Nature Inspired prints - Elements & Animals

Water Reflections in Psychedelic Colours

Spring/ Summer 2012.

Chameleon Skin - Spring/ Summer 2012

Flora and Forna

Spring/ Summer Flora 2011 - Sydney studio brief.

Paint Splash

Jackson Pollock inspired paint splash prints.

Spring/ summer 2011 forecast photographic,universe and planetary images – these prints have been developed to make the brief less obvious and allow more more colour ways to be integrated. 

Animal Fur

Nature at its Best - Perfect Symmetry

The Renaissance of Snake Skin Spring/Summer 2011

Snake skin still doing well in Sydney as a trend, giving it a modern twist is the hard part as its a trend that will always re-appear!

Designed by moi in Karolina York during internship.

KAROLINA YORK

The Print Studio Karolina York

Sydney-based print studio Karolina York is behind some of the most beautiful prints to hit the Australian and New York runways. They've worked with designers like Diane von Furstenberg, Bec& Bridge, Sass + Bide to Tuleh and they've consistently taken their clients/designers visions and turned them into wearable reality.

Currently designing in this prestigious studio doing part time work experience. Creating prints for their latest Spring/ Summer 2011 collection, working on pale reptile skins and hand painted, washed abstract and floral images. Will post some images soon.

Publicity

Publicity from the Como Textprint Scarf Competition

Liberty of London scarf department: http://blog.liberty.co.uk/2912/the-grand-tour/

ysh London.com: http://www.yshlondon.com/blogs/2010/Jan/27/texprint-limited-edition-scarf--made-in-italy-sold-in-libertys-280

Birmingham City University: http://www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/news/platform-new-talent

Textprint - ComOn

Texprint is a registered charity, whose aim is to link the best newly graduated textile designers with industry. By selecting, each year, the top textile design graduates from British colleges and launching them at the leading international textile design exhibition.BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY SCARF DESIGN WINS COMON TEXPRINT GOLD.

This year each University was twinned with an Italian city as part of a ‘Grand Tour’. The judges carefully considered all submissions, but eventually unanimously agreed that this year’s winner of the Gold Award was Birmingham City University, twinned with Siena(designed by Robyn Holmyard)

“The Birmingham City University entry was a very mature piece, which displayed great use of colour. It was an easy message to understand and had a very clear vision.” Massimiliano Giornetti, Salvatore Ferragamo.The judges were Ed Burstell of Liberty, Luigi Turconi of Ratti, Guido Tettamanti and Paolo Noseda of Como Federation, Sara Colossi, Massimiliano Giornetti and Elena Alfani all of Salvatore Ferragamo.

Gold Award - Birmingham City University – Siena

“Robyn’s entry had a very strong impact and represented Siena very well. It was very energetic and had a great use of colour.”

Read the full press release at: http://www.texprint.org.uk/2009/press/19_press-release.pdf

My Scarf goes on Sale in Liberties, London

Liberty’s newly reopened scarf department is the glamorous setting for a promotion of the work of the three winners of the ComOn Texprint competition in which contestants were asked to create the perfect silk scarf to celebrate historic Italian towns and cities.

Fashion journalist Sarah Mower, who is a strong advocate for Liberty’s revamped scarf room, suggested the idea of working with Liberty to Texprint, the UK charity whose aim is to link new textile designers to industry. Como silk printer Ratti, one of the judges of the competition, generously offered to print the scarves that are now in store for the month of February at a retail price of £105.

ComOn was set up in 2008 by Confindustria Como, the body that represents the 250 textile companies in the north Italian Como region, that traditionally has specialised in silk weaving and printing. The aim of ComOn is to strengthen the relationship between the Como silk industry and upcoming design talent worldwide.

The Grand Tour is the second competition ComOn has initiated with Texprint, with a brief that asked for a 90cm x 90cm silk scarf, plus coordinating prints for dresses and ties. The entries from 24 UK universities and colleges were whittled down to 15 by a three person panel of Peter Robinson from New Look, Robert Bell from Next and Leigh Cooke, Texprint winner from 1995 and now Hermès scarf designer. The final winners were chosen by a judging team including Elena Alfani, director of accessories at Ferragamo and Ed Burstall, director of buying at Liberty.

The Gold Award went to Robyn Holmyard who studied Textile Design at Birmingham City University and chose Sienna as her city.