Stunning piece of work:
a woven shawl with feathers!
Slow work, if any!
Showing posts with label Textiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Textiles. Show all posts
Friday inspiration
Planning to do some work around the house this weekend? Here's some inspiration. Have a relaxing Friday, all.
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Images: Dagens Industri and tumblr
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Image: Patricia Larsen. More on her work in the blogpost below
Braided Yarn - Not Knitted
Lately I've written a few posts on great, trendy knits to ware or to decorate your home. I find artist and fashion designer Dana Barnes' work, as something along that line too. These pictures are from her New York exhibition last year called Unspun - Tangled and Fused. To walk on a carpet like this, must be like walking on clouds!
Dana Barnes experiments with unspun natural fibers and innovative felting processes.
Barnes uses techniques like knotting, netting, twisting and looping to create large scale textiles for interior spaces. See more pictures from the creative process here.
More wonderful knits for you and your home
All images via BusyBeingFabulous.
Styling by the blogger herself - Deborah McLean.
Photo: Ric Wallis
Wooden textiles by Elisa Strozyk
I am really impressed by the talented and creative designer/artist Elisa Strozyk's work. She mixes paper, textiles, and wood! I love the way she cuts open wallpapers and turn them into new, semi-transparent wall dividers (bottom pics). But am especially intrigued by the furnitures and pendants she's makes out of a material she calls Wooden Textiles (the three items in the middle below).
Wooden Textile is half wood, half textile. It's something between hard and soft. It looks and smells familiar but feels strange, as it is able to move and form in unexpected ways.To transform hard wood into a flexible surface Elisa Strozyk deconstruct it into pieces, which she then attach to a textile base.
The new material can then be used in different ways: as flooring, curtains, drapes, plaids, upholstery or furniture. Depending on the geometry and size of the tiles, each design behaves differently. See much more of her stunning work on her webpage.
A love of Imperfection - Bedagade skönheter
When I see todays romantic love for decayed surfaces and spaces, I'm reminded of US artist Elana Herzog's art project Civilization and its Discontents, as seen in New York City 2003.
In this textile project, Herzog stapled a series of Persian carpets in varying quality and condition, onto an art gallery's walls and then worked on them further to give them the right state of decay. Read more about her project here.
What do you think?
Where do you draw the line between imperfection and decay?
Native American-inspired aesthetic for 2011
I have put a hold on clothes shopping, but these beauties from the Portland Collection makes me think again.
I just love the way the designers have implemented a Native American-inspired aesthetic into these textiles, all produced locally in Portland, USA.
Here is a link to a youtube film, where we can see how the designers created their fall/winter 2011collection.
I want to have it all!!!
DIY bord. Reclaimed Wabi Sabi table/desk
Har du en snickare och smed hemma? Be henne då fixa ett bord likt detta till arbets- eller matrummet. Kan det bli mer Wabi Sabi?
I just love this table from Restoration hardware, made out of reclaimed material. They've paired an antique elm door with an cast metal frame. The result is just perfect!
The welded, riveted solid steel frame stands on caster wheels and is supported by structural cross bracing. The tabletop is planed, sanded and left unfinished, with its natural patina. The surface may have cracks and holes from its previous life as an antique elm door. The tabletop may also cup or bow slightly over time, further enhancing the table's rustic one-of-a-kind character.
More vintage items from the same seller:
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Stunning ReDesigned Vintage China
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There is a great stillness in this Danish home, decorated with design classics mixed with flea market finds.
From Boligmagasinet
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DIY: lacy storage and room divider
If you have an Ikea's Expedit shelf as a room divider, you may want to do something about some of the "backs". I love this idea from Seletti. You can do something similar using old lace curtains or crocheted pieces as a semi-transparent back. Do try this at home this summer.
Check out my other blog Creative Living here.
Lovely Linen
Who can resist linen? It may crease easily, but who cares? It just gets more beatiful with each wash. Pure Wabi Sabi. These lovely linens were photograped by Trine Thorsen, who else?
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