Here are some great images from designers all over the country who have discovered Printed Velon. As you can see there are so many ways to use Printed Velon. In this post I’ll also give you some background information on each of the images…. i.e.who’s the designer, what the design process was to get to the end product, and how Printed Velon compares to actual fabric. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Enjoy!
This design is by Design by Sean. Sean had a fabric swatch he wanted to match and we were able to reproduce it in the exact colors and pattern for a fraction of the cost. To have used the actual fabric, in the quantity needed, would have been cost prohibited. The fabric was used to cover trussing and drape sections of the ceiling. I love the colors of the Printed Velon against the purple fabric.
This design comes from Richard Carbotti of Perfect Surroundings. It a little hard to tell in the image but the Printed Velon is the Rococo pattern printed with black ink on yellow velon. Very striking. I love the way he used ribbons of the material to create a visual block and mask allot of the tent structure. This bring the ceiling down and is a great way to lower it without completely lining the whole tent. He also used it on the top of the tent frame and to wrap the tent poles. Very creative use of the product.
This is one of my own designs and was executed for San Francisco Opera’s Opening Night Gala 2007. This was the first time Printed Velon was ever used. I based my design off the Opening Night Opera of Samson And Delilah and I worked closely with the event chairs to create a beautiful Prussian banquet. I searched my favorite fabric store, Discount Fabrics, to find the perfect fabric swatches. After some alteration to the colors what you see above is the end results. The walls are a deep burgundy with a gold lattice pattern and is what I call Opera Wall. The ceiling is a beautiful multicolored paisley. The ceiling pattern was incredible back-lite. The room just glowed!
This is also my own design and I wont go into great detail about it because I just did a complete bilog post on just this event. Look back for the Conservatory Of Music Gala post.
This look was put together by Hartmann Studios for one of their in house event. This is the Symphony pattern from the Velon Designs Collection. I love the contrast of the all white ceiling and the printed walls. Another juxtaposition is the traditional print mixed with the modern furniture. Very stylish!
This image comes from my friend Lara McCulloch of Regal Tents in Toronto who also writes the great blog Ready to Spark. The design is by Designing Trendz also out of Toronto. This is the Morrish pattern just taped to the panels of a plexi bar. How simple to do and what impact. Now all that white plexi furniture can now be re-purposed and become relevant again. Since I’ve seen this image I can’t look at plain plexi furniture and not think how boring.
Another of my own designs. Can you tell I love this stuff! This was the second time Printed Velon had ever been used. This is for San Francisco Symphony Opening Night Gala 2007. The event chair wanted a total “WOW ” factor and I think this design hit the mark. I love the contrast of the black and white with the pop of fuchsia. I found the linen and chair back at BBJ linens and matched the Printed Velon to them. This was a very diva look and for good reason, Rene Fleming was performing with the Symphony that night. This being the first time this pattern had been used I named it Symphony.
Isn’t this Crazy. This is mine also! This tent is for the Salzman-ManusValentines Ball benefiting Stanford Cancer Center. This event is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year and every year it just gets crazier. I’ll post more on these events later. The theme of this tent was “Austin Powers Inguaral Ball” to go along with the over all theme of “Politically Incorrect”. I jumped at the opportunity to do an entire tent in vintage Pucci. The print I selected was about $100 per yard. Not all doable on a fund raising budget. I made adjustment to the original pattern and recreated it for less the $5 per yard using Printed Velon. This would have been pretty boring in a plain white tent.
Oops! My design again. This is the San Francisco Symphony Opening night Gala for 2008. Instead of using Printed Velon I chose to go with Unprinted Velon. The visual is spectacular and since I was using a bold pattern on the table it just felt right not to use a print on the walls. When unprinted velon is installed most people think it raw silk. I love that!
Well that’s all for now. I would love to here your feedback about how the designers are using Printed Velon and how you think you might use it.
Happy Wednesday!
