There’s very limited biographical information available for Vernal Bogren Smith online, but her surreal batik work is enough to prove her artistic credentials. The Textile Museum in Washington D.C. is currently showing a few of her pieces within a larger exhibition titled Out of Southeast Asia: Art That Sustains. Additional images can be found with a quick Google image search.
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Luxury fashion house Hermes has teamed up with the Italian fabric manufacturer Dedar to produce their first line of upholstery fabrics, for sale by the yard. While many of the patterns are distinctly “Hermes” others follow very different flights of fancy — like “Beloved India” pictured above. As with all things Dedar, the quality is superb — especially the cottons which carry a crisp auditory “snap” when flung out or folded.
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Comma Workshop fuses text and textile into quilts that are minimalist and unabashedly “crafted” at the same time. The concept, design, and written content are all the work of Kerry Larkin who founded the company in 2010. Individual quilts are made to order and are produced by a network of quilters in Colorado who move at their own pace, taking in as much or as little Comma work as they like. For more about Larkin and the company click here.
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Design Milk is currently featuring a really interesting interview with Aurelie Tu, the woman behind CraftedSystems. Not only are Tu’s products beautiful and innovative, her production process is also a testament to how contemporary design and socially (and environmentally) responsible manufacturing can harmoniously co-exist.
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You may not find the “hot” new pattern of the season at Place Textiles — but you will find upholstery fabrics that are elegant, durable, environmentally conscious, and trend-proof. Their in-depth primer on “green” fabrics is just one example of the care and detail Place brings to their work.
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Coral & Tusk –
With the same quirky and whimsical sensibility of a Wes Anderson movie, Coral & Tusk textile designer Stephanie Housley and her husband Chris Lacinak make foxes, badgers, and bears come alive with distinctly human personalities.
Pin ItEleanor Pritchard –
British textile designer Eleanor Pritchard offers a beautiful collection of blankets on her website, describing them (justly) like a sommelier would a fine wine: Incorporating tessellating geometrics, bold stripes and reversible patterns this collection is woven in a palette which combines chalky neutrals, sharp accents and deep inky tones. The aesthetic is clean and contemporary with a nod to English midcentury design.
Via Colorful Beautiful Things.
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