I have graduated!!

I GRADUATED!!

Finally got my certificate for graduating in November! 

I'm now officially got a degree in arts, Contemporary Textile Practice! 

One more year and it will be a full Ba (Hons) in Textiles and Surface Design!

Drawings will follow for FMP!

FMP - Final Major Project - Reflections

It has all begun! 

My Final Major Project has started, I have focused on natural formations of nature, such as Florals and Crystals. These theme will be combined with a decorative aspect of reflection and symmetry.

This is my Concept Board:

Theses elements will create interesting and detailed starting point and will give me ample amount of experimentation through my drawing and development. I intend on drawing detailed analytically studies which will be corporate with abstract drawings and photograph elements.

These are my 4 collection colour boards:

I have four colour palettes each, colour palette per collection, these will include 8 different based colours. As I have picked colours which aren’t solid I can explore more in depth in terms of balance, weight and variety options when I apply my colours to my designs in the development stage. To find theses colour I have used the design seed blog as I find them really interesting with the different shades.

My market research inspiration for my FMP have been designers such as Alexander McQueen, Weston and Athena Procpiou, for there new original exciting designs. 

Athena Procopiou Fall/Winter 2013 Fairytales collection includes florals, the colours which provide the background that is needed to make the fairytale concept to come through, these fashion scarves are influential, luxurious but have a practical feel to them. 

Here are some examples: 

Starry Dusk Luxury Scarf - £165

The Hypnotic Peonies - £96

(All images from http://shop.athenaprocopiou.com/)

Trends are also important I have looked at relative trends such as, Frosted florals: Print Inspiration and Cosmic Folk: A/W 14/15 women’s print & graphics, both these trends relate to my concept. By looking at different trends and designers will help me create more depth and innovative final collections. 

Images below from Frosted florals: Print Inspiration trend:

(All images from http://www.wgsn.com/content/report/HBL/Trend_Analysis/2013/November/take-nine--frosted-florals.html)

Drawings will follow! Thanks Becca x