During a visit to London I was able to visit the Design Museum when they were displaying the work and inspiration of Paul Smith.
Paul Smith is a designer who is famous for working for many industries. He is most famous for working in the fashion industry and has his own company. The main focus of this show was what he is inspired by, in the first room the walls were filled with letters and art which he has collected and been given over his career. The next room was designed to look like his study, filled with pattern, colour and objects which had a very interesting shape and design.The overall style which was coming across to the audience was vintage which was expressed in the colour and pattern of all of the exhibition.
I was especially interested in his magazine spreads because of my interest in photography. I'm also interested because of the use of colour and angles, also how the images were shot close to the models which is not usual for the fashion magazines to do. I feel this works better because the viewer gets to see the material and the detail but this also acts as a teaser making the possible buyer want to keep looking. The lighting is also used here in a way which could be seen as flirtatious since a warm glow is associated with candlelight.
