Showing posts with label VISUAL DIARY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label VISUAL DIARY. Show all posts

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

WONDERLUST // THE INTERIOR TRAVEL DIARY

To say I am excited about my upcoming trip is an understatement. So much to do and see, I do not even know where to start. I thought I would share with you all today, what is inspiring me about going on this trip and how I am going to use it as a breath of fresh air. It will be assisting me to inject some new exciting things into the business. We are really going to be going with the flow the whole time, I am not over planning or locking things in because we really want to immerse ourselves in the cultures that we are going to experience as well as see as many authentically beautiful things as possible. I am going to be looking for great little local furniture stores, suppliers and really immerse myself into the architecture of these ancient places. I cannot think of a better way to be inspired spatially, then staying in old ruins and exploring monuments that I have studied and admired. 

Here is the start of my Travel Diary series, where I will be eventually sharing my own travel interior guides to all the places we are visiting, but first, we are to start from the beginning. What are some of the essentials a Designer takes on holiday with them... well, I am a bit of a wellness freak so of course, I wont be leaving without my own little snacks and herbal tea bags BUT most importantly, a camera, a visual diary, pencil, good tunes and pre organised meetings with suppliers that I have made contact with over the years.  You can find all the images below to where I am heading on my Pinterest. 

In no particular order, here is where I am visiting: 

Trieste, Italy

Santorini, Greece 

So much inspiration to be recorded  
Milano, Italy 

Taking our time 

The Interior Designer


Verona, Italy 

Rhodes, Kos and Kalynmos, Greece 

Lake Como, Italy 

Venice, Italy 

London Town, UK 

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

VISUAL DIARY: BOLD PRINTS

In keeping with yesterdays theme, I had to share with you all my love of Mara Hoffman. Just an example of how the neon is staying alive and bold patterns are very cool. Mara mixes a whole range of crazy patterns and colours which make for beautiful, unique and interesting designer fashion. We have been in a very eccentric and eclectic mood this week so I am just going with it, bringing all sorts of inspiration to the design table.  At the same time I am introducing another feature style post called "Visual Diary," which will showcase and share what is inspiring me right this second. I found over the years after graduating Uni that I actually have a real love for textiles and designing patterns which I never knew existed before. So I have decided on top of everything else I am starting to feed my artistic side by just designing patterns. Mara's bold geometric and aztec prints are inspiring me to find ideas and evoke creativity where I normally wouldn't attempt to find it. You could also look at these prints as a sense of inspiration for matching bold colour and prints in an interior, as it really shows that contrasting colours and tones really can work.






Anything can assist in bringing your ideas to life and apart from wanting to own a few pieces of Mara Hoffman's collection myself, the way she presents her work photographically through her campaigns to me captures and communicates to her audience what inspires her.








All images sourced from the Mara Hoffman website. 

Hope you enjoy being a little side tracked from just interiors today.


Much love,

JDZ x
 
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