Showing posts with label textile design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label textile design. Show all posts

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Dana Barnes: Textile Designer

Dana Barnes, a fashion designer turned textile designer, is living [in] my dream! Her wide open loft space has inspired her latest collection of work which is called Souled Objects. She has softened her sparse space through the placement of her felted objects around her studio. With her offices on the top floor and the artists working throughout, i must say, this is my ideal live/work situation. Check out the entire article here.

I just want to take my shoes off and stand on this felted rug! I bet it feels like a bit of heaven underfoot!
Just how gorgeous are these textures?

The top felted rug reminds me of bubbles overflowing from the bathtub and the bottom one like a gopher got loose in the garden! I love them both equally! And the most exciting thing about this all...soon her collection will debut at BDDW, one of my all time favorite stores!

Friday, July 17, 2009

Amazing Fabrics from Brandon Mably

I am crazy about these new fabrics from Brandon Mably, the manager of Kaffe Fasset Studio in London. I love the colors and the geometric, abstract, and organic patterns. These are just a breath of fresh air after seeing so many floral patterns lately (which I do love as well!) I've been pondering for weeks over which prints I want to order. I'm thinking pillows for the bed or sofa, but I want to get some of the fabric and check the weight, because I have a chair I would love to reupholster as well! I also need seat cushions for my dining chairs! Ooohh, so exciting, can't wait to see these in person!








Wednesday, July 8, 2009

A Great Find: Saini Salonen Vintage Drapery!

Alright, I'm back:-) We finally got moved into our new place, but are not entirely unpacked. I honestly don't even care what's in the boxes, but I have to go through them! I've been obsessing about the design of my place, but I've decided to just live in it a bit, relax, and then let things happen. So with these being said I picked up two amazing pieces today and totally wasn't looking for them!

The first piece I just couldn't pass up! I got an Art Deco wardrobe for $20.00, an amazing deal! I would never of went searching for this, but I was at a shop, a guy pulled up with a truck, and boom here's a new wardrobe! It's being delivered today. It's similar to this piece here minus the mirror. It's already been painted white and needs repainted. Hmm...what to do?! I then decided to venture on over to Wertz Bros. and just browse around. I was actually searching for something for another project, but I happened to stumble upon this gorgeous vinatge drapery panel from Saini Salonen and I fell in love! The colors are so bold and rich and the patterns are incredible. Saini's work is described as by Lesley Jackson in Twentieth Century Pattern Design as “fantastical bulbous compositions, suggesting giant insect antennae and exotic flowers, [which] were a remarkable feature of Borås Wäfveri's output during the late 1960s.” I am planning on hanging it on the wall, but can't decide whether I should wrap it on stretcher bars or just let it hang. It also fits perfectly on one of my windows, so it could still end up there!


This is the one I got today...yay!

So stunning!

These colors are amazing!

Again, just look at the color combination!