Posted in color, Design, fabric, fashion, inspiration, tagged color, contemporary, Design, dolce & gabbana, fabric, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on January 19, 2018| Leave a Comment »
After a 10 month hiatus, it is time to focus on pattern, color, design and of course, a bit of whimsy now and then.
Why wait for the whimsy when Dolce & Gabbana provides us with a riot of color and pattern in the Queen of Hearts Collection. For more from this collection, look no further than the Elle online review of the Spring 2018 show.
Posted in Design, earrings, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, we can do this, tagged amber sceats, contemporary, Design, earrings, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on January 8, 2017| Leave a Comment »
These sleek earrings from Australian designer Amber Sceats start our year with a timeless design element…the triangle. Amber’s designs are “Heavily influenced by her appreciation for art, travel and architecture; Amber Sceats is an ode to the abstract. The underlying ‘rock’ element throughout her collections make the pieces uncompromisingly contemporary whilst simultaneously timeless.”
Posted in art, Design, inspiration, jewelry, tagged contemporary, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay, Van Cleef & Arpels on December 7, 2016| Leave a Comment »
There is something about the holiday season, that brings out the inner child in all ages. Van Cleef & Arpels’ animal clip collection for 2016 will be certain to bring a smile to your face. “With its glittering procession of animals, the Maison’s new High Jewelry collection takes an affectionate look at the tale of Noah’s Ark. These giraffes are up to their necks in emeralds and sapphires, offering a spectacular tribute to the wonders of the animal kingdom.”
Don’t forget to click on the ‘Historic Collection’ at the bottom of the page for more look back at some earlier pieces…love the lion and the cat!!!
Posted in art, color, Design, fashion, furniture, glass, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, black & white, contemporary, Design, fashion, inspiration, interior design, joseph hoffman, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on October 28, 2016| Leave a Comment »
I stumbled across this glassware by Joseph Hoffman in a Wall Street Journal insert entitled…The Future of Everything. His background is fascinating, but the scope of his life’s work is amazing…furniture, glassware, architecture, jewelry etc.
“With an eye that favored strict geometric shapes, Josef Hoffmann was in many ways anticipatory of the cubist movement. His fondness for the square was so well-known that the architect and designer earned the nickname Quadrati-Hoffmann (Square Hoffman) among his peers.
Hoffmann was among the rare breed of designers who could make anything. Coming to prominence at the turn of the 20th century, the Austrian creative put his mark on everything from lounge chairs and silverware to a modernist sanatorium. Hoffmann undoubtedly owed much of his success to good company—working alongside artists like Koloman Moser and Gustav Klimt, the young Hoffmann founded the Vienna Secession, an organization of artists that held exhibitions of progressive work as a reaction to the prevailing conservatism of the art world.”
Posted in Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged chanel, contemporary, Design, fall 2016 fashion, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on September 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The September fashion magazines are stacked in my studio with pages ripped out for scanning or dog eared for future reference. During a quick page through of Elle, I discovered that even the august house of Chanel has a playful side. The photo from the Fall 2016 collection features three designs with colorful resin emoji brooches scattered throughout. Another dominant element that appears frequently in designs this fall is the use of grommets.
More ‘notes’ in later posts as I work my way through the stack. Hmmm!!! I love this homework!!!
Posted in art, color, Design, fabric, fashion, inspiration, tagged art, color, contemporary, Design, fabric, fashion, gucci, inspiration, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on May 29, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Yikes!!! It has been almost two months since my last post. My excuse…well, travel, working at and for the Co-Op and…procrastination!!!
As an amends, I found the perfect ‘back to work’ featured photo. It doesn’t get any better than ants, snakes, butterflies, lady bugs and beetles on silk organdy. We can thank Gucci for this amazing combination. Scroll through the whole Pre-Fall 2016 collection for more ‘interesting’ design inspiration.
Posted in color, Design, fashion, inspiration, tagged color, Design, fabric, fashion, inspiration, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, pantone, pantone fall 2016, polymer, polymer clay on February 13, 2016| Leave a Comment »
It isn’t even Spring and I am already looking forward to Fall…at least the Pantone colors of Fall 2016. As you may know, I was not very excited by the Colors of 2016, Serenity & Rose Quartz.
From Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute: The desire for tranquility, strength, and optimism have inspired a Fall 2016 color palette that is led by the Blue family.
Along with anchoring earth tones, exuberant pops of vibrant colors also appear throughout the collections. Transcending gender, these unexpectedly vivacious colors in our Fall 2016 palette act as playful but structured departures from your more typical fall shades.
Blue skies represent constancy as they are always above us. Grays give a feeling of stability, Red tones invite confidence and warmth, while the hot Pinkish Purples and Spicy Mustard Yellows suggest a touch of the exotic.
My next project, translating these colors into the Kato color pallette.
Posted in color, Design, fashion, inspiration, tagged color, contemporary, Design, fashion, inspiration, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay, salvatore ferragamo on February 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »
According to the March 2016 Town & Country, stripes were the dominant pattern in Spring Collections. This Salvatore Ferragamo Aileen purse is already a best seller…and Spring is a month away. BTW…more stripes in a chevron pattern on the Ferragamo home page.
Posted in art, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, we can do this, tagged contemporary, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, lizzie fortunato, ornamental elements, polymer clay on January 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Twins, Lizzie & Kathryn Fortunato founded their eponymous line in 2008 with the intent of creating unique accessories that use unexpected materials. “Lizzie designs the line, while Kathryn, who got her start on Wall Street, oversees sales and operations. Lizzie studied Art History and English at Duke University (where Kathryn majored in Economics) and her interest in “dressing to tell a story” is reflected in the pieces she creates.”
Posted in art, color, Design, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, color, contemporary, Design, diamonds, fashion, inspiration, interior design, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay, rings, rug, solange azagury-partridge, wall street journal, youtube on December 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Solange Azagury-Partridge has a rather eclectic mix of inspirations…Berbers, Rubies, the Moon, Gargoyles etc….but first on the list “LIONS”. “I feel a huge love and affinity with Lions. My star sign is leo, my hair is big and frizzy like a lion’s mane, I’m a carnivore, I’m from Africa, I’m sociable and lazy”
Like the inspirations, her work encompasses a wide variety of styles and several categories. Rings, in the jewelry category, move from refined to playful and then into edgy. I was attracted to the stairway in her London showroom. Each step is carpeted in a different pattern, creating a riot of color. HMMM!!! I wonder if I can talk my husband into that for the stairway to his loft office!!!
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal featured Solange and highlights of her work over the past 28 years. The 1999 ‘Nature Ring’ for a mere $24,500 caught my eye…but the 1996 ‘Hotlips’ ring is still a best seller…$9,600.
Ornamental Elements 