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The prefect addition for any garden! This crash-landed flying saucer is the Universum Bremen science center. Covered in 40,000 stainless steel scales, designed by the Bremen architect Thomas Klumpp.

I love the lake and wilderness planting surrounding it - making it look even more other-worldly.

#brenenuniversum #universum #bremen #universumbremen #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Pretty, houses, shops and cafes in a district called Schnoor, dating back to the 15th century it’s popular with tourists to Bremen.

#schnoor #schnoorbremen #bremen #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

My lovely quilting client Carolyn Forster has introduced me the concept of Charm Squares - 5 inch squares of quilting fabrics sold as a set of similar colours of themes.

Here I have shown my most patchwork-friendly designs grouped by colour. Which is your favourite?

The Future
These patterns would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and dress fabric too. I would love these designs to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see the link in my bio.

@quiltingonthego #carolynforster #deckchair #deckchairs #charmsquares #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Late evening at Kiel Seegartenbrücke - the ferry terminal - normally it would be taking passengers and freight to Oslo. The MS Stadt ship is a local history museum.

I want that lovely teal-coloured cabin!

#Seegartenbrücke #kiel #kielseegartenbrücke #kielseegartenbrucke #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Kiel Hauptbahnhof - main station. Kiel is on the north east German coast.

I love the two white ICE trains either side of the platforms.

#hauptbahnhofkiel #kiel #kielhauptbahnhof #kielstation #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The Salzspeicher (salt storehouses), in Lübeck, northern Germany. From the 1500s salt was mined in Lüneburg a town south of Hamburg. Then brought by the Stecknitz Canal to Lubeck, making it a powerful city in the Hanseatic League.

History aside I love the crazy shapes and lovely reflections - with help from Lightroom.

#Salzspeicher #lubeck #lübeck #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Introducing Wilf. The leader of the reformed Stunt Tricks Team for a new lockdown exercise routine.

All together now...

#wilf #stunttricksteam #stunttricks #adobepremiere #productphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Shot in roughly the same spot on our first day in Lübeck in Germany. You would think the waterfront was created to be this photogenic! With a little help from Lightroom of course.

#lubeck #lübeck #dusk #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #lübeckcity

This is the first day in Lübeck in northern Germany - just inland from the Baltic coast.

Each of the tightly-knit, narrow streets in the centre is lined with these beautiful, tall, pastel-coloured, Dutch-style houses.

#lubeck #lübeck #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Inside the foyer of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. Practically all the doors and windows are undulatingly curved. Throughout the building the floors are brick - maybe taking inspiration from the original warehouse building the Elbphilharmonie sits above.

Nicknamed the Elphi it contains; the Grand Hall which accommodates an audience of 2100, a recital hall, the Westin Hamburg Hotel, Residential Apartments, a wrap around viewing platform and even a multi-story car park.

@herzogdemeuron #herzogdemeuron #Elbphilharmonie #Elphi #Speichrstadt #warehouses #hafencity #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative
#elbphilharmoniehamburg #elphie

Remembering all those that gave everything to keep us safe.
Thank you.

#remembrance #poppyday
#thankyou from #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Today’s walk on the common here in Tunbridge Wells. With the low sun it’s a beautiful time of year to get out.

Day three in Hamburg - this is the Alsterarkaden an old Venetian-style arcade of trendy shops and cafes along the Alsterfleet canal.

The weather was perfect and the water was like glass - perfect for these lovely reflections. With a little help from Adobe Lightroom of course.

Having said all this about the old arcade I actually prefer the last shot with a modern building on the right. The combination with the bridge is fabulous town planning!

#Alsterarkaden #alster #hamburgalster #alsterhamburg #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative @lightroom

Looking back to day two in Hamburg - just 5 weeks ago. Walking around the Binnenalster and Außenalster. Two lakes in the Alster region in Hamburg. The smaller lake - Binnenalster has a massive fountain in the middle. All of this seems a million miles away, now we on the verge of our second full lockdown.

#Binnenalster #Außenalster #alster #hamburgalster #alsterhamburg #harbour #yachts #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The most famous tourist attraction in Hamburg is the Elbphilharmonie - the Elphi. The first day was spent trying to find a good vantage point. We found a spot on one of the other docks with all the obstacles in the way. Later in the day we took the ferry back to the city centre with the Elphi in just the right position - at last!

The Elbphilharmonie is a massive new glass concert hall built on top of an old brick warehouse. The new building is designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron - the architects on London’s Tate Modern.

@herzogdemeuron #herzogdemeuron #Elbphilharmonie #Elphi #Speichrstadt #warehouses #hafencity #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

This wonderful pointy ship-shaped building is the Dockland Office Building in Hamburg. Home to various offices it also has steps up to reach the observation deck on the roof.

The building was designed by Hamburg architecture firm Bothe Richter Teherani in 1995.

Van-der-Smissen-Straße 9, 22767 Hamburg, Germany

#hamburg #docklandofficebuilding #Aussichtsplattform #germany #Deutschland #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #elbstrand #elbstrandhamburg

A selection of favourite cottages and villas in Altona. Each with riverside views over to the busy shipping and massive docks in Hamburg.

#hamburg #altona #altonabeach #elbstrand #altonadock #hamburgaltona #brewery #germany #Deutschland #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

These wonderful painted beer tanks are outside the ÜberQuell Brauerei, in Altona Hamburg. It’s a micro brewery (not very me) but it also serves wonderful pizzas. Yum!

#hamburg #ÜberQuellBrauerei #ÜberQuell #brewery #germany #Deutschland #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Late afternoon at Birling Gap near Eastbourne. National Trust coastine with white-ish cliffs. Maybe the last time we will be let out again for a while?

#Eastbourne #sevensisters #beachyhead #birlinggap #seaside #staycation #beach #travelphotography #naturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Eastbourne Pier completed in 1872 is roughly 300 metres long. Built on stilts that rest on cups on the sea bed. Allowing the pier to move during bad weather.

#Eastbourne #eastbournepier #seaside #staycation #beach #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Sandtorhafen - Traditionsschiffhafen ( translates as: Sand gate harbor - Traditional ship port). is this redeveloped dock adding a series of modern, precariously-cantilevered apartments.

Most of these shots are taken from the floating wooden pontoons that rise and fall with the tide. Between each pontoon are sculptural curvy conduits, carrying power and all the other services - see last photo.

@Sandtorhafen #Traditionsschiffhafen #Elbphilharmonie #Elphi #docks #harbour #cantilevered #cantileveredbuildings #hafencity #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The Elbphilharmonie is a massive new glass concert hall built on top of an old triangular shaped brick warehouse. The new building was designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron - the architects on London’s Tate Modern.

Nicknamed the Elphi it contains; the Grand Hall which accommodates an audience of 2100, a recital hall, the Westin Hamburg Hotel, Residential Apartments, a wrap around viewing platform and even a multi-story car park.

@herzogdemeuron #herzogdemeuron #Elbphilharmonie #Elphi #Speichrstadt #warehouses #hafencity #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

A giant smiley sculpture on the Kibbelstegbrücke bridge is actually an artwork called Public Face by artists and inventors Julius von Bismarck, Benjamin Maus and Richard Wilhelmer.

Amazingly the mood of the smile changes by analysing the expressions of pedestrians caught on CCTV!

#Speichrstadt #Kibbelstegbrücke #publicface #publcifacehamburg #smileyhamburg @imaginethecity #warehouses #hafencity #unesco #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Canals and bridges between warehouses in the iconic Speicherstadt (City of Warehouses) in Hamburg. The largest warehouse district in the world where the buildings stand on timber-pile foundations. Located within the HafenCity quarter. Built from 1883 to 1927.

#Speichrstadt #warehouses #hafencity #unesco #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Canals and warehouses in the Speichrstadt district of Hamburg. The canal splits in half leaving this wonderfully photogenic island. The Holländischbrookfleet canal is on the left and the Wandrahmsfleet on the right.

#Speichrstadt #lichtkunstspeicherstadt #Holländischbrookfleet #Wandrahmsfleet #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Now in Hannover on our Germany Rail Tour. This wonderfully bizarre building built for the German Bank Nord/LB is on a normal rectangular plot, built with a flooded central courtyard. The central offices are stacked on top of each other at different angles. Main sections can then be reached through diagonal skywalk tubes. Fritz Lang’s Metropolis recreated!

Completed in 2002 by Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner.

#fritzlang #metropolis #hannover #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

At last somewhere we could walk around and take photos of colourful containers! I love the bright orange ones from Hamburg - where we were last week. These were shot in Bremen on our rail tour of Germany.

#containers #shippingcontainters #bremen #shipping #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #travelphotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Am I the only one who gets excited seeing trams when arriving in a new city?
This shot is in lovely Bremen, northern Germany. #bremen #bremengermany #trambremen #tram #deutschland #germany #travelphotography by #colinwalton at #WaltonCreative

Half way through our Germany Rail Tour. All the photomanipulation will be done when I get back. In the mean time here is another shot...
The dramatic, ship-shaped, cruise liner building, Schwedenkai for Stena Line in Kiel northern Germany.

#Schwedenkai #stenaline #cruiseship #kiel #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #lightroom

There are little canals, rivers and bridges throughout Hamburg. This is the Nikolaibrücke bridge over the Nikolaifleet. Loving the stunning reflections.

#Nikolaibrücke #Nikolaifleet #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The wonderfully dramatic Chilehaus in Hamburg. It was designed by the German architect Fritz Höger and finished in 1924. An extreme example of the 1920s Brick Expressionism style of architecture. It was commissioned by the shipping magnate Henry B. Sloman, who made his fortune trading saltpeter from Chile, hence the name Chile House.

#Chilehaus #hamburg #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

London landmarks shot last weekend: Tower Bridge, The Gherkin, Scalpel and Cheesegrater. The new tallest building is at 22 Bishopsgate, it is simply called Twentytwo and is yet to get a nickname. I am still unsure about the Walkie Talkie, it just doesn’t seem to fit in with all the other shapes.

#twentytwo #cheesegrater #walkietalkie #gherkin #thegherkin #thescalpel #scalpel #london #londonskyline #londoncityscape #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Saturday at London Bridge Station. Normally packed with excited tourists. Now look at it! Although rather nice to have it so much quieter.

#londonbridge #londonbridgestation #trainstation #train #station #covid19 #coronavirus #london #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

South Dock in London's Docklands. South of Canary Wharf it is the next big area for redevelopment. The area south of this dock is the Isle of Dogs.

#southdock #canarywharf #docklands #londondocklands #london #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Crossrail Place is a gigantic new building that covers the new Canary Wharf Crossrail station below. Housing shops and cafes as well as this fabulous free roof top tropical garden designed by architects Foster + Partners.

#crossrailplace #canarywharf #docklands #londondocklands #london @fosterandpartners #fosterandpartners #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Last weekend at the Waterfront in Ipswich. Isn’t it lovely!

#waterfront #ipswich #ipswichwaterfront #marina #ipswichmarina #suffolk #boats #allaboutipswich @allaboutipswich #ships shot by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Ipswich Waterside. Terrific old derelict warehouses, hopefully they will be carefully restored with a new purpose.

One of the murals features Sophia Duleep Singh. According to Wikipedia Princess Sophia Alexandrovna Duleep Singh was a prominent suffragette in the United Kingdom. Her father was Maharaja Duleep Singh, who had been taken from his kingdom of Punjab to the British Raj, and was subsequently exiled to England. Sophia's mother was Bamba Müller, and her godmother was Queen Victoria.

#SophiaDuleepSingh #mural #ipswichwaterfront #waterfrontipswich #ipswich #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Royal Arcade in Norwich was built in 1899 and was designed by G J Skipper. With wonderfully detailed Art Nouveau ceramic tiles, stained glass windows and ornate lights. Possibly influenced by similar earlier Victorian arcades in Piccadilly and Leeds.

#artnouveau #royalarcade #royalarcadenorwich #norwich #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Debenhams’ curvaceous store at the Arc Shopping Centre in Bury St Edmunds. Built by Caunton Engineering and Hopkins Architects.

Hopefully Debenhams will survive, it would a tragedy to find this wonderful building empty.

#arc #arcshoppingcentre #debenhams #debenhamsburystedmunds #cauntonengineering #hopkinsarchitects #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Deck Chairs Surface Pattern Design
Since my early pattern design of Mid Century Modern Chairs, I have been thinking of a new design with another chair. Simple British deck chairs and memories of summer holidays seemed ideal.

The original deckchairs are blue. I added another set with them all red, then another with them mixed up. I don’t usually use white backgrounds but for this design a white option makes the design more useful for a wider range of applications.

The Future
The pattern would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and dress fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk/insta

#deckchair #deckchairs #summer #britishsummer #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #patchwork #quiltersofinstagram

TWIST is based on curving ribbons of varying widths. Specifically created to produce a more relaxed, less masculine pattern design.

These examples are chosen from the final design G. All the colours are created by altering the background colour. The darker ribbon is set to mid grey with the transparency set to Overlay, which converts it to a darker shade of the chosen background colour. The lighter ribbon is set to Screen, which converts it to a lighter shade of the chosen background colour.

The Future
The pattern would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and dress fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk/insta

#twist #twisting #opart #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

These matchbook labels from 1959, point out bad behaviour on the roads; from tearaway children playing in the road to cycling with no hands. Nowadays they would be doing wheelies and smoking dope haha. They date back to when the Czech Republic was part of Czechoslovakia. The design and manufacturers Solo Lipnik are still in operation today, with the Lipnik factories recently renamed Morago AS Ltd following its privatisation.

Some translations from Czech.
Takova jizda se nevyplaci = Such a ride does not pay off
Ulice neni hriste = The street is not a playground
Nechytej se jedoucich vozidel = Don't get [touch?] moving vehicles
Neprechazej, ta stojicim vozidlem = Don't cross, [if] the vehicle is stationary
Kde nejsou chodniky, jdi vlevo = Where there are no sidewalks, go left
Nejezdete vedle sebe = You do not drive side by side

#czechrepublic #czechoslovakia #matchbook #matchbooklabels #matchboxlabels #matchbox #ceskoslovensko #ceskoslovenska #SoloLipnik #SoloSusice

#productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Origins Of Vibrate Pattern Design
Vibrate is based on two twisting paths that get thicker and thinner at the ends. The two paths are coloured differently to appear to be a highlight and a shadow. Repeating the paths with a staggered repeat gives the impression of a much more complex design.

Vibrate Pattern Development
* Design A – adds a 100% white pointy four-sided star in between the two paths. The two paths are coloured differently to version 1: the dark path is 80% black, the lighter path is 80% white. Making the light and dark less than 100% makes the pointy star stand out more.
* Design B – adds a diamond shape with smoothed corners to match the vibe. The diamond is 80% black set to Overlay, making the diamond into a darker version of the background.
* Design C – shows the simplest version with just the two paths repeating. The darker path is 100% black but set to Overlay which achieves a darker version of the background. The lighter path is simply 100% white.
* Design D – adds a panel between the vibrating paths. The panel is actually 50% white set to Overlay, effectively lightening the background colour, which gives the appearance of a second colour.

The Future
The pattern would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk/insta

#vibrate #opart #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Origins Of Stripy Stars Pattern
Stripy Stars pattern is a development of my design called Stars. The design alternates rows and columns by making the blending mode of alternate elements Overlay. This gives the stripy effect. I have shown horizontal or vertical versions of the colours chosen.

Colour Combinations
There are now 41 colours in my swatch library. For these designs all the colour comes from the background. Varying the opacity percentage of the star shape and the flaps has created the variations shown here.

Placing The Pattern In A Location
I would usually place the designs into a setting that makes it appear to be wallpaper. For this design I felt the surface pattern design would work in a larger, commercial location or for fabrics, wrapping papers, gift wrap etc.

Creating This Page
With so many colour combinations it would be impractical to show all of them. Here I have chosen a selection of combinations that I feel are interesting.

The Future
The pattern would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk

#stripy #stars #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

$These matchbook labels promote East Germany’s Interflug airline - The national airline of the German Democratic Republic from 1963 to 1990. Based in East Berlin, it operated scheduled and chartered flights to European and intercontinental destinations out of its hub at Berlin Schönefeld Airport. I love the style of the characters - reminiscent of M. Sasek. Some translations… Berlin Moskau 160 = Berlin to Moscow in 120 minutes Behaglich Reisen Fliegen = Travel comfortably - fly Schneller Reisen - Fliegen = Travel faster - fly Berlin Schönefeld - tor zur welt = Berlin Schönefeld - gateway to the world Luftracht in alle welt = Air freight all over the world Luftfracht - Vorteilhaft = Air freight - advantageous Zeit Sparen - Fliegen = Save time - fly Vollkommen Reisen Mit IL 18 = Complete travel with Interflug #interflug #cccp #soviet #GDR #matchbook #matchbooklabels #matchboxlabels #matchbox #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative$

Origins Of Flash And Blob
Flash and Blob is an early pattern design created by starting with a rough blob-shaped hole cut out of card used as a template to produce the spots, plus an inked strip of wood veneer printed onto card. The two elements of the pattern are then combined in Adobe Illustrator and recoloured.

Angling The Flash
The flash element was originally vertical, for the design I angled the shape to make the pattern more dynamic.

Colour Combinations
At the time of writing this page there are 41 colours in my swatch library. I have created a coding system that can be replicated later. I worked through combinations of each of the 41 colours. For instance a code such as B 33 0 31, means design variation B, with the blob coloured 33 (black), the flash 0 (white) with a background of 31 (cyan).

Placing The Pattern In A Location
I would usually put the designs into a setting that makes it appear to be wallpaper. For this design I felt the surface design pattern would work in a larger, commercial location or for fabrics, wrapping papers etc.

The Future
I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk

#flashandblob #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Origins Of Stars Pattern
The Stars pattern is a development of my design called Splash. This time I have coloured the central element differently to emphasise the star shape in the middle. This has created a much more delicate pattern, oddly reminiscent of gingham checked fabric – especially the red version.

Placing The Pattern In A Location
To give context I combined a selection of finished designs with a straight-on shot of the chair used in my design for mid century modern chairs. Adding a fake carpet and simple skirting board. For every image I altered the colour of the real chair to complement the surface patterns. For each design I also created a simple version that was just the pattern, to show how the design could be used for fabric, lampshades, and other surfaces.

The Future
The pattern would be great for wallpaper but also fun for gift-wrapping and fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk

#dodecahedron #stars #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Splash Pattern Design
I have often made three dimensional shapes from flat card. I created a 12 sided shape made of pentagons - a dodecahedron - but felt it needed more to make it more dramatic. Onto each of the pentagon surfaces of the dodecahedron I added a series of pointed pyramids. Splash Pattern design is the flattened out shape of these five sided pyramids. Technically the finished object is called a Small Stellated Dodecahedron. Swipe to pages 8, 9, 10 to see the origin of the design.

Assembling The Elements
To create the design I alternated a flipped version of the whole shape. Then repeated it horizontally and vertically. I altered the spacing so that the horizontal part of one shape aligned with the flipped version alongside. I also added an extra shadow element below, that could be altered independently.

The Future
The pattern would be great for wallpaper but also fun for gift-wrapping and fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk

#dodecahedron #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

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The prefect addition for any garden! This crash-landed flying saucer is the Universum Bremen science center. Covered in 40,000 stainless steel scales, designed by the Bremen architect Thomas Klumpp.

I love the lake and wilderness planting surrounding it - making it look even more other-worldly.

#brenenuniversum #universum #bremen #universumbremen #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Pretty, houses, shops and cafes in a district called Schnoor, dating back to the 15th century it’s popular with tourists to Bremen.

#schnoor #schnoorbremen #bremen #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

My lovely quilting client Carolyn Forster has introduced me the concept of Charm Squares - 5 inch squares of quilting fabrics sold as a set of similar colours of themes.

Here I have shown my most patchwork-friendly designs grouped by colour. Which is your favourite?

The Future
These patterns would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and dress fabric too. I would love these designs to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see the link in my bio.

@quiltingonthego #carolynforster #deckchair #deckchairs #charmsquares #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Late evening at Kiel Seegartenbrücke - the ferry terminal - normally it would be taking passengers and freight to Oslo. The MS Stadt ship is a local history museum.

I want that lovely teal-coloured cabin!

#Seegartenbrücke #kiel #kielseegartenbrücke #kielseegartenbrucke #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Kiel Hauptbahnhof - main station. Kiel is on the north east German coast.

I love the two white ICE trains either side of the platforms.

#hauptbahnhofkiel #kiel #kielhauptbahnhof #kielstation #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The Salzspeicher (salt storehouses), in Lübeck, northern Germany. From the 1500s salt was mined in Lüneburg a town south of Hamburg. Then brought by the Stecknitz Canal to Lubeck, making it a powerful city in the Hanseatic League.

History aside I love the crazy shapes and lovely reflections - with help from Lightroom.

#Salzspeicher #lubeck #lübeck #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Introducing Wilf. The leader of the reformed Stunt Tricks Team for a new lockdown exercise routine.

All together now...

#wilf #stunttricksteam #stunttricks #adobepremiere #productphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Shot in roughly the same spot on our first day in Lübeck in Germany. You would think the waterfront was created to be this photogenic! With a little help from Lightroom of course.

#lubeck #lübeck #dusk #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #lübeckcity

This is the first day in Lübeck in northern Germany - just inland from the Baltic coast.

Each of the tightly-knit, narrow streets in the centre is lined with these beautiful, tall, pastel-coloured, Dutch-style houses.

#lubeck #lübeck #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Inside the foyer of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. Practically all the doors and windows are undulatingly curved. Throughout the building the floors are brick - maybe taking inspiration from the original warehouse building the Elbphilharmonie sits above.

Nicknamed the Elphi it contains; the Grand Hall which accommodates an audience of 2100, a recital hall, the Westin Hamburg Hotel, Residential Apartments, a wrap around viewing platform and even a multi-story car park.

@herzogdemeuron #herzogdemeuron #Elbphilharmonie #Elphi #Speichrstadt #warehouses #hafencity #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative
#elbphilharmoniehamburg #elphie

Remembering all those that gave everything to keep us safe.
Thank you.

#remembrance #poppyday
#thankyou from #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Today’s walk on the common here in Tunbridge Wells. With the low sun it’s a beautiful time of year to get out.

Day three in Hamburg - this is the Alsterarkaden an old Venetian-style arcade of trendy shops and cafes along the Alsterfleet canal.

The weather was perfect and the water was like glass - perfect for these lovely reflections. With a little help from Adobe Lightroom of course.

Having said all this about the old arcade I actually prefer the last shot with a modern building on the right. The combination with the bridge is fabulous town planning!

#Alsterarkaden #alster #hamburgalster #alsterhamburg #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative @lightroom

Looking back to day two in Hamburg - just 5 weeks ago. Walking around the Binnenalster and Außenalster. Two lakes in the Alster region in Hamburg. The smaller lake - Binnenalster has a massive fountain in the middle. All of this seems a million miles away, now we on the verge of our second full lockdown.

#Binnenalster #Außenalster #alster #hamburgalster #alsterhamburg #harbour #yachts #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The most famous tourist attraction in Hamburg is the Elbphilharmonie - the Elphi. The first day was spent trying to find a good vantage point. We found a spot on one of the other docks with all the obstacles in the way. Later in the day we took the ferry back to the city centre with the Elphi in just the right position - at last!

The Elbphilharmonie is a massive new glass concert hall built on top of an old brick warehouse. The new building is designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron - the architects on London’s Tate Modern.

@herzogdemeuron #herzogdemeuron #Elbphilharmonie #Elphi #Speichrstadt #warehouses #hafencity #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

This wonderful pointy ship-shaped building is the Dockland Office Building in Hamburg. Home to various offices it also has steps up to reach the observation deck on the roof.

The building was designed by Hamburg architecture firm Bothe Richter Teherani in 1995.

Van-der-Smissen-Straße 9, 22767 Hamburg, Germany

#hamburg #docklandofficebuilding #Aussichtsplattform #germany #Deutschland #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #elbstrand #elbstrandhamburg

A selection of favourite cottages and villas in Altona. Each with riverside views over to the busy shipping and massive docks in Hamburg.

#hamburg #altona #altonabeach #elbstrand #altonadock #hamburgaltona #brewery #germany #Deutschland #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

These wonderful painted beer tanks are outside the ÜberQuell Brauerei, in Altona Hamburg. It’s a micro brewery (not very me) but it also serves wonderful pizzas. Yum!

#hamburg #ÜberQuellBrauerei #ÜberQuell #brewery #germany #Deutschland #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Late afternoon at Birling Gap near Eastbourne. National Trust coastine with white-ish cliffs. Maybe the last time we will be let out again for a while?

#Eastbourne #sevensisters #beachyhead #birlinggap #seaside #staycation #beach #travelphotography #naturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Eastbourne Pier completed in 1872 is roughly 300 metres long. Built on stilts that rest on cups on the sea bed. Allowing the pier to move during bad weather.

#Eastbourne #eastbournepier #seaside #staycation #beach #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Sandtorhafen - Traditionsschiffhafen ( translates as: Sand gate harbor - Traditional ship port). is this redeveloped dock adding a series of modern, precariously-cantilevered apartments.

Most of these shots are taken from the floating wooden pontoons that rise and fall with the tide. Between each pontoon are sculptural curvy conduits, carrying power and all the other services - see last photo.

@Sandtorhafen #Traditionsschiffhafen #Elbphilharmonie #Elphi #docks #harbour #cantilevered #cantileveredbuildings #hafencity #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The Elbphilharmonie is a massive new glass concert hall built on top of an old triangular shaped brick warehouse. The new building was designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron - the architects on London’s Tate Modern.

Nicknamed the Elphi it contains; the Grand Hall which accommodates an audience of 2100, a recital hall, the Westin Hamburg Hotel, Residential Apartments, a wrap around viewing platform and even a multi-story car park.

@herzogdemeuron #herzogdemeuron #Elbphilharmonie #Elphi #Speichrstadt #warehouses #hafencity #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

A giant smiley sculpture on the Kibbelstegbrücke bridge is actually an artwork called Public Face by artists and inventors Julius von Bismarck, Benjamin Maus and Richard Wilhelmer.

Amazingly the mood of the smile changes by analysing the expressions of pedestrians caught on CCTV!

#Speichrstadt #Kibbelstegbrücke #publicface #publcifacehamburg #smileyhamburg @imaginethecity #warehouses #hafencity #unesco #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Canals and bridges between warehouses in the iconic Speicherstadt (City of Warehouses) in Hamburg. The largest warehouse district in the world where the buildings stand on timber-pile foundations. Located within the HafenCity quarter. Built from 1883 to 1927.

#Speichrstadt #warehouses #hafencity #unesco #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Canals and warehouses in the Speichrstadt district of Hamburg. The canal splits in half leaving this wonderfully photogenic island. The Holländischbrookfleet canal is on the left and the Wandrahmsfleet on the right.

#Speichrstadt #lichtkunstspeicherstadt #Holländischbrookfleet #Wandrahmsfleet #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Now in Hannover on our Germany Rail Tour. This wonderfully bizarre building built for the German Bank Nord/LB is on a normal rectangular plot, built with a flooded central courtyard. The central offices are stacked on top of each other at different angles. Main sections can then be reached through diagonal skywalk tubes. Fritz Lang’s Metropolis recreated!

Completed in 2002 by Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner.

#fritzlang #metropolis #hannover #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

At last somewhere we could walk around and take photos of colourful containers! I love the bright orange ones from Hamburg - where we were last week. These were shot in Bremen on our rail tour of Germany.

#containers #shippingcontainters #bremen #shipping #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #travelphotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Am I the only one who gets excited seeing trams when arriving in a new city?
This shot is in lovely Bremen, northern Germany. #bremen #bremengermany #trambremen #tram #deutschland #germany #travelphotography by #colinwalton at #WaltonCreative

Half way through our Germany Rail Tour. All the photomanipulation will be done when I get back. In the mean time here is another shot...
The dramatic, ship-shaped, cruise liner building, Schwedenkai for Stena Line in Kiel northern Germany.

#Schwedenkai #stenaline #cruiseship #kiel #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #lightroom

There are little canals, rivers and bridges throughout Hamburg. This is the Nikolaibrücke bridge over the Nikolaifleet. Loving the stunning reflections.

#Nikolaibrücke #Nikolaifleet #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The wonderfully dramatic Chilehaus in Hamburg. It was designed by the German architect Fritz Höger and finished in 1924. An extreme example of the 1920s Brick Expressionism style of architecture. It was commissioned by the shipping magnate Henry B. Sloman, who made his fortune trading saltpeter from Chile, hence the name Chile House.

#Chilehaus #hamburg #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

London landmarks shot last weekend: Tower Bridge, The Gherkin, Scalpel and Cheesegrater. The new tallest building is at 22 Bishopsgate, it is simply called Twentytwo and is yet to get a nickname. I am still unsure about the Walkie Talkie, it just doesn’t seem to fit in with all the other shapes.

#twentytwo #cheesegrater #walkietalkie #gherkin #thegherkin #thescalpel #scalpel #london #londonskyline #londoncityscape #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Saturday at London Bridge Station. Normally packed with excited tourists. Now look at it! Although rather nice to have it so much quieter.

#londonbridge #londonbridgestation #trainstation #train #station #covid19 #coronavirus #london #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

South Dock in London's Docklands. South of Canary Wharf it is the next big area for redevelopment. The area south of this dock is the Isle of Dogs.

#southdock #canarywharf #docklands #londondocklands #london #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Crossrail Place is a gigantic new building that covers the new Canary Wharf Crossrail station below. Housing shops and cafes as well as this fabulous free roof top tropical garden designed by architects Foster + Partners.

#crossrailplace #canarywharf #docklands #londondocklands #london @fosterandpartners #fosterandpartners #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Last weekend at the Waterfront in Ipswich. Isn’t it lovely!

#waterfront #ipswich #ipswichwaterfront #marina #ipswichmarina #suffolk #boats #allaboutipswich @allaboutipswich #ships shot by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Ipswich Waterside. Terrific old derelict warehouses, hopefully they will be carefully restored with a new purpose.

One of the murals features Sophia Duleep Singh. According to Wikipedia Princess Sophia Alexandrovna Duleep Singh was a prominent suffragette in the United Kingdom. Her father was Maharaja Duleep Singh, who had been taken from his kingdom of Punjab to the British Raj, and was subsequently exiled to England. Sophia's mother was Bamba Müller, and her godmother was Queen Victoria.

#SophiaDuleepSingh #mural #ipswichwaterfront #waterfrontipswich #ipswich #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Royal Arcade in Norwich was built in 1899 and was designed by G J Skipper. With wonderfully detailed Art Nouveau ceramic tiles, stained glass windows and ornate lights. Possibly influenced by similar earlier Victorian arcades in Piccadilly and Leeds.

#artnouveau #royalarcade #royalarcadenorwich #norwich #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Debenhams’ curvaceous store at the Arc Shopping Centre in Bury St Edmunds. Built by Caunton Engineering and Hopkins Architects.

Hopefully Debenhams will survive, it would a tragedy to find this wonderful building empty.

#arc #arcshoppingcentre #debenhams #debenhamsburystedmunds #cauntonengineering #hopkinsarchitects #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Deck Chairs Surface Pattern Design
Since my early pattern design of Mid Century Modern Chairs, I have been thinking of a new design with another chair. Simple British deck chairs and memories of summer holidays seemed ideal.

The original deckchairs are blue. I added another set with them all red, then another with them mixed up. I don’t usually use white backgrounds but for this design a white option makes the design more useful for a wider range of applications.

The Future
The pattern would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and dress fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk/insta

#deckchair #deckchairs #summer #britishsummer #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #patchwork #quiltersofinstagram

TWIST is based on curving ribbons of varying widths. Specifically created to produce a more relaxed, less masculine pattern design.

These examples are chosen from the final design G. All the colours are created by altering the background colour. The darker ribbon is set to mid grey with the transparency set to Overlay, which converts it to a darker shade of the chosen background colour. The lighter ribbon is set to Screen, which converts it to a lighter shade of the chosen background colour.

The Future
The pattern would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and dress fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk/insta

#twist #twisting #opart #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

These matchbook labels from 1959, point out bad behaviour on the roads; from tearaway children playing in the road to cycling with no hands. Nowadays they would be doing wheelies and smoking dope haha. They date back to when the Czech Republic was part of Czechoslovakia. The design and manufacturers Solo Lipnik are still in operation today, with the Lipnik factories recently renamed Morago AS Ltd following its privatisation.

Some translations from Czech.
Takova jizda se nevyplaci = Such a ride does not pay off
Ulice neni hriste = The street is not a playground
Nechytej se jedoucich vozidel = Don't get [touch?] moving vehicles
Neprechazej, ta stojicim vozidlem = Don't cross, [if] the vehicle is stationary
Kde nejsou chodniky, jdi vlevo = Where there are no sidewalks, go left
Nejezdete vedle sebe = You do not drive side by side

#czechrepublic #czechoslovakia #matchbook #matchbooklabels #matchboxlabels #matchbox #ceskoslovensko #ceskoslovenska #SoloLipnik #SoloSusice

#productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Origins Of Vibrate Pattern Design
Vibrate is based on two twisting paths that get thicker and thinner at the ends. The two paths are coloured differently to appear to be a highlight and a shadow. Repeating the paths with a staggered repeat gives the impression of a much more complex design.

Vibrate Pattern Development
* Design A – adds a 100% white pointy four-sided star in between the two paths. The two paths are coloured differently to version 1: the dark path is 80% black, the lighter path is 80% white. Making the light and dark less than 100% makes the pointy star stand out more.
* Design B – adds a diamond shape with smoothed corners to match the vibe. The diamond is 80% black set to Overlay, making the diamond into a darker version of the background.
* Design C – shows the simplest version with just the two paths repeating. The darker path is 100% black but set to Overlay which achieves a darker version of the background. The lighter path is simply 100% white.
* Design D – adds a panel between the vibrating paths. The panel is actually 50% white set to Overlay, effectively lightening the background colour, which gives the appearance of a second colour.

The Future
The pattern would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk/insta

#vibrate #opart #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Origins Of Stripy Stars Pattern
Stripy Stars pattern is a development of my design called Stars. The design alternates rows and columns by making the blending mode of alternate elements Overlay. This gives the stripy effect. I have shown horizontal or vertical versions of the colours chosen.

Colour Combinations
There are now 41 colours in my swatch library. For these designs all the colour comes from the background. Varying the opacity percentage of the star shape and the flaps has created the variations shown here.

Placing The Pattern In A Location
I would usually place the designs into a setting that makes it appear to be wallpaper. For this design I felt the surface pattern design would work in a larger, commercial location or for fabrics, wrapping papers, gift wrap etc.

Creating This Page
With so many colour combinations it would be impractical to show all of them. Here I have chosen a selection of combinations that I feel are interesting.

The Future
The pattern would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk

#stripy #stars #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

$These matchbook labels promote East Germany’s Interflug airline - The national airline of the German Democratic Republic from 1963 to 1990. Based in East Berlin, it operated scheduled and chartered flights to European and intercontinental destinations out of its hub at Berlin Schönefeld Airport. I love the style of the characters - reminiscent of M. Sasek. Some translations… Berlin Moskau 160 = Berlin to Moscow in 120 minutes Behaglich Reisen Fliegen = Travel comfortably - fly Schneller Reisen - Fliegen = Travel faster - fly Berlin Schönefeld - tor zur welt = Berlin Schönefeld - gateway to the world Luftracht in alle welt = Air freight all over the world Luftfracht - Vorteilhaft = Air freight - advantageous Zeit Sparen - Fliegen = Save time - fly Vollkommen Reisen Mit IL 18 = Complete travel with Interflug #interflug #cccp #soviet #GDR #matchbook #matchbooklabels #matchboxlabels #matchbox #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative$

Origins Of Flash And Blob
Flash and Blob is an early pattern design created by starting with a rough blob-shaped hole cut out of card used as a template to produce the spots, plus an inked strip of wood veneer printed onto card. The two elements of the pattern are then combined in Adobe Illustrator and recoloured.

Angling The Flash
The flash element was originally vertical, for the design I angled the shape to make the pattern more dynamic.

Colour Combinations
At the time of writing this page there are 41 colours in my swatch library. I have created a coding system that can be replicated later. I worked through combinations of each of the 41 colours. For instance a code such as B 33 0 31, means design variation B, with the blob coloured 33 (black), the flash 0 (white) with a background of 31 (cyan).

Placing The Pattern In A Location
I would usually put the designs into a setting that makes it appear to be wallpaper. For this design I felt the surface design pattern would work in a larger, commercial location or for fabrics, wrapping papers etc.

The Future
I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk

#flashandblob #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Origins Of Stars Pattern
The Stars pattern is a development of my design called Splash. This time I have coloured the central element differently to emphasise the star shape in the middle. This has created a much more delicate pattern, oddly reminiscent of gingham checked fabric – especially the red version.

Placing The Pattern In A Location
To give context I combined a selection of finished designs with a straight-on shot of the chair used in my design for mid century modern chairs. Adding a fake carpet and simple skirting board. For every image I altered the colour of the real chair to complement the surface patterns. For each design I also created a simple version that was just the pattern, to show how the design could be used for fabric, lampshades, and other surfaces.

The Future
The pattern would be great for wallpaper but also fun for gift-wrapping and fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk

#dodecahedron #stars #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Splash Pattern Design
I have often made three dimensional shapes from flat card. I created a 12 sided shape made of pentagons - a dodecahedron - but felt it needed more to make it more dramatic. Onto each of the pentagon surfaces of the dodecahedron I added a series of pointed pyramids. Splash Pattern design is the flattened out shape of these five sided pyramids. Technically the finished object is called a Small Stellated Dodecahedron. Swipe to pages 8, 9, 10 to see the origin of the design.

Assembling The Elements
To create the design I alternated a flipped version of the whole shape. Then repeated it horizontally and vertically. I altered the spacing so that the horizontal part of one shape aligned with the flipped version alongside. I also added an extra shadow element below, that could be altered independently.

The Future
The pattern would be great for wallpaper but also fun for gift-wrapping and fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk

#dodecahedron #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

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The prefect addition for any garden! This crash-landed flying saucer is the Universum Bremen science center. Covered in 40,000 stainless steel scales, designed by the Bremen architect Thomas Klumpp.

I love the lake and wilderness planting surrounding it - making it look even more other-worldly.

#brenenuniversum #universum #bremen #universumbremen #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Pretty, houses, shops and cafes in a district called Schnoor, dating back to the 15th century it’s popular with tourists to Bremen.

#schnoor #schnoorbremen #bremen #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

My lovely quilting client Carolyn Forster has introduced me the concept of Charm Squares - 5 inch squares of quilting fabrics sold as a set of similar colours of themes.

Here I have shown my most patchwork-friendly designs grouped by colour. Which is your favourite?

The Future
These patterns would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and dress fabric too. I would love these designs to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see the link in my bio.

@quiltingonthego #carolynforster #deckchair #deckchairs #charmsquares #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Late evening at Kiel Seegartenbrücke - the ferry terminal - normally it would be taking passengers and freight to Oslo. The MS Stadt ship is a local history museum.

I want that lovely teal-coloured cabin!

#Seegartenbrücke #kiel #kielseegartenbrücke #kielseegartenbrucke #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Kiel Hauptbahnhof - main station. Kiel is on the north east German coast.

I love the two white ICE trains either side of the platforms.

#hauptbahnhofkiel #kiel #kielhauptbahnhof #kielstation #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The Salzspeicher (salt storehouses), in Lübeck, northern Germany. From the 1500s salt was mined in Lüneburg a town south of Hamburg. Then brought by the Stecknitz Canal to Lubeck, making it a powerful city in the Hanseatic League.

History aside I love the crazy shapes and lovely reflections - with help from Lightroom.

#Salzspeicher #lubeck #lübeck #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Introducing Wilf. The leader of the reformed Stunt Tricks Team for a new lockdown exercise routine.

All together now...

#wilf #stunttricksteam #stunttricks #adobepremiere #productphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Shot in roughly the same spot on our first day in Lübeck in Germany. You would think the waterfront was created to be this photogenic! With a little help from Lightroom of course.

#lubeck #lübeck #dusk #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #lübeckcity

This is the first day in Lübeck in northern Germany - just inland from the Baltic coast.

Each of the tightly-knit, narrow streets in the centre is lined with these beautiful, tall, pastel-coloured, Dutch-style houses.

#lubeck #lübeck #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Inside the foyer of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. Practically all the doors and windows are undulatingly curved. Throughout the building the floors are brick - maybe taking inspiration from the original warehouse building the Elbphilharmonie sits above.

Nicknamed the Elphi it contains; the Grand Hall which accommodates an audience of 2100, a recital hall, the Westin Hamburg Hotel, Residential Apartments, a wrap around viewing platform and even a multi-story car park.

@herzogdemeuron #herzogdemeuron #Elbphilharmonie #Elphi #Speichrstadt #warehouses #hafencity #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative
#elbphilharmoniehamburg #elphie

Remembering all those that gave everything to keep us safe.
Thank you.

#remembrance #poppyday
#thankyou from #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Today’s walk on the common here in Tunbridge Wells. With the low sun it’s a beautiful time of year to get out.

Day three in Hamburg - this is the Alsterarkaden an old Venetian-style arcade of trendy shops and cafes along the Alsterfleet canal.

The weather was perfect and the water was like glass - perfect for these lovely reflections. With a little help from Adobe Lightroom of course.

Having said all this about the old arcade I actually prefer the last shot with a modern building on the right. The combination with the bridge is fabulous town planning!

#Alsterarkaden #alster #hamburgalster #alsterhamburg #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative @lightroom

Looking back to day two in Hamburg - just 5 weeks ago. Walking around the Binnenalster and Außenalster. Two lakes in the Alster region in Hamburg. The smaller lake - Binnenalster has a massive fountain in the middle. All of this seems a million miles away, now we on the verge of our second full lockdown.

#Binnenalster #Außenalster #alster #hamburgalster #alsterhamburg #harbour #yachts #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The most famous tourist attraction in Hamburg is the Elbphilharmonie - the Elphi. The first day was spent trying to find a good vantage point. We found a spot on one of the other docks with all the obstacles in the way. Later in the day we took the ferry back to the city centre with the Elphi in just the right position - at last!

The Elbphilharmonie is a massive new glass concert hall built on top of an old brick warehouse. The new building is designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron - the architects on London’s Tate Modern.

@herzogdemeuron #herzogdemeuron #Elbphilharmonie #Elphi #Speichrstadt #warehouses #hafencity #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

This wonderful pointy ship-shaped building is the Dockland Office Building in Hamburg. Home to various offices it also has steps up to reach the observation deck on the roof.

The building was designed by Hamburg architecture firm Bothe Richter Teherani in 1995.

Van-der-Smissen-Straße 9, 22767 Hamburg, Germany

#hamburg #docklandofficebuilding #Aussichtsplattform #germany #Deutschland #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #elbstrand #elbstrandhamburg

A selection of favourite cottages and villas in Altona. Each with riverside views over to the busy shipping and massive docks in Hamburg.

#hamburg #altona #altonabeach #elbstrand #altonadock #hamburgaltona #brewery #germany #Deutschland #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

These wonderful painted beer tanks are outside the ÜberQuell Brauerei, in Altona Hamburg. It’s a micro brewery (not very me) but it also serves wonderful pizzas. Yum!

#hamburg #ÜberQuellBrauerei #ÜberQuell #brewery #germany #Deutschland #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Late afternoon at Birling Gap near Eastbourne. National Trust coastine with white-ish cliffs. Maybe the last time we will be let out again for a while?

#Eastbourne #sevensisters #beachyhead #birlinggap #seaside #staycation #beach #travelphotography #naturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Eastbourne Pier completed in 1872 is roughly 300 metres long. Built on stilts that rest on cups on the sea bed. Allowing the pier to move during bad weather.

#Eastbourne #eastbournepier #seaside #staycation #beach #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Sandtorhafen - Traditionsschiffhafen ( translates as: Sand gate harbor - Traditional ship port). is this redeveloped dock adding a series of modern, precariously-cantilevered apartments.

Most of these shots are taken from the floating wooden pontoons that rise and fall with the tide. Between each pontoon are sculptural curvy conduits, carrying power and all the other services - see last photo.

@Sandtorhafen #Traditionsschiffhafen #Elbphilharmonie #Elphi #docks #harbour #cantilevered #cantileveredbuildings #hafencity #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The Elbphilharmonie is a massive new glass concert hall built on top of an old triangular shaped brick warehouse. The new building was designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron - the architects on London’s Tate Modern.

Nicknamed the Elphi it contains; the Grand Hall which accommodates an audience of 2100, a recital hall, the Westin Hamburg Hotel, Residential Apartments, a wrap around viewing platform and even a multi-story car park.

@herzogdemeuron #herzogdemeuron #Elbphilharmonie #Elphi #Speichrstadt #warehouses #hafencity #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

A giant smiley sculpture on the Kibbelstegbrücke bridge is actually an artwork called Public Face by artists and inventors Julius von Bismarck, Benjamin Maus and Richard Wilhelmer.

Amazingly the mood of the smile changes by analysing the expressions of pedestrians caught on CCTV!

#Speichrstadt #Kibbelstegbrücke #publicface #publcifacehamburg #smileyhamburg @imaginethecity #warehouses #hafencity #unesco #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Canals and bridges between warehouses in the iconic Speicherstadt (City of Warehouses) in Hamburg. The largest warehouse district in the world where the buildings stand on timber-pile foundations. Located within the HafenCity quarter. Built from 1883 to 1927.

#Speichrstadt #warehouses #hafencity #unesco #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Canals and warehouses in the Speichrstadt district of Hamburg. The canal splits in half leaving this wonderfully photogenic island. The Holländischbrookfleet canal is on the left and the Wandrahmsfleet on the right.

#Speichrstadt #lichtkunstspeicherstadt #Holländischbrookfleet #Wandrahmsfleet #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Now in Hannover on our Germany Rail Tour. This wonderfully bizarre building built for the German Bank Nord/LB is on a normal rectangular plot, built with a flooded central courtyard. The central offices are stacked on top of each other at different angles. Main sections can then be reached through diagonal skywalk tubes. Fritz Lang’s Metropolis recreated!

Completed in 2002 by Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner.

#fritzlang #metropolis #hannover #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

At last somewhere we could walk around and take photos of colourful containers! I love the bright orange ones from Hamburg - where we were last week. These were shot in Bremen on our rail tour of Germany.

#containers #shippingcontainters #bremen #shipping #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #travelphotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Am I the only one who gets excited seeing trams when arriving in a new city?
This shot is in lovely Bremen, northern Germany. #bremen #bremengermany #trambremen #tram #deutschland #germany #travelphotography by #colinwalton at #WaltonCreative

Half way through our Germany Rail Tour. All the photomanipulation will be done when I get back. In the mean time here is another shot...
The dramatic, ship-shaped, cruise liner building, Schwedenkai for Stena Line in Kiel northern Germany.

#Schwedenkai #stenaline #cruiseship #kiel #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #lightroom

There are little canals, rivers and bridges throughout Hamburg. This is the Nikolaibrücke bridge over the Nikolaifleet. Loving the stunning reflections.

#Nikolaibrücke #Nikolaifleet #hamburg #reflections #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The wonderfully dramatic Chilehaus in Hamburg. It was designed by the German architect Fritz Höger and finished in 1924. An extreme example of the 1920s Brick Expressionism style of architecture. It was commissioned by the shipping magnate Henry B. Sloman, who made his fortune trading saltpeter from Chile, hence the name Chile House.

#Chilehaus #hamburg #germany #Deutschland #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

London landmarks shot last weekend: Tower Bridge, The Gherkin, Scalpel and Cheesegrater. The new tallest building is at 22 Bishopsgate, it is simply called Twentytwo and is yet to get a nickname. I am still unsure about the Walkie Talkie, it just doesn’t seem to fit in with all the other shapes.

#twentytwo #cheesegrater #walkietalkie #gherkin #thegherkin #thescalpel #scalpel #london #londonskyline #londoncityscape #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Saturday at London Bridge Station. Normally packed with excited tourists. Now look at it! Although rather nice to have it so much quieter.

#londonbridge #londonbridgestation #trainstation #train #station #covid19 #coronavirus #london #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

South Dock in London's Docklands. South of Canary Wharf it is the next big area for redevelopment. The area south of this dock is the Isle of Dogs.

#southdock #canarywharf #docklands #londondocklands #london #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Crossrail Place is a gigantic new building that covers the new Canary Wharf Crossrail station below. Housing shops and cafes as well as this fabulous free roof top tropical garden designed by architects Foster + Partners.

#crossrailplace #canarywharf #docklands #londondocklands #london @fosterandpartners #fosterandpartners #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Last weekend at the Waterfront in Ipswich. Isn’t it lovely!

#waterfront #ipswich #ipswichwaterfront #marina #ipswichmarina #suffolk #boats #allaboutipswich @allaboutipswich #ships shot by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Ipswich Waterside. Terrific old derelict warehouses, hopefully they will be carefully restored with a new purpose.

One of the murals features Sophia Duleep Singh. According to Wikipedia Princess Sophia Alexandrovna Duleep Singh was a prominent suffragette in the United Kingdom. Her father was Maharaja Duleep Singh, who had been taken from his kingdom of Punjab to the British Raj, and was subsequently exiled to England. Sophia's mother was Bamba Müller, and her godmother was Queen Victoria.

#SophiaDuleepSingh #mural #ipswichwaterfront #waterfrontipswich #ipswich #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Royal Arcade in Norwich was built in 1899 and was designed by G J Skipper. With wonderfully detailed Art Nouveau ceramic tiles, stained glass windows and ornate lights. Possibly influenced by similar earlier Victorian arcades in Piccadilly and Leeds.

#artnouveau #royalarcade #royalarcadenorwich #norwich #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Debenhams’ curvaceous store at the Arc Shopping Centre in Bury St Edmunds. Built by Caunton Engineering and Hopkins Architects.

Hopefully Debenhams will survive, it would a tragedy to find this wonderful building empty.

#arc #arcshoppingcentre #debenhams #debenhamsburystedmunds #cauntonengineering #hopkinsarchitects #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Deck Chairs Surface Pattern Design
Since my early pattern design of Mid Century Modern Chairs, I have been thinking of a new design with another chair. Simple British deck chairs and memories of summer holidays seemed ideal.

The original deckchairs are blue. I added another set with them all red, then another with them mixed up. I don’t usually use white backgrounds but for this design a white option makes the design more useful for a wider range of applications.

The Future
The pattern would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and dress fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk/insta

#deckchair #deckchairs #summer #britishsummer #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #patchwork #quiltersofinstagram

TWIST is based on curving ribbons of varying widths. Specifically created to produce a more relaxed, less masculine pattern design.

These examples are chosen from the final design G. All the colours are created by altering the background colour. The darker ribbon is set to mid grey with the transparency set to Overlay, which converts it to a darker shade of the chosen background colour. The lighter ribbon is set to Screen, which converts it to a lighter shade of the chosen background colour.

The Future
The pattern would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and dress fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk/insta

#twist #twisting #opart #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

These matchbook labels from 1959, point out bad behaviour on the roads; from tearaway children playing in the road to cycling with no hands. Nowadays they would be doing wheelies and smoking dope haha. They date back to when the Czech Republic was part of Czechoslovakia. The design and manufacturers Solo Lipnik are still in operation today, with the Lipnik factories recently renamed Morago AS Ltd following its privatisation.

Some translations from Czech.
Takova jizda se nevyplaci = Such a ride does not pay off
Ulice neni hriste = The street is not a playground
Nechytej se jedoucich vozidel = Don't get [touch?] moving vehicles
Neprechazej, ta stojicim vozidlem = Don't cross, [if] the vehicle is stationary
Kde nejsou chodniky, jdi vlevo = Where there are no sidewalks, go left
Nejezdete vedle sebe = You do not drive side by side

#czechrepublic #czechoslovakia #matchbook #matchbooklabels #matchboxlabels #matchbox #ceskoslovensko #ceskoslovenska #SoloLipnik #SoloSusice

#productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Origins Of Vibrate Pattern Design
Vibrate is based on two twisting paths that get thicker and thinner at the ends. The two paths are coloured differently to appear to be a highlight and a shadow. Repeating the paths with a staggered repeat gives the impression of a much more complex design.

Vibrate Pattern Development
* Design A – adds a 100% white pointy four-sided star in between the two paths. The two paths are coloured differently to version 1: the dark path is 80% black, the lighter path is 80% white. Making the light and dark less than 100% makes the pointy star stand out more.
* Design B – adds a diamond shape with smoothed corners to match the vibe. The diamond is 80% black set to Overlay, making the diamond into a darker version of the background.
* Design C – shows the simplest version with just the two paths repeating. The darker path is 100% black but set to Overlay which achieves a darker version of the background. The lighter path is simply 100% white.
* Design D – adds a panel between the vibrating paths. The panel is actually 50% white set to Overlay, effectively lightening the background colour, which gives the appearance of a second colour.

The Future
The pattern would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk/insta

#vibrate #opart #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Origins Of Stripy Stars Pattern
Stripy Stars pattern is a development of my design called Stars. The design alternates rows and columns by making the blending mode of alternate elements Overlay. This gives the stripy effect. I have shown horizontal or vertical versions of the colours chosen.

Colour Combinations
There are now 41 colours in my swatch library. For these designs all the colour comes from the background. Varying the opacity percentage of the star shape and the flaps has created the variations shown here.

Placing The Pattern In A Location
I would usually place the designs into a setting that makes it appear to be wallpaper. For this design I felt the surface pattern design would work in a larger, commercial location or for fabrics, wrapping papers, gift wrap etc.

Creating This Page
With so many colour combinations it would be impractical to show all of them. Here I have chosen a selection of combinations that I feel are interesting.

The Future
The pattern would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk

#stripy #stars #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

$These matchbook labels promote East Germany’s Interflug airline - The national airline of the German Democratic Republic from 1963 to 1990. Based in East Berlin, it operated scheduled and chartered flights to European and intercontinental destinations out of its hub at Berlin Schönefeld Airport. I love the style of the characters - reminiscent of M. Sasek. Some translations… Berlin Moskau 160 = Berlin to Moscow in 120 minutes Behaglich Reisen Fliegen = Travel comfortably - fly Schneller Reisen - Fliegen = Travel faster - fly Berlin Schönefeld - tor zur welt = Berlin Schönefeld - gateway to the world Luftracht in alle welt = Air freight all over the world Luftfracht - Vorteilhaft = Air freight - advantageous Zeit Sparen - Fliegen = Save time - fly Vollkommen Reisen Mit IL 18 = Complete travel with Interflug #interflug #cccp #soviet #GDR #matchbook #matchbooklabels #matchboxlabels #matchbox #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative$

Origins Of Flash And Blob
Flash and Blob is an early pattern design created by starting with a rough blob-shaped hole cut out of card used as a template to produce the spots, plus an inked strip of wood veneer printed onto card. The two elements of the pattern are then combined in Adobe Illustrator and recoloured.

Angling The Flash
The flash element was originally vertical, for the design I angled the shape to make the pattern more dynamic.

Colour Combinations
At the time of writing this page there are 41 colours in my swatch library. I have created a coding system that can be replicated later. I worked through combinations of each of the 41 colours. For instance a code such as B 33 0 31, means design variation B, with the blob coloured 33 (black), the flash 0 (white) with a background of 31 (cyan).

Placing The Pattern In A Location
I would usually put the designs into a setting that makes it appear to be wallpaper. For this design I felt the surface design pattern would work in a larger, commercial location or for fabrics, wrapping papers etc.

The Future
I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk

#flashandblob #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Origins Of Stars Pattern
The Stars pattern is a development of my design called Splash. This time I have coloured the central element differently to emphasise the star shape in the middle. This has created a much more delicate pattern, oddly reminiscent of gingham checked fabric – especially the red version.

Placing The Pattern In A Location
To give context I combined a selection of finished designs with a straight-on shot of the chair used in my design for mid century modern chairs. Adding a fake carpet and simple skirting board. For every image I altered the colour of the real chair to complement the surface patterns. For each design I also created a simple version that was just the pattern, to show how the design could be used for fabric, lampshades, and other surfaces.

The Future
The pattern would be great for wallpaper but also fun for gift-wrapping and fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk

#dodecahedron #stars #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Splash Pattern Design
I have often made three dimensional shapes from flat card. I created a 12 sided shape made of pentagons - a dodecahedron - but felt it needed more to make it more dramatic. Onto each of the pentagon surfaces of the dodecahedron I added a series of pointed pyramids. Splash Pattern design is the flattened out shape of these five sided pyramids. Technically the finished object is called a Small Stellated Dodecahedron. Swipe to pages 8, 9, 10 to see the origin of the design.

Assembling The Elements
To create the design I alternated a flipped version of the whole shape. Then repeated it horizontally and vertically. I altered the spacing so that the horizontal part of one shape aligned with the flipped version alongside. I also added an extra shadow element below, that could be altered independently.

The Future
The pattern would be great for wallpaper but also fun for gift-wrapping and fabric too. I would love this design to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see my pattern design website: ColinWalton.co.uk

#dodecahedron #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

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The prefect addition for any garden! This crash-landed flying saucer is the Universum Bremen science center. Covered in 40,000 stainless steel scales, designed by the Bremen architect Thomas Klumpp.

I love the lake and wilderness planting surrounding it - making it look even more other-worldly.

#brenenuniversum #universum #bremen #universumbremen #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Pretty, houses, shops and cafes in a district called Schnoor, dating back to the 15th century it’s popular with tourists to Bremen.

#schnoor #schnoorbremen #bremen #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

My lovely quilting client Carolyn Forster has introduced me the concept of Charm Squares - 5 inch squares of quilting fabrics sold as a set of similar colours of themes.

Here I have shown my most patchwork-friendly designs grouped by colour. Which is your favourite?

The Future
These patterns would work for wallpaper but it would also be fun for gift-wrapping and dress fabric too. I would love these designs to have another life taken up by a manufacturer. Please contact me if you would like a high resolution file or to talk about how we could work together.

For more details see the link in my bio.

@quiltingonthego #carolynforster #deckchair #deckchairs #charmsquares #midcenturymodern #midmod #wallpaperdesign #patterndesign #patterndesigner #patterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #giftwrap #wrappingpaper #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fabricdesign #fabricdesigner #productphotography and #graphicdesign by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Late evening at Kiel Seegartenbrücke - the ferry terminal - normally it would be taking passengers and freight to Oslo. The MS Stadt ship is a local history museum.

I want that lovely teal-coloured cabin!

#Seegartenbrücke #kiel #kielseegartenbrücke #kielseegartenbrucke #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Kiel Hauptbahnhof - main station. Kiel is on the north east German coast.

I love the two white ICE trains either side of the platforms.

#hauptbahnhofkiel #kiel #kielhauptbahnhof #kielstation #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The Salzspeicher (salt storehouses), in Lübeck, northern Germany. From the 1500s salt was mined in Lüneburg a town south of Hamburg. Then brought by the Stecknitz Canal to Lubeck, making it a powerful city in the Hanseatic League.

History aside I love the crazy shapes and lovely reflections - with help from Lightroom.

#Salzspeicher #lubeck #lübeck #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Introducing Wilf. The leader of the reformed Stunt Tricks Team for a new lockdown exercise routine.

All together now...

#wilf #stunttricksteam #stunttricks #adobepremiere #productphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Shot in roughly the same spot on our first day in Lübeck in Germany. You would think the waterfront was created to be this photogenic! With a little help from Lightroom of course.

#lubeck #lübeck #dusk #reflections #germany #Deutschland #travelphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #lübeckcity

This is the first day in Lübeck in northern Germany - just inland from the Baltic coast.

Each of the tightly-knit, narrow streets in the centre is lined with these beautiful, tall, pastel-coloured, Dutch-style houses.

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Inside the foyer of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. Practically all the doors and windows are undulatingly curved. Throughout the building the floors are brick - maybe taking inspiration from the original warehouse building the Elbphilharmonie sits above.

Nicknamed the Elphi it contains; the Grand Hall which accommodates an audience of 2100, a recital hall, the Westin Hamburg Hotel, Residential Apartments, a wrap around viewing platform and even a multi-story car park.

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