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João Carvalho Spring/Summer ‘18 (Samples Book) 1st Theme Composition - SERENITY “BREATHING SILENCE. NEED FOR TRANQUILITY AND SPACE TO RELAX AND REFLECT. LIGHT AND TRANSLUCENT COLORS. LIGHT BLUES AND PALE GRAYS. PASTEL TONES. VERY WHITE. THE PLAY OF LIGHT AND SPACE. DIFFERENT EFFECTS OF TRANSPARENCY: VERY TRANSPARENT, TRANSLUCENT, SEMI-OPAQUE, DEGRADÉ OR IN RELIEF. TACTILE SURFACES ARE IMPORTANT. “SECOND SKIN” OR GELATINOUS TEXTURE. FROM OPAQUE TO GLOSSY, SMOOTH TO GRANULAR, TRANSPARENCIES ARE FLEXIBLE OR RIGID.”
João Carvalho Spring/Summer ‘18 (Samples Book) 2nd Theme Composition - AFRICAN GLAMOUR “VARIOUS SHADES OF GREY. BLACK AND WHITE. IVORY AND ANTHRACITE, CARBON AND CALCIUM. COLD AND HOT GREYS, SOMETIMES LIKE DARK BROWN. IMPORTANCE OF TEXTURES, MATERIALS AND ARTIFACTS. UNIQUE HANDMADE PIECES. TRIBAL EFFECTS AND ETHNIC INSPIRATIONS. RUSTIC OR PRECIOUS DÉCOR, SOPHISTICATED, MATTE OR GLOSSY. DENSE OR FRAGILE EFFECTS, STRONG OR DELICATE.”
João Carvalho Spring/Summer ‘18 (Samples Book) 3rd Theme Composition - HYPER ELEGANCE “DIFFUSION OF LIGHT IN METAL SURFACES. METALLIC COLORS: BRASS, RAME, GOLD, MERCURY AND IRON. YELLOW, DARK ORANGE, BROWN AND BEIGE. METALLIC COLORS AND WITH REFLECTIONS, SHINING IN SMOOTH OR WAVY SURFACES. MIX OF BEIGE AND GRAY REMIND PRECIOUS ROCKS AND SOPHISTICATED CEMENT. MIRROR EFFECTS AND DISTORTION OF REFLECTIONS. PRINTS AND LASER CUTS.”
João Carvalho Spring/Summer ‘18 (Samples Book) 4th Theme Composition - ACTIVE ATTITUDE
João Carvalho Spring/Summer ‘18 (Samples Book) 5th Theme Composition - GOOD VIBES “HOT AND LIGHT COLORS, MATTE OR GLOSSY. TROPICAL STYLE. ATMOSPHERE OF VACATION AND CONVIVIALITY. CORAL, ORANGE, YELLOW AND GREEN EVOKE NATURE. NATURAL MATERIALS: WOOD AND STRAW. TEXTURES EVOKE FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE. PRINTS ON LEATHER AND WOOD, MIXED WITH COLORS TO AN ABSTRACT EFFECT. EMBROIDERY AND BRAIDING. MODERNIZED ARTISAN TECHNIQUES WITH NEW COLORS AND MATERIALS.”