In our upcoming course ‘MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor’, top art director Margo Tantau shares finishing techniques for each of the five most popular materials used for products in this market. These are very cool techniques that you can play with on your product to make your presentation to the client even more exciting and marketable!
Finishing techniques are different processes that can be done by the manufacturer’s factory to enhance the material you are working with. Examples include:
- Placing pom poms, trims or embroidery on a pillow
- Embossing, shaping, or silkscreening on metal
- Painting or decoupaging on wood, etc.
Example of some finishing techniques used on wood – products from CBK
Understanding and knowing about different techniques is a great way to stand out, to be creative, and to show that you know how to add value to a design.
Every day next week, we are going to share a few of these #HomeDecSecrets for free on the MATS blog, along with a related creative prompt. You don’t have to be signed up for the class to get involved. Anyone can join in and start to explore the fascinating (and lucrative) world of home décor! We hope you’ll find them inspiring, and feel confident to try new and varied looks in your product pitches. That, in turn, will make your pitch more desirable and unique.
In class we share a ton of these, to give you dozens more design ideas for your arsenal. Your art will flourish as a result, you’ll sell more, and you’ll be having more fun! Be sure to join the full class (which starts on Monday May 16) if you want to get set up for this market, ready to pitch your creative ideas to dream clients in home decor.
Happy creating!
The MATS team
PS Our Bootcamp April Gallery just went live. Check it out here
