Out of the Blue
unravels Tricia Guild's unique and creative approach, focusing in on
her inspiration, her intuitive design methodology and the techniques,
processes and materials used. Frustrated with the lack of truly
contemporary fabrics and wallpapers for interiors, Tricia's vision was
to create a lifestyle. Tricia showed people how to put the different
elements of a room together; how colour, pattern, texture and form can
combine to create a harmonious space.


Juxtapositions are key to
Tricia Guild's style. Like an artist employing collage, her judgment of
each composition has led to hugely diverse results. However, what has
remained consistent is the boldness with which she brings together
patterns, colours and materials to striking effect. She has consistently
remained true to this vision and her initial philosophy is still
paramount to the company's work today.


Readers will be able to see
where Tricia's inspiration comes from - her travels to India, Japan and
Scandinavia - and how this is translated into collections of fabrics,
wallpaper, furniture and accessories. Her inspiration may come from
ancient Indian textiles, Renaissance-style velvet or a Swedish Gustavian
wall treatment, but the resulting interiors are never drawn solely from
one traveller's tale and are never just a reworking of an old document.
Instead, each is an eclectic amalgam in which a harmony exists between
East and West, present and past.



Designers
Guild is perhaps known best for florals and botanicals, but plain
fabrics in a multitude of shades and textures, alongside a vast range of
geometric and abstract designs, are also vital to the mix. Tricia is
renowned for her confident and vivid use of colour, but the natural and
neutral palette enjoys equal prominence in the company's collections.
Founded by Tricia Guild OBE, Designers Guild started life in 1970 as a
small section of a single shop in Chelsea's King's Road. The brand has
since evolved and grown into a global enterprise, whose products have
changed the way we view colour, pattern and texture in our homes.