatch of silk shantung and a historic design, the costume replication was created digitally by Design Works International artists who scanned and cleaned up the image in Photoshop, for preparation for digital fabric printing.
Just returned from the Las Vegas Market where manufacturers open up their showrooms to the trade. It was my first time at this market and the diversity of product available in hard as well as soft product was amazing! What I found most appealing was how easy it is to shop the three main buildings, as well as the annex tents, filled with gobal greats and antique treasures.
I know as a designer and curator of product, getting an overview of what’s available in the industry is not always easy, so attending this market allowed me to see first hand what the industry is offering in textiles, wall art, wallpaper, tabletop, lighting, furniture and accessories.
Allow me to share some of my “global greats” from The Las Vegas Market.
Classic Home-The perfect mix in texture showing textiles, accent frames and furniture.
Europe2You-Showcasing vintage and reclaimed home products from Europe with…
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Thank goodness they liked our work, or they may have taken off our heads!!
In 2007 the Museum came to us to help them with refurbishing Marie Antoinette’s furniture. Detailed patterns were done here and full size printouts were made for every piece to be embroidered from.
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It ain’t your typical Kitchen and Bath-International Builders Show anymore…it’s what I call adult eye candy in EVERY category for the home..from updated tiles, both flooring and wall…artisan appliances that bring a whole new meaning to creative cooking and endless booths of updated gadgets for the home….My time spent in Las Vegas at these shows was inspiring AND frustrating….because now I want to redesign my entire home…. so many intriguing products to look at…here are some of my top pics:
Walker Zanger
La Cotnue 
La Cornue
Monogram (GE) Electric Pizza Oven
Ann Sacks
Wilson Art 
Bedrosians (digital printed) tile
Jeld-Wen (Moda Wood Doors)
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I have been attending Hemtex (Heimtexil) the largest international textile show in Frankfurt Germany for the past 20 years. Each year the show seems to get smaller in comparison to the last both in exhibitors as well as attendees.
Most people would assume less exhibitors as well as less attendees would be a negative thing, but its actually the opposite because the people who are attending are serious buyers looking for newness in an industry that has become very homogenous over the years….but not this year!
Posting some Heimtex images for those who did not attend to get an overview of what I did see over the 4 days at the show…
Global Greats from Design Works International NYC, a full service design studio with many home textile collections. [designworksintl.com]
Feeling the blues at Zara Home at the Zeil shopping area in Frankfurt. These patterns are from there newest home collections just in stores this week!
Organic wallpaper patterns from Casamance, Nobility, Casamance and Verbatex.
Daffodil yellow at Soffee, Jab, Pichler and Casamance.
Pantone’s Rose Quartz [13-1520] trending paired with gray and taupe.
Marbelized patched wallpaper from Brewster Home Fashions.
Graphic black and white jacquards from the trend hall at Heimtex.
Fun tween bedding at Muller Textiles.
Updated conversational prints and patterns at Esta Home NL
Jacquards from Imatex from Milan Italy
Border detailing on towels at Zara Home in the Zeil.
Purple Power in Products at Heimtex from Pichler, Brewster Home Fashions, Trend Hall fabrics and sofa fabric by Floksar Textiles.
I enjoyed seeing the diversity in print, pattern and product this year at Heimtex and look forward to seeing the textile industry move forward in a more innovative way experimenting in both design as well as in the construction of fabric!
We often talk about trend and what is happening in the future, but today I like to review what is happening on the product end of design regarding print, pattern and color at Heimtex.
Heimtex is the largest international textile show with manufacturers, designers and mills from 68 countries. The fair is a 4 day event located in Frankfurt Germany and takes place at the Messe Exhibition Hall.
Products ranges are tabletop, wallpaper, upholstery, bedding and fabric for both the residential as well as contract industries.
This show I found purple and tones of purple to be the universal color connector through many product ranges. Purple, plum, wine and eggplant were prevalent as main colors or accent tones alongside neutral grounds.
Casamance-Abstract geometric patterns in large scale repeats with imperfect edges.
Lokser Textiles-Hand painted naive styled damasks.
Brewster-Organic floral patterns with geometric accents.
Pichler-Purple as a solid color…
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We didn’t make him famous, but we helped!
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