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Posts tagged “fabric & textiles”

Spoonflower: DIY Fabric Design
The New York Times 1.8.09

We've looked at Spoonflower both on the Los Angeles and San Francisco sites. Today, The New York Times looks at the North Carolina-based company that allows anyone to upload designs and have them pr...

Just Scandinavian

We were drawn to this airy and light-filled shop in Tribeca by a chance encounter with their website. Featuring both furniture and accessories from Scandinavian countries, the store displays all of...

CLOSED! La Cafetiere: European Style for your Home

As far as we are aware, this store is now closed. Madeleine Guedj, the owner of La Cafetiere, will tell you that color is good and mixing colors is even better. Having opened her Chelsea store in 1...

Layla

When Alayne Patrick was opening Layla many years ago, she asked us for help. She didn't need it. Alayne's sense of style and attention to detail are so refined that we had little more to offer and, ...

Judy Ross Textiles

For a New Yorker, Judy Ross is an anomaly. She has a great eye for color and her textiles are soft and rich yet still understated. She has long been a favorite......

Baltic Bazaar

Baltic Bazaar is a great fabric and thrift shop in Brooklyn Heights. The shop features vintage clothing, accessories, collectibles and some furniture, as well as a huge selection of fine fabrics. T...

Shop Tour: The Vortex, Brooklyn
East Williamsburg/ Bushwick

Since moving to Brooklyn a few months back, we've gotten into the habit of stopping in The Vortex almost daily, as it's directly outside our stop on the L train......

abitare

When Joanne Esposito and Lizzie Hand decided to open ...

Orla Kiely Opening New York Store

While the majority of her designs exist in the fashion and accessories realm, Orla Kiely has plenty of home furnishings in her arsenal, too. Her iconic patterns can be found on wallpaper, lampshades...

Eames Chair Cross Stitch at Etsy

Follow most patterns out there and there's nothing too exciting about cross stitch. But look at this neat pattern at Tiny Modernist on Etsy. It's a pattern for creating two Eames shell chairs with E...

AT Boston: Boston’s Textile Tour on the “T”

This is from our Boston finalist, Melissa. Only a few more to go. Comment away! I’ll spare you the bridesmaid dress fiasco that sparked an exhaustive pursuit of Boston’s best textile shops. U...

Do It Yourself: Ombre Craft Projects
Martha Stewart Living May.08

We've become a bit obsessed with ombre - the shading and fading of colors and tones. While we've looked at various ombre rugs from West Elm and Macy's, the May issue of Martha Stewart Living feature...

Hot or Not? Pixel Fabric from Kvadrat

Currently taking the blogosphere by storm, the pixelated fabric design from Royal College of Art graduate (UK) Cristian Zuzunaga was purchased by Kvadrat. I am obviously a fan, but what do you say? ...

Bi-Color Window Panels from West Elm

With a near window-less apartment, I don't spend much time thinking about window coverings (the rental came with functioning blinds that do the job). Last year, I was transfixed by the custom linen ...

Dressing Rooms, Brick Wall Views & Outdoor Textiles:
NYT House & Home Roundup 3.20.08

Setting the Stage, Offstage. A peak inside the dressing rooms where Broadway's actors create a home away from home. There is an audio slideshow feature, that is a companion to the story. Pictured at...

Gift Fair: Parametre from 3 Form

3 Form's innovative hanging textile system, Parametre, first intrigued us at last year's ICFF. Lightweight and easy to hang, the polyester shades (much like Tyvek) act as a room divider, curtain or t...

Sleep: Bedroom Boutique

This cozy store in Williamsburg has an excellent selection of bed linens and bedroom accents for the complete girly boudoir. The well-edited furnishings and accessories speak to a customer who's rom...

Layla: Adornments for Home and Body

Powerful color for your home. When Alayne Patrick was opening Layla many years ago, she asked us for help (we had a friend in common). She didn't need it. Alayne's sense of style and attention to d...

Mood Fabrics

Fantastic fabrics. Mood Fabrics sells both fashion and home decor fabrics. Their Garment District shop is packed full of lovely fabrics that fashion designers turn to for incredible creations. You c...

Of the Young and the Restless Textile Design

Of the Young and the Restless was recently profiled in The New York Times, but we decided to look at more of their unique, hand-printed designs for textiles. We are glad we did! Their first collecti...

Fabric.com: Discount Fabric

Online, baby. Out for a drink last night with folks from Better Homes and Gardens who were in the city scouring for sources (BTW - went to Per Se: great drink, awful decor. Who screwed that up? I...

NY Good Questions: How Can I Get Rid of The Bubbles?

Hello AT, I purchased 2 beautifully expensive upholstered Gubi Chairs back in December 2005, and a year and a half later they both started to develop bubbles in the curve where the base meets the bac...

NY Good Questions: What Type of Fabric For This Sofa?

Hello AT, We have inherited a Duncan Phyfe sofa similar to the one pictured. My mother would like to keep this sofa in the family and has offered to help pay to have it reupholstered (it is threadb...

Yellow Leather at Design Within Reach

Maybe it's the onset of winter and the brisk chill in the air that draws us towards a bright, sunny yellow. The end of the year brings out twelve custom leather colors from Design Within Reach and t...

Reprodepot Fabrics

Our good friend Riian at Stuff-ing is so excited about her finds at Repro Depot, she's posted about it twice in less than ten minutes. No secret to Heather at AT Chicago, the great selection of well-...