Seema Krish’s debut collection is called Bombay Bliss and includes six patterns made in a range of fibers and techniques. There are pillows and throws — and fabric by the yard is coming next.
Via Interior Desisgn magazine’s “Market Tabloid” issue, 10/31/09.
The New York Times blog “The Moment” has a post on new carpets by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby for The Rug Company. Fun and happy, but sophisticated too.
Debra Smith uses vintage textiles to create compositions that are sewn and quilted to collage-like effect. By framing her pieces for the wall she also helps blur the art/craft distinction that often leaves fabrics in a lesser camp.
If you like Smith you might also appreciate the work of Leah Evans.
Alicia Keshishian describes herself as “fearless” when it comes to color and I think her “geology” rug (above) proves the point! It’s pretty hard to be timid in the face of something so bold. For more about Alicia’s carpet company click here.
Recent print references to Sol LeWitt (The New York Times Style Magazine / The World of Interiors), Betty Draper’s post-Rome house-dress (last night’s episode) and The September Issue’s exposition on color block (still in theaters) make Jane Doyle’s contemporary rag rugs feel all the more “of the moment”. Available for purchase directly from her website.
Above, a textile and pattern infused beauty shot from the website of design powerhouse Lori Weitzner, a woman who knows how to build an incredibly diverse, luxury brand…It’s a good image to begin the first full month of Fall — and to mark my 200th post, two years to the day after my first.
…Another wonderful textile designer to add to my ever-growing list. I also happen to have first-hand knowledge that Rosemary is not only exceedingly talented, she’s also wonderful to work with! Plus, her company’s dedication to social and environmental responsibility and philanthropy is both inspirational and educational.
Above, a view of her Glaze Dhurrie design.
Claudy Jongstra is using far-out materials to make far-out felt and she’s getting commissions, exhibitions and artistic acclaim in the process. Here’s a well-worded summary of her work written by Lisa White (for Interview Magazine); it’s included in the Our Vision section of Jongstr’as website:
Partly primitive, partly animal, part magic, the felt fabrics of Claudy Jongstra are unique in their rough sophistication. Some seem to come straight from the back of the beast, others are worked with a finesse that makes them a statement in raw elegance. For Jongstra uses only raw materials – raw silk, raw linen, raw camelhair, raw cashmere and especially raw wool – which she treats with original techniques that result in some of the most creative felts ever seen. Felt is her instinctive fabric, one she never tires of reinventing.
