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Posts tagged “fabric & textiles”

Helen Amy Murray: Artfully Textured Furnishings

Check out the amazing textiles manipulated by Helen Amy Murray. Working primarily with nature-inspired imagery (with an emphasis on floral patterns) and produced in natural materials like leather, f...

DIY Jean Pot-Holder
Washington DC

During our recent visit to Reykjavik, Iceland, we came across these jean pot-holders. It's a great way to put your jeans to use during the hot DC summertime (when you probably don't want to wear yo...

Good Questions: Reupholster with the Same or Different Fabric?

Dear AT, I'm curious to know how would the AT community go about reupholstering this stool. I'm torn between finding someone to restore it with the original fabric or should I just cover it with a n...

Zinnia Sketch Napkins at Anthropologie

A sketch on a napkin. These napkins from Anthropologie have sweet zinnias "sketched" into them with stitches. They look like maybe grandma made them and gave them to you when you were little......

Patchwork Upholstery from Squint Limited

Though we're not usually a fan of patchwork, it can be enticing when it is done very well. We have a fondness for Hans Hopfer's Mah Jong sofa from Roche Bobois and a recent fascination with Bertjan ...

Galya Rosenfeld: Reclaimed "Puzzle" Pillows
Boston

Galya Rosenfeld's lovely modular series pillows are a great green addition to any home and are available for purchase at Branch......

Modern Fabrics Company: Reclaimed Designer Fabrics for the Public!
Boston

Employing fabric, like paint, is one of the easiest ways to dramatically change the look and feel of a space. Unfortunately the textile industry has one of the worst eco-profiles of all the housewa...

NY Good Questions: Can This Dowdy Couch Be Saved?

Dear AT, I just moved into a new place and came into a really comfortable dark green couch. Out of the store and into my house, the green is starting to look really dowdy and I'm slowly beginning ...

Floorcloths by Hilary Law
Boston

We’ve all felt it. Strolling through a quiet museum, you have to resist the compulsive urge to reach out and touch the paintings. To experience their textures with your hands. And resist you ...

Favorite Textiles: Lauren Saunders
Email from 6.5.08

The Joni Mitchell of pillow design. I had the good fortune of meeting Lauren Saunders at ICFF two years ago. It was her first year taking a booth there, and she sat through all four long days like a...

OFELIA Rouched Throw from IKEA

One of our favorite finds from our tour through IKEA Brooklyn was the OFELIA throw/blanket. It made many appearances throughout the store — in various showrooms and model homes and it always caugh...

Princess Daybed by Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien

Last week, we got a very mixed reaction when we posted Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien's My Beautiful Backside Sofa. The design is just one part of the duo's new collection for Moroso. That other par...

NY Good Questions: Where Can I Find White Felt to Reupholster My Couch?

Dear AT, I would like to reupholster my sofa and chair in white and the two fabrics that come to my mind would be either wool or felt (but I am open to suggestions... the only no-no's being leather a...

Textile Museum Celebration this Weekend
Washington DC

Want to spin wool, dye fabric, or learn about quilting? The Textile Museum in Kalorama is hosting workshops and demonstrations this weekend as part of its 30th Annual Celebration of Textiles. We're ...

Miina Äkkijyrkkä's Kevätjuhla for Marimekko

Maybe it's our recent trip to the midwest, but Miina Äkkijyrkkä's Spring 2008 Marimekko fabric pattern, Kevätjuhla, fills us with energy and a breath of fresh air......

Hot or Not? Monster Skin Chair by Joshua Longo

We first got a peak peek at Joshua Longo's designs at BKLYN Designs 2007. Monsters are a central theme to his work and we're especially fond of the brushed woven wool and cashmere upholstery that re...

NY Good Questions: How Can We Cover Up This Doorway?

Dear AT, This is what you see as you enter our house [through our front door]. We want to cover it up somehow so we could draw our guests' attention towards the sitting room and not the stairs and ...

Room Dividers by Mia Cullin
Europe

Swedish designer Mia Cullin's Flake is sold as a set of 160 star-shaped TYVEK pieces that can be assembled into an ethereal textured curtain, room divider or decorative element for the table or a wall...

NY Good Questions: Fabric Ideas For This Couch?

Dear AT, I have been upgrading our living room, doing as much myself as I can. The last thing left for me to do in the room is reupholster the couch. (We like the style, the frame is solid, and ...

"Historically Inaccurate" Toile by Richard Saja
The New York Times 5.22.08

We've admired Richard Saja's embellished toile designs ever since we first spotted them at The Future Perfect a few years ago. This week, The New York Times follows Saja while he shops for textiles ...

ICFF 2008: Black Wool Collection by Jo Meesters

Dutch designer Jo Meesters was on hand to show us his Black Wool collection of crocheted textiles. The collection of small rugs and poufs are crocheted from finger-thick strands of black wool yarn ...

NY Good Questions: How Can Make These Pieces More My Style?

Dear AT, I was given three pieces of furniture, all very solid and functional, but they're not my style. Can you help me get some ideas for painting/ lacquering/ any other kind of face lift I can ...

NY Good Questions: Where Can I Buy Adhesive Vinyl in NYC?

Dear AT, I inherited an IKEA Malm bed in the birch finish and have been looking for a way to jazz it up. I saw this terrific credenza by Pieter Maes and was inspired to make my own DIY design with...

Linen Sheer Drapes: Damn Good Window Dressing
Email from 5.6.08

I generally don't like Pottery Barn. Even though taking a tour through the store at Christmas Time HAS to be done, just for the over-the-top festive spirit that their retailing elves are so good at ...

AT Boston: Boston’s Textile Tour on the “T”

This is from our Boston finalist, Melissa. Only a few more to go. Comment away! I’ll spare you the bridesmaid dress fiasco that sparked an exhaustive pursuit of Boston’s best textile shops. U...