# Hand-Stitched Spreads Inge Jacobsen's Thread Series Reincarnates the Idea of Beauty By Carly Foy | Published 2011-04-15 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inge-jacobsen1 References: [ingejacobsen-inge.blogspot](http://ingejacobsen-inge.blogspot.com/) & [ingejacobsen](http://www.ingejacobsen.com/) Inge Jacobsen, a photographer and student at Kingston University, has created a wonderfully hand-stiched series called Thread. The Thread series that Jacobsen came up with was definitely both unique and brilliant. The series features advertisements from fashion magazines such as Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. The artist then stitches over top of the models' faces, hair and body. Inge Jacobsen has said in regards to the concept that, "I stitch over the hair and skin, mainly in protest of the bland looking models and images that come with the magazine.' Inge Jacobsen's Thread series shows a great amount of patience and the results are stunning. Jacobsen has proved to be more than worthy of the title artist as the work is flawless and intricately executed. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.8/10 - Popularity: 30% | Activity: 15% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Customization](https://www.trendhunter.com/customization) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Hand-stitched Art:** The hand-stitched art trend offers disruptive innovation opportunities for artists to give new life and meaning to existing images. - **Protest Art:** The protest art trend presents disruptive innovation opportunities for artists to challenge mainstream beauty standards and societal norms through creative expressions. - **Mixed Media Fusion:** The mixed media fusion trend provides disruptive innovation opportunities for artists to combine traditional arts, like hand-stitching, with digital media to create visually striking and thought-provoking pieces. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Art:** The art industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by embracing hand-stitched techniques and protest art to cater to evolving consumer tastes and preferences. - **Fashion:** The fashion industry can incorporate hand-stitched elements in garments and accessories to break conventional beauty standards and foster inclusivity in design. - **Advertising:** The advertising industry can leverage the mixed media fusion trend to create captivating and memorable campaigns that challenge societal norms and resonate with consumers on a deeper level. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sculptural Knitted Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-knitted-objects.md) - [Breathtaking Woven Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/woven-installation.md) - [Collaborative Tea Towel Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tea-towel-design.md) - [Handwoven Colorful Tapestries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/versus-edition-one.md) - [Sculptural Mixed-Media Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folded-echoes.md) - [Human Hair-Made Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/range-of-pots.md) - [Craft-Inspired 3D-Printing Styles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digitally-woven.md) - [Textural Porcelain Vessels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tamara-efrat.md) - [Human Embraced-Inspired Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wallmounted-sculpture.md)