The Studio.

Who is behind the studio?

Sandrine Fourrier

How long has the studio been in existence?

since 2018

How many designers are you?

1

What is your background?

Since 2002 I am creating patterns for Gift, Fashion and Decoration industry, and also illustrate for children's books.Illustrator first, I have created many patterns in my different in-house functions.  I decided to become Freelance pattern designer in 2008, my clients are differnts and I like this variety of projects: home decoration, fashion, stationery, wall art, edition.

Describe your style.

Feminine and poetic.

What are your main inspirations / influences ?

My travels in Asia, nature, birds.

Which place inspires you the most?

"Lady's beach", on the island of Noirmoutier, France.

What sets off your passion for prints?

The hours in the fabric stores with my seamstress mom.

Your first print memories.

Stationery with Twinzy, my little pink cat.

Describe your creation process.

I take lots of pictures, draw every day, and store everything in a research folder. I sort it out every 3 months or so to make mood boards and follow my intuition, with an eyes on emerging trends.I give them a little name and I assign a palette of 10 colors with keywords specifying the graphic directions and themes I chooseIt sets the tracks for me, and then I fill sketchbooks.I really like to mix the techniques: pencil, watercolor, digital.I scan my drawings or sketches and I rework them in Photoshop, Fresco or Illustrator. For each pattern I apply it on a  silhouette or mock-up to check the rendering of the fitting and  create color variations.

What is your favorite medium to work with and why?

Watercolor, for its poetry and its graphic accidents and colored pencils for the sensitivity of the line.

While working, what do you listen?

Lots of world music, funk and jazz with touches of hip hop.Some artists I love: Asa, A Tribe called Quest, Erykah Badu, Sharon Jones, Hocus Pocus, Otis Redding & Louis Armstrong.

What is your job's favorite part ?

Drawing and the challenge of constantly reinventing myself. But also meeting other passionate and creative people!

What type of product / sector do you mainly work for ?

Decoration, Fashion and stationery.

What are you working on right now?

A new fashion collection for a very nice company.

On which fairs do you exhibit?

Print Days, PremièreVision, Interfilière

Your best fairs memories.

Meetings.

What do you want to accomplish in the future?

Work more for children's fashion.

The biggest challenge you had to handle as a designer?

There are so many, but I'm always looking for more. Because I learn so much when I step out of my comfort zone.

What advice would you like to give to new designers who are just starting out?

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” O.Wilde