Paige Cartledge from the London College of Communication has won the prestigious New Designers Tigerprint Award for her Cabinet of Curiosities project.
Judges Commented on the ‘Immaculate, exquisite design – beautifully realised. We were immediately won over by Paige’s faultless presentation.’
Paige wins a £500 cash prize and a six month paid placement across the two Tigerprint studios.
Speaking of her award she said: ‘I’m really ecstatic! This wasn’t expected at all, mainly because I have just found my style in the last year. I’m relieved that it has been appreciated. I have loved Tigerprint for ages, I take inspiration from them, so it is very well suited to where I want to go and what I want to do.’
Cabinet of Curios was pinpointed as an important macro trend for the year ahead by Global Trend & Design, who gave several fascinating presentations at Spring Fair International 2014. Key to this them are bird and butterfly details and design techniques that incorporate a blend of crafts.
Retro ideas start looking back to Victorian times and the pierced, laser-cut look is still very strong. Horn and bone [which doesn’t have to be real, there are some fantastic fakes out there, which we would recommend in preference to actual animal products] is popular in this look and African animal prints including giraffe, zebra and cheetah are the patterns of choice. Intricate Moorish and Moroccan patterns are well within the comfort zone of this look for home interiors, with rusted metal colours and muted jewels standing out in the colour palette.
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