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Mira X

Mira X is a high quality producer of upholstery textiles and part of the Swiss group of companies Möbel Pfister. Mira X wanted to expand their European market and Atelier 3D Couleur was commissioned to design a new collection, called Mirvana. The target audience was architects and interior designers, who would use a range of products including rugs, carpets, curtains and upholstery for use in hotels, public spaces and corporate headquarters. 1984-1988

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↑ Photo. The lively reflections of light on the surface of the River Seine. 1984

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↑ Photo. Reflections on the water, in black and white. 1984

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↑ Drawings. Gradations. Research into patterns that build into a graphic language. In this first example, called Mirvana, the rhythm of light reflected in a river is expressed in black and white. 1984

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↑ Drawings. Undulations. In this second example the same rhythms are developed in a more flowing style. 1984

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↑ Drawings. Textile motifs created by cutting up and reassembling the graphic language of undulations and gradations. The collection of textile designs is built from these motifs. 1984

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↑ Drawings in coloured pencil. 1984. Based on the rhythms of gradations and undulations. Preparatory ideas in a range of spicy shades, heightened by the dominance of saffron ochres. The base black and white motif is used to create two colour and multi colour prints. 1984

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↑ Examples of Mirvana print textiles on the gradations theme. Shown here with the initial black and white drawing. Textiles shown here are for curtains and upholstery. 1987

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↑ Example of a Mirvana print textile on the gradations theme. Shown here with the initial black and white and colour drawings. The final textile was printed in an 18 colour separation. 1987

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↑ Painting, oil on canvas. 92 x 72cm. Development work for the Mirvana textile range. 1987

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↑ Drawing, coloured pencil. 2 x 2m. Development for a wool pile carpet design. 1985

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↑ Carpet and fabric printed in two colours. The particular strength of the Mirvana collection was that its colour harmonies enabled the different types of fabric and floor coverings to be used in combination. 1985

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↑ Decor designed to show a satin from the Mirayana series harmonising with old stoneware jars from the Brittany region. 1985

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↑ Drawing in coloured pencil for the production of a thick pile wool carpet. 240 x 240 cm. 1986

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↑ Sketch in coloured pencil for the production of a thick pile wool carpet. 240 x 240 cm. 1986

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↑ Drawing in coloured pencil for the production of a thick pile wool carpet. 240 x 240 cm. 1986

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↑ Decor displaying the Miradiva satin with five printing screens shown with the oil painting on which the series was based. The blown glass jars are from Murano, Italy. 1985

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↑ Preparatory drawing in coloured pencil. 30 x 42 cm. For the Mirakarma series. 1984

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↑ Oil in canvas. 92 x 72cm. Preparatory study for the Miramana series. This painting illustrates the close relationship between my painting and my work as a designer. 1987