\nOne of the key flavours of Spring is a new kind of pretty. Delicate, gentle and specifically, rendered as if in watercolour. These are patterns to inspire close-up inspection and incredulation. It is testament to the power of digital printing that many look as if the artist had literally just lain down their brushes. It\u2019s a version of 21st Century craft. All the look of the hand-done but brought to you instantly by the metre. Your only dilemma will be how to use them. Curtains might be a touch too much for most, but how about a tea towel? You know it makes sense.<\/p>\n
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2 \u2014 Contemporary Craft<\/em><\/strong> 3 \u2014 Tattooed Textures<\/em><\/strong> Three colours, three materials, and three moods, that we feel are worthy of mention for 2018, each with the potential to run for the long term, and all combining to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[93,24],"tags":[12,35,32,303,302,304,305,10],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendesignbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1108"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendesignbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendesignbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendesignbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendesignbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trendesignbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendesignbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendesignbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendesignbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendesignbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThis idea follows on from \u2018Painterly Prints\u2019. This is about items that resonate with the hand of the maker. Things that feel individual, instead of one of many off a production line. It\u2019s about wobbly pots and irregular plates. Rough textures and wood that shows the marks of the lath or chisel. Things that look as if someone cared about their manufacture. But as above, in 2018, many of these finishes can in fact be simulated by modern manufacturing methods; the one-off look pot may in fact be one of a batch. But the point is in how they feel, and the design language which defines them. The intent is there, and things that feel unique, if not authentic, are what we need to surround ourselves with.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/trendesignbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/trend-report-2018-styles-2.jpg\")
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\nThis trend is the point at which \u2018Painterly Prints\u2019 and \u2018Contemporary Craft\u2019 coalesce. How? It is pattern for those that don\u2019t generally \u2018do\u2019 pattern, and it is texture with the look and feel of the handmade. I\u2019ve called it \u2018Tattooed Textures\u2019 because the designs are generally pierced into the material concerned. Imagine hefty concrete planters punctured by a delicate dotting that traces filigree lines all over it\u2019s rough hewn surfaces. The point is the juxtaposition of a single surface finish with the enrichment of detail. It\u2019s not required, but it simply makes it prettier And that\u2019s not a word used often in design. But here it is welcome, necessary and important. ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/trendesignbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/trend-report-2018-styles-3.jpg\")
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