Thursday, February 14, 2013

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

One of our clients sent us these trend notes:

One of KD's best rug client sent this list as good ideas for area rug/novelty rug designs - thought it may be of some interest.

Trend

Name Look
Suburbanista Traditional fashion
Barrister's Office Library- books, scissors, maps
Bali Hai Moorish-Indonesian-Ethnic
Glam Hollywood Regency White, chrome, drama
Romance Shabby Chic/Haute Couture soft abstract florals.
Country Rustic/painted/Provinical 
Beach House Weathered furniture- seaglass blue/green, shells, mermaids- contemporary and traditional
Route 66 Retro Auto-license plate
Urban Loft Wood/Metal
Inspiration Words-religious
Voyages trunk/travel-NYC Paris London
Smiles Novelty Humor-" Touch it"
Cinema movies cameras lights
Styles
black/white with a pop of red retouched photos, art
Words
citrus brights
Art with Light shining through
Gems/Diamonds/Crystals
Icons
Bird Silhouette
Happy Buddah
horses
giraffe
zebra
dog
cat
mermaid
wine
cross
fleur del lis
Marilyn w/ words-andy Warhol style
Abstract watercolor floral
books
maps
london phone booth
finishes
Wood/metal
reactive glazes
LED
bright glossy pressed metal
no's
Gears
sophisticated bronze figures
cowboys no-boots yes
Sea horses
peacock (???)
good colors
red
orange
blue
brown
Grey/yellow
citrus brights
seaglass blue and green
black and white
grey

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Thought for Today

Kim may be in trouble:

"Our skin is a reflection of our deepest selves … [It] speaks of our present, 
tells tales of our past and foreshadows our future."
—  Kate Somerville


Monday, February 11, 2013

New Banner and new email promotion to go out tomorrow (2/12/2013)

 The banner art above is now on KimDesigns.com landing page.

The email promotion below goes out to our email database of clients:


Saturday, February 9, 2013

Love the color palettes:




SOURCE:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Textile-Design-and-Designers-Platform/246160468797845

Friday, February 8, 2013

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Classy - love the leafy print


from Neiman Marcus...

Thought for today...


"You have two choices: You can come down from the mountain and spend the rest of your days thinking it was so beautiful there, or you can create a vision, look upward, see the next mountain, and start the climb all over again."
—  Oprah

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Painterly/Sketchy Floral at Coach This Spring

Inspiration for KD!

I like to know if you are good at bedding.





The bedding above and below is by Ritika.  The bedding CADs are very nicely done.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

If you are on Facebook - you should check this page out:


I found it in Facebook and I love it, I needed to share it - 


enjoy!!!!

marcela♥

KIM HERE...I love this site as well.  Great inspiration anytime.  

Marcela's Picks from Pinterest...



















Hope you enjoy these picks from Marcela, courtesy of the site Pinterest!

-KD Team

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Cool inspiration:


Love scallops.  Above: Love this!  I'd do that in my house.



And this image below speaks to me:
Photo
Source; 
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Textile-Design-and-Designers-Platform/246160468797845

Friday, February 1, 2013

Kate Spade Blog


hot off the heels of january's bold pops of color, we're continuing the celebration of our 20th anniversary (and a year of things we love) with a month dedicated to our signature detail: a well-placed bow. the classic menswear trend lends a charming touch to everything from handbags to belt buckles in our latest collection, and now you can deck out all of your digital devices too with our exclusive downloadable wallpaper.

Click here to see more:

http://www.katespade.com/blog/blog-black-tie-bow-tie,default,pg.html?cm_mmc=Facebook-_-Social-_-Campaign-_-Type&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blog&utm_content=february&utm_term=bowwallpaper

Happy Food / Happy Friday!

Photo: Art & Design
Posted by GC Gabriela Cimpoaie
Source:  http://www.facebook.com/Mahshar.Design?group_id=0