The Extraordinary Textile Designers of India
I fell in love with textiles as a child, and I remember that, in particular, the colors and fabrics of India made a huge impression on me. There was something unique in their way of using embroidery, their classic dye techniques, their Kantha thread work that was created to protect [...]
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The Artistry of Galadriel Mattei
From the moment we got our first Galadriel Mattei sweaters, scarves and hats in the store five years ago, I knew I had stumbled upon a unique Los Angeles artist who has chosen to work with re-purposed cashmere fabrics as her medium. She finds cashmere sweaters of all shapes, sizes and designs; [...]
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Discovering Raga & Yavi: a Brilliant Collaboration of Artists
This past Fall I came across an extraordinary line of 100% silk, cotton and wool hand painted and printed dresses, blouses and coats that have been created from a collaboration between two female artists: one from France and the other from India. Together as painters and dyers they have made [...]
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On The Road with Alquema
Alquema’s designer Virginia Rouse began as a photographer on film sets in the ’90s where she developed her eye for detail, structure and texture. On her travels to Japan, she fell in love with the Japanese approach to textural design and took inspiration from fashion icons Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto [...]
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Falling in Love with Sophie Digard
Wandering down the sidewalk in NYC many years ago I was stopped in my tracks when I saw three Sophie Digard scarves in a shop window. I had never seen anything like them before and I had to know who was making them and how. It turned out it was [...]
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