Niki Fulton

looking at colour and form

Menu

Skip to content

Home
About
Contact
Printed Textiles
Shop
Vimeo

Contact

Name(required)

Email(required)

Comment(required)

Share this:

Email
Google
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Print
Tumblr
LinkedIn

Like this:

Like Loading...

Please leave a comment, I really enjoy hearing from you Cancel reply

Enter your comment here...

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

Email (required) (Address never made public)

Name (required)

Website

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change )

You are commenting using your Google+ account. ( Log Out / Change )

You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change )

You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change )

Connecting to %s

Notify me of new comments via email.

Notify me of new posts via email.

Email Subscription

Enter your email address to follow this colour and design blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

shop

Recent Posts

Visiting Ceramicist Myer Halliday in his Edinburgh Studio
Fashion and Interior Colour Trends, Dressing for Dinner – ‘New Neutrals’ for SS18
DCA Crafted & SWG3 HYPERMARKET This Weekend + a Hamper of Designer Goods To be Won!
Exhibiting at Best of Britannia
Introducing Silk Twill & Hopsack Ties
The Fruitmarket Gallery #DesignMarket 9th -11th June 2017
Local Heroes Design Boutique at G&V Hotel – and a Competition!
The Route I Took
Top Drawer, London SS17 ‘Spotted’ Section Stand SP55
New website – nikifulton.com

Search

Search

Join niki on Facebook

Join niki on Facebook

Join niki on instagram

Save the date! Thursday 7th March 5 - 8pm @ryanjamesstudio Glasgow, The Horizon Collaboration @nataliejwooddesigns + @nikifulton_ Come and enjoy an evening browsing homewares and menswear kindly sponsored by @ardbeg whisky

There’s nowhere better than the West Sands to freshen up after a big week at the desk.

I am delighted to share the news that over the past few weeks I’ve been working on a Colour Study with ceramicist @nataliejwooddesigns . A ceramicist & a menswear accessories designer may be an unlikely collaboration but Natalie & I both seek a minimal pared down aesthetic in our respective disciplines and we are sharing colours across the collection, inspired by the Hebridean landscape. The collection will launch @ryanjamesstudio menswear & lifestyle shop in Glasgow on Thursday 7th March from 5pm to 8pm and we are thrilled that @ardbeg whisky is kindly sponsoring the launch. Keep an eye out for further event details where you can browse the collection (which includes nip & dram vessels and a tie inspired by peat banks) while sampling some wonderful Ardbeg whisky from the Hebridean island of Islay.

Franco Mazzetti wearing Sandy Eclipse silk tie as he strolls stylishly through the streets of Florence. Photo from @franz_1955

‘Salt’ silk tie evolved after a walking trip on the Isle of Harris followed by a trip to Japan where I learnt a little about ikebana / space. I wanted to work with the colours of the Hebridean landscape and try to make the colours float within the confines of the tie. Just over a year since I was spell bound by Japan I am delighted to be sending my first order to a beautiful menswear retailer who will be displaying the pieces in their 5 stores across Japan - more on that soon! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇯🇵

I have to admit this week has perplexed me somewhat. Too much time wading through documents attempting to get my head around export requirements...while at the same time gazing out the studio window wishing I were out walking. Anyway, forms cracked (almost) and escaped to the Pentland hills this afternoon and now feel anything is possible, even pesky forms!

Weekend adventures to a slate quarry.

‘Peat’ silk tie was inspired by the Hebridean peat banks and the peaty water of Scotland’s burns (small rivers). The colour on the tie shifts from bronzed amber through to a deep earthy heather at the blade. Have a great Robert Burns Night!

Thank you to @craftdesignhouse who commissioned two exclusive prints last year to reflect the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and I’m delighted to hear today that the prints, ‘Willow’ & ‘Lilac Sun’ will be appearing in an exhibition at @thelighthouseglasgow Scotland’s Centre for Design and Architecture. The linen you see here was printed by @befabbecreative in Leith, Edinburgh and made into bags by textile manufacturers @kalopsiac also based in Edinburgh’s Leith. Thank you everyone involved and I look forward to seeing the prints on other garments soon...

Not bad for a ‘back door’! Its been such a lovely experience supplying @vadundee with ties & scarves for their Ocean Liners Speed & Style exhibition shop. I can’t thank the buyers enough for selecting the work and to the visitors both local & from afar who have bought them. In the short 4 months the museum has been open I’m delighted to have received several orders which I always enjoy delivering to the museum in person. The seascape shots are from the train window as it traveled along the Fife coast crossing two bridges before arriving in Dundee. Magic.

Hello, it’s been a while since I posted anything mainly because I’ve been totally immersed in a new project (more on that soon) but also because I did ask myself why am I posting images on Instagram at all? Most of the images I post are from the many walks I go on which at first sight might seem totally unrelated to the products I design! However most of my ideas come while walking and I’m always looking at patterns which trigger new work. I also find the balance of sharing news without sounding like I am showing off a very tricky area. However I love taking photos and do enjoy sharing them so here are some from a recent walk near my studio in Edinburgh. I thought the new strap line ‘born in the wilderness...tied in the city’ helps marry my love of countryside to designing men’s accessories. Perhaps? Anyway, I will continue to post fresh images from my day to day exploits and I look forward to looking at your streams too. See you around!

Always great delivering orders of ‘Breton Signal’ silk scarves & ‘Eclipse’ ties to @vadundee for their Liners Speed and Style shop - it’s one of those places I take in person rather than use a courier as it’s a wonderful excuse for a day out!

Join niki on pinterest

David Chipperfield A
Private house in Ken

Blogroll

13threads
bicocacolors
Broadside
colour light and shade
Kellie's Food to Glow
Make Me A Frock
the colour of ideas
the sartorialist
velvet and silk cafe

Posts I Like

Beetroot and Raspberry Granola… on food to glow
62 Lip-Smacking Healthier Choc… on food to glow

Tags

architecture art artists Autumn colours BeFabBeCreative blue Bute Christmas Christmas gifts cloth color colors color trends colour Colour Group GB colours colour theory colour trends craft decorating design designs Edinburgh etsy Exhibitions fabric fashion form Fruitmarket Gallery green grey harmony homewares Iceland inspiration interior design interior paint interiors Kalopsia light linen linen ties linkedin London LRV Mens Fashion mugs nature NCS niki fulton orange packaging paint palette pattern pears photography pink plants prints red Reykjavik Scotland shapes silk surfaces tea towels textiles ties tonally trends unifiedspace vintage walls white yellow

Copyright

All content is © 2011 – 2018 Niki Fulton and unifiedspace.wordpress.com. All rights reserved. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Niki Fulton and unifiedspace.wordpress.com. If you like my text and images and want to share them, please use a direct link to this site. Thanks you!

Send to Email Address Your Name Your Email Address

Cancel

Post was not sent - check your email addresses!

Email check failed, please try again

Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

%d bloggers like this: