design et al are delighted to announce that Designer’s Atelier have been shortlisted for a Fabric Award in The International Product Design Awards 2016
The Kaleidoscope Collection exclusively created for Designer’s Atelier by Ewelina Mlynarek is intuitive, radical and dynamic. Inspired by Dame Zaha Hadid’s parabolic shapes which became a trade mark of her aesthetic, Ewelina playfully uses complex patterns and vivid colours reminiscent of a kaleidoscope which sees its bicentennial anniversary this year.
Invented by a prolific Scottish physicist and the father of experimental optics Sir David Brewster, the kaleidoscope finds its roots in Greek as well as the Indo European words meaning “beautiful form to see”. Sir David Brewster received several honorary degrees and even counted Queen Victoria among his fans. Initially intended as a scientific tool, the kaleidoscope proved to be a huge success as a toy, resulting in 200,000 pieces being sold in London and Paris in just three months.
Designer’s Atelier’s collection consisting of Ewelina’s kaleidoscopic imagery creates a visually stunning impact that blurs the lines between art and design, drawing viewers into a psychedelic wonderland. Arousing one’s curiosity a collaboration between a philosophy design practise and this up and coming textile designer, provides a glimpse into another world of strangeness and newness, translating the continuous fluidity of unusual patterns into sculptural sensuality.
The exclusive spring/ summer collection of upholstery fabrics, velvet cushions, wallpapers, dinnerware and artwork is digitally printed in the United Kingdom using the finest materials.
