We were honoured to be asked to take part in this years London Design Week at Chelsea Harbour, which launches to the press & buyers from 13th - 15th March this weekend and the general public from 16th -18th March. Expect to see some of the best global names shaping the luxury interiors world today, showcasing their latest collections and ranges.
Zoe Bradley will showcase a blue floral dress made entirely from paper for this years London Design Week
With this years theme heavily directed by the Geometric trend and the colour blue, paper artist Zoe Bradley went on an inspirational journey to discover past and present artist and designers who made the colour blue a pivotal part of their work.
Always referencing the floral & fauna world that Bradley has become synonmous with, it was no surprise that other artists and designers have found inspiration in the symmetry and formation of flowers.
Zoe looked at works by William Morris, Japanese Osaka prints, the Art Forms in Nature by Ernst Haeckel and paintings of Monet's blue period as well as Wedgwood and Delft Pottery whose work is defined by the colour blue.
Above: Zoe Bradley's paper geometric interpretation of the Chrysanthemum.
Below: Some of the Delft Blue ceramic inspiration behind the Blue Dress for London Design Week
The shape of the skirt for the dress echoed the roundness of the glass dome ceiling in the South Dome of Chelsea Design Centre where the dress will be on display. The bodice attached to the skirt has a nipped in waist to accentuate the larger than life silhouette.
The dress design sketch by Zoe Bradley
The 400 flowers that form the paper textile for the dress were cut and assembled by hand in Bradley's studio. There is also 3,500 leaves that have been scored over 17,000 times.
Above: A still life shot of the paper flowers that include a Wild Rose, Apple Blossom, Cherry Blossom and Chrysanthemum, along with 3,500 leaves that will go onto the dress frame and bodice.
Above Paper Artist Zoe Bradley at work creating the huge paper floral dress for #LDW16
For more information and the full programme of events over London Design Week at Chelsea Harbour London click on the link below
http://www.dcch.co.uk/LDW16-Full-Event-Programme