STUDIO MODERN BEDDING
FALL 2011
TRAINEE PROGRAM
Following several interviews including a  project, I was accepted into the JCPenney design trainee program. I was placed in Soft Home Design. I had no clue what that meant at the time, but grew to love the bedding design process. Below are two bedding collections I developed as part of the six month trainee program. I successfully completed the program and graduated as an assistant designer for the Studio modern home brand.
STRUCTURED STRATA
The vision for Structured Strata comes from nature as you will see in my concept images that follow. Layers of sediment in a mountain side, the natural tonal contrast of nature’s palette, and imperfect, organic shapes are what inspired the top of bed art. The sheen in the polyester/cotton blend jacquard of the comforter provides added refinement. The matelassé fabric used for our coverlet gives the impression of foliage or intertwining vines providing a beautiful softness and texture. Fabric manipulation and metallic touches in the decorative pillow designs give the collection an added modern edge and sophistication.
TRANSLUCENT MOSAIC
Inspired primarily by the natural distress and traditional colors normally found in mosaics, you will find dimension, layers and texture in this top of bed collection. I was also inspired by an interior design trend in in which walls are stripped to their original state of distressed and worn surfaces to highlight and appreciate the past, present, and future in one building. The idea of seeing beauty in the past is prevalent in fashion as well as home with the resurgence of vintage and re-vamped antiques.