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Felt necklace by Heather Keiko for Areaware
Heather Keiko is a Sydney, Australia based textile designer who creates hand-crafted
jewelry in felt. This necklace is hand cut and sewn together using German wool felt. It has a simple hand made felt button and loop closure.
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Argentinean designer Soledad Twombly, designer of the label SOLE by Soledad Twombly, has just launched a new collection that incorporates the fabrics of ikat queen, Madeline Weinrib.
The collection’s fifteen pieces celebrate Twombly’s love for exotic Central Asian textiles, mixing Weinrib’s signature handmade ikats with Twombly’s signature rich Italian fabrics like velvets.
There was a trunk show in NYC last week, and one is scheduled for Rome in early November.
Soledad Twombly in her Madeline Weinrib designs.
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Soledad Twombly
Sole Twombly’s ateliers in New York and Rome
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Known for wrap dresses in a-mazing prints, Diane von Furstenberg has designed a line of textiles for the home. Some of the designs were previewed in this month’s Elle Decor. Really, what took her so long?
The colorful animal prints are fun, though I’d love to see some more original, global-inspired prints like the ones we saw on the runway the last couple of seasons. The stripes are not so interesting, but versatile for home decor, I suppose.
Scroll down . . . in case you missed it earlier this year, she designed incredible, luxurious guest rooms at Claridge’s Hotel in London, which feature a number of the prints.
Fabrics for the home by DVF:
DVF-designed rooms at Claridge’s London.
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Iman, in collaboration with special events designer Carlos Mota, designed the Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge at Lincoln Center for Fashion Week as a preview of her new line IMAN Home, which launches later this month. The line of fabrics, which was inspired by traditional, global crafts, marks Iman’s first venture into home décor. (She already has makeup fragrance, clothing, and accessories labels.)
Iman amidst her textiles in the Star Lounge at Lincoln Center yesterday.
I love the graphic trellis pattern (it’s surely more affordable than Ms. Wearstler’s) and the peacock print is gorgeous. Speaking of which, Iman is still stunning. Wow.
I found a couple of other shots. The designs look great. I’m guessing a mid-range price point, since the line will be sold at Calico Corner and Calico Home stores.
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Photo: IMAN Home
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When I popped into Farm Project Space + Gallery the first time this summer, I made a quick purchase of a photo that caught my eye. The photographer is New Hampshire-based Tim Donovan of LaunchArt, and gallerist Susie Nielsen had just that one piece. It was such a split second decision she was surprised, but expertly wrapped it up. It’s another for my collection of pink hued images of girls and young women. I haven’t found a place to hang them yet, but that’s okay for now.
Photo by Tim Donovan at Farm Gallery in Welfleet
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