Last week I attended The Bradford Textile Design Competition Conference and let me just say that the 'Peclers Paris' Presentation was just FANTASTIQUE! (in my best french accent there.. cough... cough...). I don't think I have ever written so many notes during a talk before, I was literally scribbling everything down and praying to god that I would actually understand my scribbles later on. But luckily I did and I am now able to re-tell the brilliant talk on the Spring/Summer trends of 2011 to you :-)
Good news for all of us, 2011 is going to be a season of positive thinking with a certain innocent nostalgia attached. We are going to get out of this depression and embrace the idea of hope and happiness...
Floreal
The first trend embraces nature, discovering the hidden dimensions of our environment. The creative influences combine natural grace, nature expressed throught poetic movements, flowing water, ballet etc.
The colours are all about the 'Fresh and New', greens moving into sun-drenched yellows, reflecting the summer pollen and crisp vegetables...
The idea of travelling also plays a big part; dreams of enchanted gardens, flashes of oriental colours (adding pinks with flowery, tonal shades mixed with oranges), intricate etchings, delicate designs... creating precious little worlds.
Meandering
This second seasonal trend focuses on the idea of slowing down. We live in a world of such intense complexity and scale that we sometimes just need time to switch off. A rejection of being constantly surrounded by technology and instead generating dreams of infinite possibility.
The creative influences combine the ideas of nostalgia, day dreaming, escapism, travel journals, handwriting (adding a personal touch, something hand-made, away from technological advances, not looking perfect).
The colours link in with the idea of travelling, reflecting misty boat ports, shades of grey moving into blues and running alongside blacks. There are also a lot of terracotta shades, showing a sophisticated edge. To sum up: dusty and smoky yet dense and colourful.
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