As already announced in the first part of our Young Designer Edition two-part series, we are pleased to present to you here what our young designers have created. The designs that the students created as part of their term paper on the topic of “tableware and tableware” resulted in great works, which were presented at Heimtextil 2018. These can be found on our website in the section Young Designer Collection.
You can then read the accompanying text by Prof. Ellwanger-Mohr from the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences:
Textile and tile design for tableware and tableware
The exhibition presents the results of a textile design project by students studying Design Engineering in the Department of Textile/Clothing Technology at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Mönchengladbach under the direction of Prof. Dipl. des. Marion Ellwanger-Mohr and Dipl. des. Anna Koch.
Design concepts for woven and printed home textiles on the subject of tableware and tableware and their implementation in fabric are presented. The ideas for textile collections are supplemented with a series of exclusively designed cement tiles for the future Mosáico Young Designer Edition.
The starting point and sources of inspiration for the designs and tiles were the diverse impressions during a joint trip to Marrakech and current trends in the interior sector. In addition to the rich variety of colors and patterns that we found in Morocco, the trip examined various aspects of hospitality and product languages as motivations for the design of textiles and tiles. We explored the culinary forms of Moroccan cooking, eating and partying and interpreted Oriental and Occidental table cultures in the context of their aesthetic and practical functions for today's lifestyles. The result is a debut of various design manuscripts that are waiting to be discovered.
Our partners and sponsors for the project are Daniel Bailo and Wolfgang Pisar, managing directors of Mosáico Zementfliesen in Cologne. The trip was made in collaboration with them and with funding from the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. The design for the textiles was carried out in the laboratories of the textile/clothing technology department and the cement tiles were implemented in Mosáico's workshops in Morocco.
Parallel to Heimtextil, the 1st Young Designer Tile Edition will be presented by the Mosáico team during the international furniture fair and the passages in Cologne.
We would like to thank D. Bailo and W.Pisar/Mosáico Fliesen GmbH; Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences and Prof. Dr. Büsgen, Mr. Berger, Prof. Dr. Muth, P. Franken and Janic Morlok in Mönchengladbach.
Carers and contact persons: Prof. Marion Ellwanger-Mohr, Dipl. des. Anna Koch. Niederrhein University
But now we don't want to torture you any longer and show you the wonderful tiles from the young students:
Anny Tang was born in Mannheim in 1993. Since 2015, she has been studying Design Engineering Textile at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. Her studies include not only the area of design, but also that of technology. Anny developed her interest in textiles through her origins: The traditional weaving skills in Asia shaped her early on and left a lasting impression that she incorporates into her creative work today.
When I think back to the trip to Marrakech, I see the mountains in Setti Fadma in front of me. The trip was very exciting and this experience inspired my collection. That's how I came up with the idea of designing a tile that imitates the stone path on the mountains. My wish is to bring a piece of nature into everyone's interior.
Celeste Schartner, born in 1994 in the Eifel region, is a trained tailor and media designer. These training courses are a helpful basis for her current studies in Textile Design Engineering at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Mönchengladbach, with which she can always solve the diverse tasks of textile design.
Sources of inspiration for my tile collection are the habitats of Marrakesh: mountains, cities and people. I have abstracted and modified these. The transformation of the motif is the origin of the diversity that my tiles offer. The unlimited range of coloring options results in complex and extravagant, but also stylized, elegant tiles. Give it a try
Giulia Braun, born in Kleve in 1994, is in her fifth semester studying Design Engineering Textile at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, after completing an apprenticeship as a design assistant. Giulia likes the challenge of combining design and technology in equal parts and thus creating creative solutions.
The word “connects” is the central role of my concept. If you look at a city map, the many paths and roads that shape the image of a city are distinctive. Abstracted — as in my designs — these look like lines from afar. Lines serve to connect objects and are the main idea of my collection: my tile should connect and bring people together.
Laura Krause, born 1990 in Aachen. Her training as an optician sparked an interest in colors and shapes in her, so she decided to study Textile Design Engineering at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. Her work always shows a penchant for details and the courage to use color. New perspectives and perspectives help her to challenge and promote her own creativity.
Water is the source of inspiration for my tile collection. Combined with the bright colors of the “Virtual Explorations” home textile trend, tiles were created that show a reflective water surface. The resulting patterns symbolize the moment when a drop hits water surfaces and remind me of the Moroccan decorations on windows and doors. The colorful colors of the tiles symbolize the incoming light on water, which is split into its spectral colors.
Laura-Marie Brehme, born in Bochum in 1997. In 2015, she began studying textile design in Hof, changing
2016 to the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences to combine their knowledge of textile design with technical aspects in the Textile Design Engineering degree program. Laura has a preference for natural sources of inspiration and reacts intuitively to them. Inspired by the “Natural Exploration” home textile trend, she creates a tile collection for Mosáico.
The natural symbiosis can be described to humans as an interaction for the purpose of personal well-being. Places and situations of peace are sought out for personal and emotional discussion. Shells as natural materials serve as a source of inspiration for shape and color design in my designs. An abstraction of these creates a modern tile design. This is how peace and quiet is transferred to your own home.
We would also like to show you the great film that was made during the trip to Morocco again here:
Many thanks and kudos to our young designers and their professors, without whom this wonderful edition would never have been created!