Graphic designer Peter Saville has created his first-ever textile collection, Technicolour, which he designed together with Danish brand Kvadrat.
The collection was shown at Danish design festival 3 Days of Design, where Saville took part in a live-streamed interview with Dezeen editor in chief Marcus Fairs.
The collection was on show at 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen
It was informed by the colourful sprays used to mark sheep that roam the countryside, which create patterns that Saville calls "rural graffiti".
The way in which the bright colours stand out against the white wool was replicated in the Technicolour collection, which features upholstery, rugs and curtains.
The designer had worked with Kvadrat before and the company encouraged him to create his own textile collection. Saville then worked with Stine Find Osther, vice president of design at Kvadrat and Dienke Dekker, Kvadrat's design manager for rugs, on the designs. Technicolour has its origins in Peter Saville's childhood
"It has its origins in my childhood ? which is kind of weird for me, this collection is a bit like a biopic ? but then came as an observation and as a concept during this period that I've known Kvadrat," Saville told Dezeen.
"It was about the way sheep are marked in the fields to distinguish ownership. I would look at this and it looked like graffiti in the countryside."
Rugs, upholstery and curtains all feature different interpretations of the design
Seeing the c...