Composition and Color for Textile and Surface Designs
Personal archive
A course by Silvia Stella Osella , Designer
About the video: Personal archive
Overview
“After defining what a trend is and the main tools that allow you to analyze it, we will now understand how to best optimize the research phase for your project.”
In this video lesson Silvia Stella Osella addresses the topic: Personal archive, which is part of the Domestika online course: Composition and Color for Textile and Surface Designs. Discover the importance of color when creating patterns and design a collection of prints to be applied to different elements.
Partial transcription of the video
“Personal Archive In this lesson, we'll see together other tools for our research and how to optimize them. As we have seen, there are many trend research companies offering services and consultations for their clients. Reports, portals, and trend books, have very high costs though, naturally proportionate to the amount of study and research behind them. There are other ways how a professional or a small brand can carry out research independently. A first example is to follow the blogs of these trend research agencies and subscribe to their newsletters. Part of their blog and information is ...”
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Course summary for: Composition and Color for Textile and Surface Designs
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Areas
Color Theory, Pattern Design

Silvia Stella Osella
A course by Silvia Stella Osella
Silvia Stella Osella is a designer specializing in textile and surface design. She studied visual arts in Turin and later immersed herself in the world of printing and textiles at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.
After returning to Italy, she decided to continue studying and completed a master's in textile product development.
She later began publishing her work on social media, which ultimately led to her first clients. She has collaborated for brands like Zara, Mango, Topshop, and the Max Mara group. In 2015, she opened her own studio in Milan and started designing collections for clients like adidas and Wall&Decò.
When she's not designing, she shares her knowledge of color and trends as a consultant for brands and businesses.
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