A soft, sustainable textile that helps to empower girls and women across the world? What kind of magic is this, you ask? It’s actually the creative vision Molly Fitzpatrick, owner and lead designer of DittoHouse, had to create DittoHouse’s latest collection, Courageous Woman. Molly’s personal hero is Malala Yousafzai. The work Malala has done to provide access to…
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This just In: Ixchel Triangle
We’ve got some more handmade artisanal treasures for ya courtesy of Ixchel Triangle, a company that works closely with artisans in Guatemala who intricately weave beautiful, bold and colorful textiles that are incorporated into bags and accessories. If you’re like us, you’re probably curious about their name: Ixchel (pronounced “ish-chell”) is the Mayan goddess of the moon, of…
This Just In: Tammy Kanat
Fiber art is having a real moment right now, which we love, but it also makes it hard to stand out as a fiber artist – unless you’re Tammy Kanat! Tammy’s incredible tapestries evoke images of a portal to a soft, jungalicious, textured world! Her use of color, copper, wool, silk, linen, and mohair in…
This Just In: Tehya Shea’s Textiles
We fell in love with multi-disciplinary artist Tehya Shea’s work while shooting Vanessa Dingwell’s home for The New Bohemians Handbook. (You can find her textile wall hanging on page 107!) Intrigued, we followed up to learn more about the artist behind the loom. Tehya moves to her own rhythm in her Nevada City studio –…
This Just In : Jess Feury’s Textiles
We believe that art and design is healing, enhances one’s quality of life and can save the world if we let it. Jess Feury learned, taught, felt and lived that truth and continues to do so with her textile business in Berkeley. Daughter of a mechanic and artist, Jess was raised with an appreciation for…
Pad Peek: All Road’s Janelle Pietrzak’s Sunland Home
We have been fans of Janelle Pietrzak’s beautiful weavings and home textile collections for some time now, and are thrilled that before leaving her Sunland home for the desert she gave us a little home tour. When moving to LA from Philadelphia, Janelle noticed that the change of scenery adjusted their home decor style. East…