If you've been following this blog recently you will be aware that we've been a bit busy and with Christmas only two weeks away things are not going to slow down any time soon. With all this activity we have been neglectful in properly unveiling our latest collection of prints; there have been glimpses of the designs but now we going to fill in some of the gaps.
The collection is entitled 'Entomology', which literally means the study of insects. Our inspiration came from the patterns created by the archiving of beetles and butterflies and the beautiful colours they often have. We spent time drawing and photographing the collections in museums but also had access to our own specimens.
This huge beetle and hornet were discovered (dead) in France - no animals were harmed in the making of this collection - and it was great to be able to be draw them from different angles.
Here is a selection of the original artwork we worked on, some of which didn't get used this time around. It's good to share some of the processes that go into evolving a design as they don't just 'appear' from thin air!
These are the final prints in a combination of bold teal, orange and citrine with pale khaki and aubergine choices for the more neutral palette. The patterns are made by the insects and explore the organic form but with a geometric element that we love so much.
To complement our digital prints we have been screen printing in the studio onto cotton and silk using more illustrations from our research. The bespoke Papilio range incorporates our love of all things textured - hand-made silk butterflies with metallic highlights on vivid silk dupion and made into cushions and lampshades.
We are really excited by this collection and have loved researching, designing and collating the whole thing. And great to be able to finally share it all at last!
To view the entire collection click here
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