pooli Barman
Textiles Design Innovation MA
Nottingham School of Art & Design
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Textiles for Fashion / Textiles - Print / Textile Innovation/Textile Art
My location: Manchester, United Kingdom
pooli Barman
First Name: pooli
Last Name: Barman
University / College: Nottingham School of Art & Design
Course / Program: Textiles Design Innovation MA
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Textiles for Fashion / Textiles - Print / Textile Innovation/Textile Art
My Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
About
Pooli Barman, a Textile Print Designer & innovative SurfaceDeveloper in the field of Fashion. graduated in Textile Designing from Nottingham Trent University(NTU), UK . Experienced in Creative Surface pattern developments, proficient in Apparel Pattern making, Construction & Designing. Her Project ‘The Mysterious World of Hexapods’ is inspired by insects’ strange defence mechanisms like “Aposematism” & “Crypsis”. It’s fascinating to discover they use various approaches to protect themselves from predators, one of such surviving & intuitive strategies is “Crypsis”, to camouflage themselves with nature or “Aposematism” projecting strong & bright colours like red, yellow, and orange, distinct from the green or brown, which is common in terrestrial environments. These “idiosyncratic characteristics” of the “World of insects” inspired Pooli to create a range of unparallel prints & surface patterns. Pooli has experimented with various print, embroidery and fabric manipulation techniques to enhance her craftmanship and has created a collection of vivid prints, embellished through bead work and fabric manipulation designs for high end fashion fabrics.
The Mysterious world of Hexapods
The inspiration we draw from nature is limitless, and my design inspiration is based on the inexplicable world of insects and its peculiar living habits as well as mystifying functionalities of its organs. It is quite a fascinating journey for me to comprehend the anatomy, morphology evaluation and various living mechanisms of insects, such that I am mesmerized enough to consider the mystical existence of insects as my design project inspiration; whether it’s about their strange defence mechanism or complex peripheral vision, they have it all, very much distinctive, and stimulated me to create range of unique surface patterns, exquisite print designs and diversified colour palette. As a creative professional, I am intrigued in exploring innovative textile designs, especially in the areas of print development and surface ornamentation. This is also imperative to mention that I am putting those conscious efforts on how innovative surface pattern designs might help increasing sustainability, while designing responsibly to create beautifully handcrafted articles which will make the product cherishable and pass on to one generation to another, promoting, advocating slow fashion. In my concept presentation “The Mysterious World of Hexapods” I have emphasised on some of the strange defence mechanisms of insects, where they use various ways of protecting themselves from predators, one of such intuitive strategies is CRYPSIS, where they camouflage with nature, by blending with the background, otherwise some insects approach a different technique, like APOSEMATIC COLORATION to warn or repel those predators of Animal Kingdom. Aposematic patterns typically show strong colour contrast with nature, as compared to cryptic patterns, and the predominate hues in aposematic colour are in the palette of red, yellow, and orange, which is distinct from the green or brown, common in terrestrial environments, and I find these characteristics are really very fascinating and inspiring. Out of the multiple defence mechanisms, I have selected Crypsis and Aposematic Coloration.
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