Category Archives: Textiles + Paper
DesignCraft Heroine: Polly Barton
There’s a lot going on in the world of textiles and fiber these days….a great deal of excitement about the possibilities in felting and knitting (some good, some–frankly–a bit scary), and a surge of interest in using technology to create … Continue reading
Filed under Art + Installations, Heroes and Heroines, Textiles + Paper
DesignCraft Global: Paula Arntzen
What is it about the Netherlands? It’s barely larger than Delaware, and yet it’s such a major design powerhouse that it really does boggle the mind. Architects Rem Koolhaas/OMA and Concrete. Multi-faceted industrial designers/artists Tord Boontje, Hella Jongerius (so fabulous), … Continue reading
Filed under Furniture + Lighting, Global, Textiles + Paper
DesignCraft Heroine: Anne Kirk
Obsession. For some people it’s designer cupcakes with all that crazy frosting. For me, it’s fabric. Put me in Britex (the ground floor, please, with the really good stuff) and in seconds I’m gorging on the experience: pawing away at … Continue reading
DesignCraft Hero: Josh Jakus
Some creative people just seem to have the knack, don’t they? They look at some plain material, play around with it, squint at it, play a little more, and hey, presto!, a fabulous product is born. Not just another thing, … Continue reading
Filed under Accessories, Design, Heroes and Heroines, SF Bay Area, Textiles + Paper
Schein & Schein
First, a confession: I used to think maps were for strictly for old men snoozing their lives away in gentlemen’s clubs (the type with tattered back issues of Horse and Hound magazine in them, not strippers). Then came a roadtrip … Continue reading
