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DesignersResearch

AlaaAlsaedi

St20099331

ModuleADZ5777

Textiles

‘MakingConnections’

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FashionMarket

DolceandGabbana

DennisBasso

Marchesa

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DolceandGabbana

DolceandGabbana,oneofthemostfamoushighendbrandsinfashionworld.AluxuriousItalianbrand

foundedinItalyin1985byDomenicoDolceandStefanoGabbana.DolceandGabanna’shousestyleisaworld

ofsensation,nature,heritageandculture.BothfoundersofDolceandGabbanamadetheirtrademarket

recognizableallovertheworld,referringtotheirgreatversatilityanduniqueglamourdesigns.Dolceand

Gabbanaisabouttwoyoungdesignerswhoknewverywellhowtopresenttheircharactersthroughout

garmentsinsuchauniqueway.

DolceandGabbanawiththeirglamourdesignswereandstillthefirstchoiceforsomerockstarsofthe

momentandmanyothercelebrities.SuchasMadonna,IsabellaRosselliniandAngelinaJolieamongstother.

WhenitcomestoDolceandGabbanaclients,itisalwaysnoticeablethatDolceandGabbana’swomanisa

strongandconfidentthatsheknowsverywellthefactthatsheislikedasmuchasshelikesherself.Asexy

woman,anextremelyfemininewithherhighheelsonallthetime.

OneofthebestcollectionsthatDolceandGabbanahasreleasedistheonethathasafloral/gardentheme.

Whatmakesthiscollectiononeofitskindisthecoloursforthiscollection,aboldandrichcolour.Oneofthe

reasonsthatmakesDolceandGabbanadesignsuniqueistheluxuriousfabricstheyusesuchasSatinBacked

CrêpeandPrintedCloqué.Inaddition,DolceandGabbanawell-knownforapplyingappliqueintheirdesigns,

whichgivesthefabricsaunique3-Dfinish.

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DennisBasso

DennisBassoisanAmericanfashiondesigners.Eachcollectionofthisdesignerhasitsown

inspiration,feelthemeandamazingcolours.Aboutthedesigns,itismodernstylewithnicecolours

suchascrèmeandlightpink.

DennisBassotextilesmostlyinspiredbysouthernFrance.Lookingattheresort2018collection

whichhasafloralthememakesitinterestingforme.WhatIreallylikeaboutthiscollectionisthe

coloursofthedesigns.Usingcrème,beigeandlightblue/pinkasfabricstoworkonmakesthe

designslooksofeminineespeciallywhenthethemeisflowersandleaves.

DennisBassousedseveraltechniquesonhisdesignstoproducesuchaluxuriouselegantcollection.

Forinstance,usingdigitalstitching,embroideryandprinting.Someofthesetechniqueswereapplied

individuallyinthedesigns,assomedesignsweredonebyonlyusingstitchandotherdesignswere

donebyusingdigitalprint.

DennisBassodesignsalsohavedonesomeamazingdesignsbyusingbothdigitalprintand

embroiderywhichcreateeleganttextilesfortheirfashiondesigns.

WhatmakesmereallyinterestedaboutDennisBassotheinspirationoftheirdesigns,Ifinditso

feminineandunique.Especiallywhenithasafloral/botanicaltheme.

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Marchesa

AfashionempirefoundedbyBritishbornGeorginaChapmanandKerenCraigforanelegantandone

ofakindnightwearandbridaldresses.ThisbusinessestablishmentofMarchesaisestablishedby

Georgina’sdrapinganddesignexpertisepairedwithKeren’stextilecreations.GeorginaandKerens

designsarebeautifullydoneanditiswell-knownforitsfemininity.Theseamazingdesignswornnot

onlybycelebrities,butbywomenofallages.Marchesadesignsinspiredbysomeamazing

inspirationssuchasflowersandgardens.Marchesadesignsaredonebyusingmanytechniquesbut

mostlyembellishmentwithembroidery.WhatmakesMarchesa’sdesignsuniqueisthatmostofitis

donebyusing3-Dappliquescreatingauniquetextureontheirtextiles.Inadditionofusingdigital

printwhichIreallylikeintheirdesignsespeciallyfloralandbotanicaldesigns.Marchesa’sdigital

designsaredoneinabigscalewhichinmyopinionIfounditgivestherealfeelforthethemewhen

itrelateswithnature.

However,coloursinMarchesa’sdesignsisperfectlychosenforeachcollection.Youcanfindbright

colourfuldesignsinsomecollectionsandyoucanfindthesecrème,naturalnude,lightpingandoff

whiteinotherswhichgivestheclientawiderandseveralchoicesfordifferentageandpersonalities.

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InteriorMarket

JaneChurchil

WilliamMorris

LauraAshely

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JaneChrchill

JaneChurchilldesignsareworldwidewell-knownwithbothclassicalelegantinteriorsand

contemporaryflair.AbouthertextilesforinteriorsJane’shascreatedamazingcollectionswithmany

differentthemesandinspiration.Atmospherecollectionin2016,auniquecollectionwasinspiredby

leavesandsomeflowersinadditionofsomegeometricsdesigns.Whichwasmixedtogethercreating

specialdesigns.Thiscollectionwasdoneusingsoftcolourpalletincludingmetallicsuchasgold

colourinsomeofthiscollectiondesigns.Whenit’scomestoclientswantandprefer,JaneChurchill

hassuchagreatconceptrelatedtothis.ThisiswhatmakesmesointerestedaboutJaneChurchill

designs,asacompanytheybelievethateachclienthastheirowntasteanddifferentchoices.

Therefore,theydodesignindividuallyasclientsrequireddependsonwhattheywant.JaneChurchill

designsaredoneamazinglybyusingmanyspecialisttechniques.Forinstance,usingdigital

embroideryindifferentways,besidesusingprintsinotherdesigns.WhatIfoundinterestingand

givesthefabricssuchaluxuriesfinishisthewayshemixesbothtechniquesinsomedesigns.

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WilliamMorris

WilliamMorris,WilliamMorrishandprintedhisearlytextiledesignsinthe1880sbyrevivingtheold

andnotoriouslydicultindigodischargeprintmethod.ProducedathisMertonAbbeyworkshopsin

SouthLon-don,Morrisfavourednaturaldyeswhichfadedevenlyandagedbeautifully.Today,the

Morris&Co.archiveprovidesaninexhaustibleresourceofpatternsfromwhichthestudiocreates

authenticreproductions,ormayre-scaleandre-colour,evolvingthedesignstoappealtothemore

contemporarydecorator.Workingwiththeexperiencedanddedicatedteamofprintersatourmillin

Lancaster,thestudiostrivestocapturethecharacterandappearanceoftheblockprintedoriginals.

AspectsofMorris’slifeandworkalsoprovidethestimulusfornewfabricdesignswhicharepainted

inthestudioandexquisitelytranslatedintoprintorembroidery.Morris&Co.fabricscomeinawide

choicefromwoventapestryandjacquardqualities,printedlinensandprints,all-oversilk

embroideriesandclassiccottondamasks,throughtolightweightprettyleaftrailsandsemi-plains.

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LauraAshely

LauraAshelyIsaWelshfashiondesigneratfirst,thenshestarteddesigningnapkinsandteatowels

endingupopeningLauraAshely’scompanyforinteriordesigns.LauraAshely’scompanybelieves

thathomeiswherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimeinanditmustbecomfortable.Therefore,the

companyisofferingdesigningindividuallysothateachclientcanfindwhatmatchestheir

personalities.LauraAshelydesignshasthatfemininefeeldintheirdesigns,thecompanythemeis

floral/botanicalusingbrightcolourswithsoftonessometimes.Andthatmakestheirdesigns

targetingthosehardworking,powerful,stylishwomenadultswhomarethecompanytargeted

clients.Whenitcomestothespecialisttechniques,LauraAshely’sdesignsaremostlydoneby

printingsuchasblockprinting,screenprintingandlinoinsomedesigns.

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StationaryMarket

HarveySmithLeather

RachelMarvin

RachaelTaylor

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HarveySmithLeather

HarveySmith’sisanEnglandbasedcompanyforstationerymarket.Asacompanyandwhat

makesituniqueamongtheothersisthatalltheirproductsarehandmade.Startingfrom

dyeingtheleathersmovingtocuttingthepatternstillsewingallproductpiecestogether.

Therefore,asitiswell-knownthathandmadeproductsarealwaysthebestandallclientsall

overtheworldpreferit.

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RachelMarvin

RachelMarvincreativeisadesignandprintstudiospecializinginweddinginvitations,event

stationaryandcustomdesignservices.Usingage-oldmediumsandvintageinspiredartpieces

combinedwithboldtypographyandcleandesigns.

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RachaelTaylor

RachaelTaylorisaninternationallyrenownedsurfacepat-terndesigner,illustrator,published

author,publicspeaker&teacher.SheistheOwner&FounderoftheRachaelTaylorStudio&theCo-

founderofMakeitinDesign&theground-breakinge-courseeArtandBusinessofSurfacePattern

Design.Thesuccessoftheseventuresleadtothecreationofthepopularonlinepublication,MOYO

Magazine,theworld’sfirstonlinemagazinededicatedtosurfacepatterndesign.

Todate,Rachaelhascollatedanimpressive(&stillgrowing)listofglobalclientele&hashadover

100piecesofherworkpublishedacrossmanywell-knowndesignpublicationsaswellasseveral

press&mediaoutlets.Fromdesignbooks,interiorsmagazines&TVappearances,totrendbooks&

onlinefeatures,Rachael&herone-of-a-kindde-signportfoliohavemadeabigimpressioninthe

designindustry.Herartworkdecoratesproductswithintheceramic,interior,fashion,textile,

greeting,stationeryandgadgetandpersonalisedmarkets.

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