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The books are also presented in subtle tones and muted colours to appeal to the parents a little bit, too! Orla Kiely The exhibition charts the growth and success of Orla Kiely from her first collection of hats at London Fashion Week in 1994, through the advent of the iconic Orla Kiely bag in the mid-nineties to her freelance work for department stores executed from her kitchen table in 1998. a b c Burt, Kate (22 October 2010). "Cutting-edge patterns: Kiely's unique designs have made her interiors label a massive global brand". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022 . Retrieved 7 February 2022. Emling, Shelley (5 June 2009). "A designer's gift for understatement". New York Times . Retrieved 7 February 2022. (subscription required) She has also designed a refillable water bottle called the "Wottle", which is a collaboration with the water filter company Brita. The bottle features her green-stem design and is made from high-density polyethylene, a recyclable plastic material, and produced by a company in Suffolk. [10]

The business empire, which Kiely runs with her husband, Dermott Rowan, from a small office and two boutiques in London, has not only earned the designer export awards and industry accolades, but she has even been immortalised on an Irish 82-cent stamp, the type most often used for first-class overseas mail. A Life in Pattern by Orla Kiely Magnificent Irish fashionista stamps". World Stamp News. 18 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. It’s not about trends; it’s about who she is and what she feels, and that’s why her work is so consistent. That’s also why I don’t think it will go out of date,” Nothdruft suggests. “It’s a look that can keep going because it will keep on adapting.” Unlike many textile companies. Orla rarely bought in designs. Instead pieces were created in the London studio where she and her team collaborated in response to ideas and concepts for the season. Only when Orla herself was happy with the pattern did it then move onto the production process.

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KS1 Printing PowerPoint - You might want to go through this one before you try the Orla Kiely printing process! It explains two art printing techniques and invites children to think of other objects which they could use to make interesting patterns. Having presented her first ready-to-wear collection in 2003 using simple, clean silhouettes that allowed the prints to stand out, her clothes have been worn by a vast supply of household names, including Alexa Chung, Kiera Knightly and the Duchess of Cambridge. From influence to impact, the Orla Kiely range at MyBag includes styles from practical tote bags with classic Orla Kiely floral print to cute mini leather handbags and embossed cross body bags taking heed from the many realms of Orla’s iconic career. She’s very popular in Asia, because what she does is seen as quite cute in places like Japan and Korea, whereas in New York City it’s seen as contemporary but charming in a way that’s appealing to professional women, who see it as being feminine without being fussy or twee.” a b De Rosa, Sophie (27 September 2010). "World of: Orla Kiely, designer". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 7 February 2022.

I think that gives us a starting point for a discussion of social context, and I think Orla’s work will become a kind of reference for a certain period in time when it’s viewed in 50 or 100 years from now,” the curator explains. For Dennis Nothdruft, curator at the Fashion and Textile Museum, Kiely’s success stems in part from the clarity of her work, the consistency of her approach and the flexibility of her business model, which relies on a series of trusted licensees for all of its manufacturing. “There’s a very strong DNA that runs through everything she produces. She has a process. She absorbs things and then she filters them so that they come out in a very Orla Kiely way that’s all about her vision,” Nothdruft explains. You might also want to let children have an opportunity to develop their observational and sketching skills while taking inspiration from plants and animals in preparation for this activity. Only after the concept was been approved did selected manufacturers get instructed to produce first prototypes or samples – and the arrival of these in the studio was always seen as ‘the moment of truth’. Looking to see whether the design on the product matched that of the design on the paper.

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This year would certainly seem to belong to the 55-year-old, with the publication of a book, Orla Kiely: A Life in Pattern , and a landmark exhibition of the same name at London's Fashion and Textile Museum, which is running until September 23. Kiely will also reflect upon her more than two-decade-long career in a lecture at the Victoria & Albert Museum during the London Design Festival. Wasilak, Sarah (28 October 2015). "Kate Middleton Wore This Exact Outfit 3 Years Ago, and It Still Looks Just as Good". PopSugar . Retrieved 7 February 2022. Kiely has been described by The Guardian as "the Queen of Prints." [7] Her designs have been used for a variety of objects, including kitchenware, [8] stationery, furniture, [4] wallpaper, [2] and a range of Citroën DS3 cars. [9] Her fashion line has been worn by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, [13] [14] and celebrities including Kirsten Dunst [4] and Alexa Chung.

Easy for her to say. But not necessarily an easy look to incorporate into the home. How does she advise the pattern-shy and colour-phobic to be bold? "I always think it's good to plan one strong feature rather than lots of bitty things," she says. "So if you're going to go for patterned wallpaper, you don't really want print on your sofa and print on your floor: make it a focal point. There's less opportunity to get it wrong." It’s been 20 years since Kiely first developed the Stem pattern that has helped to make her business an international success; during this time the designer has taken a remarkably consistent approach to her work, eschewing trends in the fashion cycle in favour of collections that correspond across the decades.She began designing handbags and hats after her father noted during her first London Fashion Week that everyone was carrying a handbag, but no one was wearing a hat. [5] In the late 1990s, she had the idea to laminate cloth for handbags: "At the time, no one was doing anything like it. Laminated fabric, in those days, meant tablecloths." [3] Beginning with wool felted hats commissioned by Harrods and soon expanding into handbag designs. In 1995 Orla presented accessories at London Fashion Week and had her first buyers from Japan. Whilst working at her kitchen table, freelancing for Marks & Spencer and designers at Debenhams, by 1998 her range had developed to include clothing and was being shipped to Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York and Dublin. Orla Kiely products were sold in over 33 countries. Her clothing, handbags, accessories and homewares have been featured in films, TV shows and even a novel, ‘Girl on a train’. Covered in magazines and newspapers, she appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Sunday time and Grazia magazine. Shepard, Anna (12 September 2008). "Green living: can Orla Kiely wean us off bottled water?". The Times. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Using a potato as a stamp, this resource guides pupils through all the stages of the creation process, while allowing them to make independent decisions about their pattern, design and colour. Their vibrant, bold and colourful artwork will brighten up your day, whether it's for a class display or fun activity for home learning. Art at KS1 is about engaging children and inspiring their imaginations, whilst at the same time helping them with skills that will develop more over time.

Kiely’s aesthetic is dominated by geometric flowers, leaves and the closest thing the designer has to a logo, her endlessly versatile, scalable and variable Stem pattern. Her imprint can be found on her signature handbags, accessories and clothes, stationery and perfume bottles, homeware and furniture, and even on a ­limited-edition version of the Citroen DS3 car.Orla Kiely to close retail and online businesses". RTÉ. 19 September 2018 . Retrieved 7 February 2022. My love of fashion was evident from an early age… fashion would become my window to the world, a way to voice my personal language and communicate my ideas’