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Explore - Textile Design
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High Design Rugs
High Design Rugs by Italian design studio, Nodus is a limited edition collection of computer generated artwork, graphed and translated to a loom where each piece is hand knotted, producing...
05.23.13 -
Product Spotlight: Woven Lamp and Accessory Design
The contemporary design scene is rife with reclaimed-timber furniture and reawakened cottage industries. Now weaving is about to have its moment in the spotlight.
written by: Kelsey Keith05.22.13 -
Furniture Focus: Dwell on Design 2013
Every summer, Dwell on Design hosts regional, national, and international designers who show off their wares and demonstrate their unique processes. In June 2013, we'll showcase home goods and...
written by: Erika Heet05.21.13 -
A+R Pop-Up at Dwell on Design
Dwell on Design 2013 will again host the A+R Pop-Up Shop, now in its fifth year. A+R founders Andy Griffith and Rose Apodaca opened their first shop in late 2005, and now have two locations in Los...
written by: Kristen W. Terry05.19.13 -
The Art of Brook&Lyn
In her mid-twenties, Mimi Jung quit her job as a graphic designer to start her own creative studio under the name Brook&Lyn. Her bold, distinct jewelry gained near instant acclaim in the fashion...
written by: Johanna Björk05.13.13 -
5 Rugs that Brighten Any Room
Easier than painting and less of a commitment than hanging curtains, these five rugs will brighten any corner (or the center) of your home.
written by: Olivia Martin05.10.13 -
Mohair We Love: Gorman Blankets
No matter the time of year, a well-placed throw blanket can ward off the chill or provide an immediate haven for snuggling up. Read on for one we found in the neon brights so prevalent this spring.
written by: Kelsey Keith05.08.13 -
Textiles by Petel
Look no further than San Francisco–based Petel for unique and colorful throw pillows, tote bags, and accessories crafted from hand-woven African textiles. The brainchild of husband-and-wife team...
written by: Diana Budds05.03.13 -
Anton Alvarez
Using a tool he calls the "Thread Wrapping Machine," Swedish-Chilean designer and recent Royal College of Art graduate Anton Alvarez creates furniture bound together by glue-coated thread—no screws...
04.25.13 -
Dwell Green Gift Guide: Part One
Mother Nature and green design enthusiasts, rejoice! April is Earth Month! From stylish, reusable food wrappings to non-toxic nail polishes, peep through to see our top green design picks. And stay...
04.23.13 -
Mara Skujeniece
Amsterdam-based Mara Skujeniece is a product designer whose work often narrates an underlying story: Porcelain candleholders have felt coasters that mimic the containers’ shadows; ceramic vases for...
written by: Zahid Sardar04.23.13 -
Dögg Guðmundsdóttir
Art and design intertwine in the work of Copenhagen-based Dögg Guðmundsdóttir, whose creations range from the clean and contemporary to the ancient and elemental. Two major examples are her recent...
04.18.13 -
Product Spotlight: Carpet of Life
Using authentic crafting techniques handed down through generations, women from rural villages in the oasis of M’hamid El Ghizlane in the Sahara Desert transform cast-off textiles and donated...
written by: Abigail Doan04.16.13 -
2013 Salone Internazionale del Mobile Furniture Preview
Hello, sports fans! That's right: Milan's annual design fair happens next week, and it's big, bad, and enough of an endurance test to qualify as spring training. As you read back in February,...
written by: Kelsey Keith04.05.13 -
Five New Generation Materials in the Upscale Market
A creative imagination is a key ingredient in timeless, luxury designs. Clients are often seeking surprises in design, like furniture as art. A good interior designer will look for the newest and...
written by: Alene Workman04.05.13 -
Scandinavian Rag Rugs Made from Recycled Denim
Nudie Jeans Co, a Swedish denim label known for producing 100% organic jeans that command a cult following, is branching into the interior design market with a line of limited edition rugs made...
written by: Johanna Björk03.29.13 -
Sina Pearson Textiles
Sina Pearson Textiles designs and distributes upholstery fabrics for the contract, institutional, hospitality, healthcare and residential markets. Founded in 1990, the company is headquartered in...
03.29.13 -
Danish Crafts Announces Mindcraft13 for Salone
Danish Crafts, an organization devoted to representing up-and-coming Danish designers, announced this year’s Mindcraft, their exhibition at Milan’s Fuori Salone 2013.
written by: Olivia Martin03.21.13 -
Shop Talk: 10 New Pieces from Totokaelo Art—Object
Seattle-based readers (and online shoppers with a passion for fashion) may be well aware of Totokaelo, the Capitol Hill-based purveyor of avant-garde design. Last June, founder Jill Wenger opened a...
written by: Kelsey Keith02.27.13 -
Love Blanket
These cashmere-and-merino wool blankets are woven at a 250-year-old mill in Scotland; cleverly, the pattern spells out the word “love” in Morse code.



















