Print trend autumn/winter 2013/2014

Première Vision + Indigo – Autumn/Winter 2013/14 – Print Trend Report Preview

By Patternbank On October 2, 2012 · In Trend Forecasts

In this report we give you an early peek of four of our A/W 2013/14 print trends seen at the recent Premier Vision and Indigo trade shows. Patternbank’s trends team were on hand to research the key print and pattern trends seen at the show. We are currently working on a new and more extensive print trend report which will break down the 12 key stories with colour forecast direction, print inspiration and indispensable reference material.

Midnight Garden

Over-sized Flower Heads / Inky Colours / Florals With Mark Making / Single Blooms / Watercolour Backgrounds / Bleeding / Over-exposure / Flooded Ink / Intense Colour On Dark Backgrounds / Dusky Colour Schemes / Glowing Hues / Overlapping Areas

Alix Malka, Amanda Richardson, Preen via Fashionising, Magriet Smulders

Optical Day

Bauhaus Expression / 1920′s 1960′s 1970′s Mixed / Omega Workshop References / Bloomsbury Style / Wallpaper Looks / Optical Mixes / Tie-style Foulards / Paisley Motifs / Grid-like Patterns / Chevron and Striped

Anni Albers, Friedlinde de Colbertado Dinzl, Marni, Vintage Wallpaper,

Historical Adornment

Rococo Styles / Hidden Silhouettes / Baroque Imagery / Unfinished Work and Sketching / Bleach Effects / Victoriana / Devore Velvets / Scroll Work / Paisley Bleed / Decorative Work / Ornate Gold and Coppers

Vintage Carpets, Daniela Ovtcharov, Mariano Fortuny, Valentino Haute Couture  A’12 via Fashionising

Urban Metropolis

Urban Landscape / Photographic Cities Overlaid / Urban Imagery / Pixel Blur / Collage Mix / Graffiti One Colour / Black & White / Industrial Landscape / Mapping / Contour Lines / Mixed Drawn Imagery / Grainy Prints

Jeanne Williamson,  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,  Stephanie Jung, Federico Cortese