Words by MPDClick’s Trend Editor.
With less than a week before the fright-fest that is Halloween, the MPDClick office has come over all spooky, with a fascination for gothic glamour and dark delights. In this week’s Click Edit our Trend’s Editor shares her top picks for a festive October 31st.
Words by the Pattern People at Printsource NY.
Prints go atomic with celestial musings and cloud formations at Jena.Theo who recently showed at London Fashion Week. MPDClick forecast this primitive inspired cosmic aesthetic within our autumn/winter 11/12 trend Primal showing this style’s longevity into season’s beyond. Subscriber can click here to view our initial forecast for further inspiration.
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Words by MPDClick’s Trend Journal Editor.
‘Forming and Fragmenting’ is a body of work by artist and student André Wee that captured our attention recently. Representing a highly sophisticated interpretation of MPDClick’s forecasted trend ‘Innovate’ for autumn/winter 11/12, this theme now clearly shows longevity for future seasons. Read More →
Words by MPDClick’s Trend Journal Editor.
Staying true to the labels original concept and mantra, shaped through “beauty of imperfection”, Bjorg’s 2012 collection presents a series of stunning pieces sure to feature in a number of editorials next year.
Already featuring in Vogue and Dazed and Confused to mention a few, Bjorg has cemented itself as the contemporary jewellery label to watch out for. Statement pieces adding a new dimension to the signature collection include the range of pony hair rings and necklaces creating a certain tribal feel.
Key pieces for us here at MPDClick include the bronze spine crafted handpiece and, as always the range of delectable pendant necklaces.
MPDClick subscribers can click here to view our full coverage located within the Retail Preview area.
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Pantone®, the global authority on colour and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced PANTONE® 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, a vivacious, enticing hue, as the colour of the year for 2012.
The 2011 colour of the year, PANTONE® 18-2120 Honeysuckle, encouraged us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. Tangerine Tango, a spirited reddish orange, continues to provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward.
“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Colour Institute®. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”
Over the past several years, orange has grown in popularity and acceptance among designers and consumers alike. A provocative attention-getter, Tangerine Tango is especially appealing in men’s and women’s fashion. Fashion designers featured in the PANTONE Fashion Color Report Spring 2012, including Tommy Hilfiger, Nanette Lepore, Cynthia Steffe by Shaun Kearney, Elie Tahari and Adrienne Vittadini, are incorporating this attractive orange into their spring collections. A fun, lively take on a traditional autumnal hue, Tangerine Tango will surely carry through into fall fashion as well.
A winner in cosmetics because of its versatility, Tangerine Tango is a bit exotic, but in a very friendly, non-threatening way. Add a sultry flair to lips, cheeks and nails with Tangerine Tango. An unexpected eye shadow colour, Tangerine Tango is a complementary opposite that flatters blue or green eyes. When paired with brown eyes, it brings out an amber cast.
“These products allow for on-trend, uninhibited expression, while being exceptionally wearable,” commented Gilbert Soliz, lead artist for Sephora PRO. “Whether she is looking to create a bold look featuring Tangerine Tango, or if demure trend expression is more her style, the collection allows for customized wearability.”
The limited edition collection features a variety of products including eye shadow, lipstick, lip gloss, nail polish and accessories, and will be available in Sephora Americas beginning March 2012.
Tangerine Tango products are also available from Chronicle Books (publisher of “Pantone: The Twentieth Century in Color” and creator of Pantone paperback journals), Dessy (a leading manufacturer of bridesmaid, social-occasion and flower-girl dresses), MyColor inspired by Pantone (a spirited new collection of grab-and-go paints), PANTONE PAINTS (Pantone’s line of superior-quality, eco-friendly paint), Rickshaw of San Francisco (lightweight and stylish messenger bag created especially for Pantone) and W2 (creator of the iconic PANTONE Chip mug).
If you haven’t already, don’t forget to enter the Pick a Palette giveaway competition to win Mudpie trend inspired Pantone mugs!
Source: Pantone®
The tribal theme continues this season with the recent collaboration between Acne and London-based artist, Daniel Silver.
Influenced by primitive African sculpture and textiles, Silver brings his own interpretation in a series of prints for the Swedish label.
The collection will be sold exclusively at Acne Studios – 13 Dover St, London.
Source: printsourcenewyork.blogspot.com
Words by MPDClick’s Home & Interiors Editor.
Just in case you missed it, MPDClick has just published our comprehensive Trend Focus reports for detailing key furniture and lifestyle products for autumn/winter 11/12.
Within the lifestyle product sector, talented artists and designers are experimenting with mixed media collage, spontaneous brushstrokes and precise mark making, revitalising the traditional skill of illustration, thus widening its appeal to the commercial sector.
For furniture, the autumn/winter season sees a growing desire for warm, cocooning environments where self-indulgent fabrics feature heavily. Hyper-tactile rugs, oversized knitted cushions and raw ceramics are merchandised with the season’s must-have furniture trends to create an inviting sensual environment.
MPDClick subscribers can click here to view both the Lifestyle and Furniture Trend Focus reports.
Image source: Natalie Brady
Words by Home & Interiors Editor.
Using patterned silk scarves as statement items of decoration is coming through as a key trend-led option to update both interiors and fashion lines.
Seen within the D&G finale runway show at Milan Fashion Week, the brands heritage scarf prints were transformed into knotted dresses and statement shirts for men, creating contemporary designs from traditional items. This trend has also been reflected within home and interiors.
A number of different techniques have been seen within various blogs such as blog.fossil.com as well as an article featured in Elle Décor magazine, from framing the pieces like a work of art to covering lampshades, pillows and even used as throws and table runners, the possibilities are endless. This trend acts are a resourceful (using recycled scarves), cheap and effective way to uplift, evolve or even transform in-store spaces for the autumn/winter and spring/summer 12 season.
Words by MPDClick’s Home & Interiors Editor.
The trend for exaggerated proportions and volume play in art and fashion inspires new furniture concepts this winter, and is set to gain momentum well into 2012.
Elaborating on the consumer’s desire for comfort and protection during uncertain times, trend-led designers and retailers are investing in a design-led look that favours oversized enveloping forms, exaggerated tactility and blown-up patterns. This design aesthetic is easily translatable across the full spectrum of homeware products, with must-have items ranging from bulbous vases and oversized cable knit throws to cocooning leather armchairs and large-scale printed wallpaper.
Already championed by Interior magazine Elle Decor and brands such as Martha Stewart, Crate & Barrel, Bourouliec Brothers, Amy Butler and Atmos, this trend will have enormous commercial success through low, mid and premium ranges. The unique energy of the trend not only serves as an easy way to revitalise existing forms, but also but allows retailers and designers to engage with consumers by showing them that using outsize items can create a unique feel for the home, giving them the illusion of space as well as an inviting environment. Retailers that feature this trend through a complete room layout (through visual merchandising and product mixers), must make sure that the space they are creating is inviting and extremely tactile.
Interiors favour soft silhouettes, curved edges and domed structures, with self-indulgent and often cocooning textiles such as leather, faux fur, voluminous knits and padded upholstery. Alternatively, retailers can take one key product and use with the store’s existing homeware ranges, for example flooring and wallpaper panels that feature super-size decorative prints and blown-up details will work well against minimalist product shapes. In terms of price point, material choice and finish will have an enormous influence on final cost, but illusions through form, deceptive material finishes and functional details will add value to the product, no matter what sector you are designing for.
Image source: Hanne Thor Larsen
Words by MPDclick’s Home and Interiors Editor…
As retailers begin to introduce new product collections into their stores, we highlight how Mpdclick has accurately predicted that calculation, intelligent solutions, scientific instruments and geometric forms are key influences for the autumn/winter 11/12 season.
Back in early 2010, Mpdclick released its autumn/winter 11/12 forecast under the summarative theme of ‘New equilibrium.’ The trend directive ‘Innovate’ looked at the race for new discoveries and solutions, with an accelerated sense of urgency as science is heralded as the saviour of a trouble stricken age. Here, a well though-out aesthetic drew inspiration from instruction diagrams, scientific symbols and the beauty of magnified nature.
Now, in September 2011, we note how this formulaic approach to design has been translated into the commercial market, with furniture and home textile products that feature geometric panelling, steel frameworks, and patterns and details inspired by instructional diagrams and scientific symbols. Retailers, buyers and merchandisers should take inspiration from this clean, contemporary aesthetic and translate it across the fields of store design, product display, signage and product design.
Discover our pick of the best ‘Innovate’ themed products currently on the market:
Main image source: Muuuz
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