2016-2017
Collaborating in a print design community
Pattern Lab is a master’s level minor-study program at Aalto ARTS in Helsinki, Finland. The project has an impressive and successful history of over fifteen years, and a number of today’s top textile designers in Finland are Pattern Lab alumni. Pattern Lab is a year long project with a new group of talented students each year.
The aim of Pattern Lab is to create a large, professional surface design collection. During the year long project students learn how to design and coordinate surface designs for various application areas (e.g. prints for clothing or interiors, jacquard- weaving etc.) and how to create commercial design work in an international business environment. The designs are promoted at key industry fairs and directly to customers all around the world. During the past years, Pattern Lab teams have sold hundreds of patterns to a large number of companies in industries such as fashion, textile, paper products, interiors, etc.
In Pattern Lab we designed 3 fascinating and differing print collection concepts. All designers realized 8 patterns for each collection. When put together, the patterns form the commercial Pattern Lab collection, which is sold to design companies in Finland and abroad.
Our 1st collection ”Dome Garden” is a classical theme, inspired by historic architecture, mosaics and artists such as Monet and Matisse.
Second collection, ”Neverending tales” is a fantastical and dark fairytale land with a little sprinkle of black humour.
”Wonder astray”, the third collection, portrays the vast and melancholic isolation of Nordic mindset and landscape.
Process, sketches and prints for PatternLab 2018 collection.
All prints and photos: Sarianna Niskala
Copyright Sarianna Niskala 2016-2017
