Colour News September 2024-No. 2
Colour related news and events
What is the history of colour and trend forecasting? What could the process of colour and trend forecasting look like in the future? This article by Joanna van Gent answers some of these questions and poses many more.
How do you think we can reconsider the fashion industry? Let us know in the comments.
Are you are interested to know how a colour forecast is developed? Come and join us on Saturday, 12 October 2024, for a 1-day workshop about Colour Forecasting.
This very special workshop is taking place at the studio of a colour trend forecaster Anna Maria Nyk and includes an optional studio tour on October 11.
If you are a designer (or a product manager, a stylist…) looking to gain insight into the colour trends for the 2026+ and also learn how to conduct colour trend research, this workshop is for you.
What will you gain? You will get a different perspective on the world around you and will be able to translate this into colours.
In this workshop we will study macro developments and evaluate the assignments which the participants have prepared upfront. Ingredients that we will put on the table are images, colours and key wordings. Together we will look for connections and the common thread. During an intense and collaborative process we will filter the information and shape/set up a few colour trend stories. These will be accurate for the near future and a good foundation to use.
INFO
This workshop is led by two colour professionals: Anna Maria Nyk and Jeannette Hanenburg
Colour experience: basic colour knowledge is required
Participants need to prepare upfront and will be briefed properly*
The workshop is based on teamwork (interdisciplinary)
The common process will lead to clearly defined colour stories
These will be processed and provided to all participants
1 DAY WORKSHOP
Date: Saturday 12 October 2024
Location: Studio Nyk Colour & Design / Borne, the Netherlands
Price: €375 per person (lunch included).
ICA-B, AiNB members: €275 (lunch included).
Become ICA-Belgium member here.
Participants: max 8
For: designers, product managers, teachers, stylists… from various working fields (fashion, interior, architecture, education)
The last date to register: October 6, 2024.
Find more information about the workshop and the Program here.
Any questions? Join us for the upcoming online Info Session with Anna Maria Nyk on 28 September at 10:00 CET. You can register here.
News from ICA-Belgium members
Chromagenesis
by Vinciane Lacroix
On the weekend of October 4, 5 and 6, 2024, I’ll be exhibiting my chromatic research as part of the Parcours d’artistes d’Etterbeek, at the Hotel Sofitel, Place Jourdan in Brussels.
Take a painting, yours, mine or that of a great artist, a van Gogh for example. What if we rearranged the colors in a different way?
That’s the question behind this article and video. Here, pixels take on their own independence, roaming wherever they please. By imposing a few rules on them, they form surprising and sometimes really pretty images.
I pursued this research to create Chromagenesis, a process at the crossroads of generative art, traditional art and technology. The digital images thus produced always have the same size and pixels as the initial image; only the composition varies.
Initial compositions are established on the basis of various fully automated protocols, depending on a choice of parameters. While these compositions are certainly pleasing, they can appear too systematic. In my opinion, manual intervention brings interesting surprises.
As a foretaste, here are two examples, slightly degraded. Can you guess the artist? The original painting?
In the coming days, I’ll be posting new paintings on Instagram. At the Sofitel Hotel, you’ll see fine art prints by Chromagenèse.
I look forward to seeing you there!
Welcome new ICA-Belgium members
A warm welcome to Tina Stieger!
Hello,
I am Tina Stieger, a designer specializing in colour and material. Drawing on my broad expertise as a multidisciplinary designer and my background in trend research and forecasting, I make colour accessible through educational programs, workshops, lectures and bespoke consultations.
From my studio in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, I develop projects that go beyond mere aesthetics, delving into the cultural, social and ecological context of colour to provide more meaningful and sustainable future perspectives on colour.
I’ll be showcasing some of my work and hosting various color workshops at the upcoming Dutch Design Week, from October 19th to 27th, 2024.
Stay tuned for more updates on my socials: @tinastieger
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