Marrimekko

Compositional mark making on a large scale is something I focused on in BA7 although I stuck quite rigidly to a geometric composition, with the use of block organic shapes it breaks up compositions and lines and makes the pattern flow much more easily.

 The amount of detail that has been subjected to this repeat is incredible, the drawing has been done to a high quality so it makes the repeat really effective - this is an idea I want to bring into my work, having high quality drawing I can scan in and play with on large scales.

 These screens are very exciting on the eye to me. It contrasts patterns of stripes and organic shapes with bright colours that accentuate one another. This is something I would be very interested in doing within my project.

Although the shapes are formed in a geometric structure, the colours allow your eye to move in and out of the patterns and shapes so that the colours are standing out. I admire the use of marks to create the patterns and textures.

Marrimekko is visually inspirational for my ba8 project; it focuses on placement of large scale motifs in bright vivid colours. They incorporate patterns into everyday objects and compose them in organic arrangements layered on top of each other to make a colourful collage of exciting imagery. Marrimekko mainly uses heavyweight cotton for the interior products as these allow the colours to pop and the materials to be practical in durability.