Texworld Trends Spring Summer 2016
Textiles Trends S/S 2016 Texworld: Presence We enter the era of appeasement. The end of a race without a finish line, without a track even. We have gone back to our origins, tracking the index of our future; we spontaneously projected ourselves in an uncertain future, praying for the beginning of an answer to be outlined. But the universe remained unsoundable, time unceasingly returned us to our single reality: the present. We are done with fighting the windmills of time, ...
Formex 2015 – Swedish Trends: Nordic Essence
Trend theme - Nordic Essence Nordic Essence is this fall's trend theme for the Formex interior design and gift fair that will be held August 19-22, 2015. It refers to a single cohesive idea that encompasses everything from building facades to everyday items and interior design details. Inspiration for the theme comes from our nature and surroundings in the Nordic region. “Bloom where you are planted”, naturalness, sustainability and attention to detail are several of the key words for this ...
ISPO Textile Trends Fall/Winter 2015-2016
View PostPANTONE Color of the year 2015
Since 2000, the Pantone Color Institute™ has been designating a Color of the Year to express in color what is taking place in the global zeitgeist. A color that will resonate around the world, the PANTONE Color of the Year is a reflection of what people are looking for, what they feel they need that color can help to answer. Not necessarily the hot fashion color of the moment, but a color crossing all areas of design which is an ...
Tattoo exhibition at Quai Branly Museum
EDITORIAL BY STÉPHANE MARTIN In 2010, a study conducted by the Institut Français de l’Opinion Publique [IFOP] revealed that one in ten French people were tattooed, and one in five in the 25-34 age group. In the United States this proportion is constantly increasing, with almost a quarter of the population wearing tattoos today,based on a 2012 Harris poll. The ever-growing practice of tattooing has been nothing less than a craze since the 1990s and 2000s. Fashion, design, advertising and ...