An Unlikely Marriage
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Natural fibers and traditional techniques lend their textile collection a timeless quality. This wool rug, “Flaky fields & Mountain Drops,” was designed by Anna Backlund and made to order.
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This 100 percent wool rug designed by Elizabeth Dunker is called “Otis flat-on-belly.”
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House of Rym’s foutas (traditional Hammam towels) are made from 100 percent natural cotton and woven on traditional looms. They come in seven different color ways. Designed by Anna Backlund.
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Grey-black color way, shown here.
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Vintage hand-woven kilim rugs are repurposed into ottomans and cushion covers.
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The olive wood collection is made by hand from sustainably certified olive trees. “Give Me Some Sugar” bowl and spoons, shown here.
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Although they originally only intended to design textiles, Backlund and Dunker found themselves in a porcelain factory, and couldn’t contain themselves and also designed coffee and tea sets, “Black Almond” coffee cup, shown.
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The porcelain set is meant to be mixed and matched at will. From top to bottom: “Black Almond,” “Tissage Cup,” Triangle Walks” and “Howls in the Night Cup” coffee mugs, stacked on “Hats off for Mr. Squirrel Saucer.”
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