BLINKBLINK
10 // BLINKBLINK is the design studio of Anna Niestroj. Anna was born in Opole, Poland, but grew up in Germany and now lives in Berlin. She has studied Communication Design, Motion and Interaction Design, and Trend Research at academies in Germany and Switzerland. Inspiration for her pattern designs comes from her studio environment, which is filled with pens, masking tape, graph paper, stickers, and coloured and patterned papers. Her clients have included Tea Collection and Supercraft, and her work was featured in the Textile Art Center’s Pattern Box of 100 Postcards by 10 Contemporary Pattern Designers. Anna would love to design for a French or Italian fashion label that is rich in tradition, and her ambition is to ‘keep on and preserve the joy of my profession’. In conjunction with her professional design projects, Anna also works in scientific trend research.
Design Heroes: Gunta Stölzl, Mike Meiré, Jessica Walsh
Punktkariert 2011
A dotted background is used as a base for squares, crosses and chevrons to create an overall pattern made using pens and markers.
Master Produktion
Intricate drawings and doodles of patterns and triangles fill this design with an abundance of detail.
Master-Mentorat
Various dots, dashes and lines are divided into compartments that look almost like patchwork. Hand drawn with pens and markers.
MT & WPW
A collage made from MT Washi tape over isometric drawing paper.
Punktkariert 2012
Lines on a dotted grid are joined up to create an interesting composition using pens and highlighters.