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“The Age of Exploration is not Yet over”

Simone Moro in March 2016

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Exploring Space & Time

• The Mutation of our societies is leading to Disorientation. Progress is disrupting our relation with time, blurring the boundaries between real & virtual world.

• More than ever before, Space & Time are becoming our new realms of Exploration

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Exploring Randomness

• The growing development of personalised recommendations generated by powerful Algorithms imposes limited choices on consumers.

• In response, the unexpected in emerging revealing a desire to discover randomness and integrate into human experience

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Disruptive Explorations

• Inspired by a start-up spirit of inventiveness, the new connected generations – The Millennials & The Generation Z are devising highly creative lifestyles

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Exploring New Intelligence

• Global Innovation in gaining momentum taking place on an unprecedented scale. New Fields of exploration are rapidly opening up leading to new science fiction vision of future where excess prevails.

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Exploring Nature Differently

• Climatic Disturbances, reduced access to water and depletion of natural resources are destabilising changes that are inventing a new relationship with nature

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Exploring the Infinity Small

• Scientists & General Public are endlessly fascinated by the infinitely small.

• Developments in Environmentally friendly Biotechnology are producing revolutionary material for future

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Exploring Your Image

• Self Expression has reached its Zenith: the possibilities for individually designing the self image we send out to the world are multiplying.

• Uninhibited self expression is increasingly becoming the norm

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Exploring your Emotions

• The contemporary era pulls us towards an

All-emotional world where feelings are at the fore front. The need to express our emotions seems to increasingly dominate our lives.

• Looking to the future, we explore resources for happiness and revitalise our connection with instinct.

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Heimtextil 2017 Trends

• “Explorations” is the Motto

• Virtual Explorations

• Planetary Explorations

• Natural Explorations

• Cultural Explorations

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Virtual Explorations

• Extravagant Floral Patterns

• Embroidery

• Jacquard

• Laces

• Lively Colors

• Water Reminiscent Hues

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Keywords

• Silks

• Shimmer Texture

• Transparency

• 3D elements

• Geometric Elements

• Cellular Organism Inspired

• Holographic Effects

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Extravagant Digital Floral

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Water Reminiscent Hues Lively Colour Palette

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Planetary Explorations

• Material Extracts & Textures

• Mineral like Delicacy

• Shading

• Soft, Protective

• Bright White

• Dark Ash Colored Tones

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Keywords

• Rough Details

• Delicate Structures

• Mesh

• Padded Textures

• Soft Glitter

• Cracked Ground texture

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Natural Explorations

• Respect for our Planet

• Urban Aspects thru Nature

• Wood-relief & Bark like structures

• Camouflage

• Intensive Mossy Green tones

• Earthy

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Keywords

• Animal / Vegetable / Nature Imitations

• Wooden Texture

• Rawness sublimed

• Refined Camouflage

• Organic patchwork

• Partial Terry like structures

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Cultural Explorations

• Multiculturalism

• Interiors Transform

• Contemporary Crafts

• Luxurious modifications

• Universal Ethnic Look

• Urban Shades

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Keywords

• Urban & Rural Fusion

• Visible Structure

• Basket inspired

• Traditional Textile

• Hybrid forms

• Ethnic elegance

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Heimtextil 2016 Trends Heimtextil 2017 Trends

• “Explorations” is the Motto

• Virtual Explorations

• Planetary Explorations

• Natural Explorations

• Cultural Explorations

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• “Well being 4.0” was the Key Trend

• Protect: good for us

• Energize: digital dreams

• Nourish: sensory design

• Enrich: appealing to senses

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Color Report Summer 2017

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A Mixture of Vitality, Relaxation and the Great Outdoors From colors that are bright and vivid to those that convey a sense of earthiness, our top 10 colors for spring 2017 are reminiscent of the hues that surround us in nature. In conjunction with New York Fashion Week, the PANTONE Fashion Color Report provides a comprehensive overview of fashion designers’ use of color in their spring 2017 collections. Featuring the top 10 shades seen on the runway, the PANTONE Fashion Color Report is your essential color guide to the season. "One of the things that we saw this year, was a renewed sense of imagination in which color was appearing in context that was different than the traditional," said Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute. "Reminiscent of the hues that surround us in nature, our Spring 2017 Fashion Color Report evokes a spectrum of emotion and feeling. From the warmth of sunny days with PANTONE 13-0755 Primrose Yellow to the invigorating feeling of breathing fresh mountain air with PANTONE 18-0107 Kale and the desire to escape to pristine waters with PANTONE 14-4620 Island Paradise, designers applied color in playful, yet thoughtful and precise combinations to fully capture the promises, hope and transformation that we yearn for each Spring."

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2017 will talk about Drawing Décor Inspirations from our Personalities CONFIDENT – creative, social type COMPOSED – traditionalists, contemporary touch COMFORTABLE – introverts, start to experiment

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CONFIDENT: Dusky Blue

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CONFIDENT: Blue Green

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CONFIDENT: Sunshine Yellow

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COMPOSED: Mineral Grey

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COMPOSED: Blue Green

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COMPOSED: Beige Taupe

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COMFORTABLE: Powder Blue

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COMFORTABLE : Pastel Pink

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COMFORTABLE : Dusted Yellow

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Thank you !!

Sridhar Amanchy Assistant Professor

Dept. of Knitwear Design NIFT Chennai