Posts Tagged ‘textiles’
TUFTED WALL
The photograph shows a tufted wall that I recently completed to present as part of the final project for an MA Design: Textiles that I’ve been studying at Bath School of Art. The wall is made up of two semi circular shapes and is covered in tufted wool fabric. Tufting is a technique best remembered as […]
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Tags: architectural textiles, candlewick bedspread, felt, ottomans, poufs, printed fabric, room divider, softwall, textile art, textile design, textiles, tufting, Warwick fabric, wool fabric
For the wall in the espresso bar at Mercedes Benz HQ in Berlin Petra Blaisse returned to an idea that had proved too expensive for her work on the Dutch embassy in Berlin—lowly brush bristles. She was captivated by the material’s tactility and how clearly it improves a room’s acoustics. The white hairs are threaded […]
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Tags: architecture, Dutch design, Petra Blaisse, soft wall, textile wall, textiles
This is a vibrant exhibition currently showing at Gloucester Cathedral, England until the end of the year. The show features two textile artists/designers concerned with colour and creating textiles that interact with architecture. The cathedral is a stunning location to exhibit. Ptolemy Mann‘s beautiful digital prints are hung the length of the pillars – the […]
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Tags: Anna Glasbrook, architecture, Ptolemy Mann, textiles
I have just returned from Amsterdam where I went to witness at first hand Claudy Jongstra’s felt wall. It was fascinating to see in real life. I was interested in the way that the panels had been executed on the wall – with adhesive – and also to see how much the wall had clearly […]
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Tags: Dutch design, felt, soft wall, textiles
