From Frankfurt: Textile Trends

Articles

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  From Frankfurt: Heimtextil

  January in Frankfurt is pretty darn cold, so it feels fitting to be here at Heimtextil browsing all the lush materials that are changing the way we make ourselves at home. It’s the 40th year…

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  Frankfurt's Blanket Store

  Nestled in behind a small glass storefront in central Frankfurt is a one-of-a-kind throw utopia. Blanket Store is a niche boutique dedicated to—yes, you guessed it—blankets, and owner…

Products

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  Taikamylly Fabric

  Chances are your bedside reading doesn’t include Finland’s national epic, The Kalevala, but that should not preclude you from tucking in under textiles imprinted with folkloric patterns…

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  Castle Textiles

  Color us glad to have come across the lovely textiles from Autralia-based designer Rachel Castle. Her collection of bright-but-simple bedlinens, throws, cushions, and embroidered artwork is beyond…

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  Katve Fabric

  Black and white buildings nestled between the grayscale trees bring the beauty of urban nature to this hemp and organic-cotton fabric from the Finnish design team at Fokus Fabrik. The repeating…

Dwell Collections

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  Materialism: Black Is Black

  We all live in a material world, but it is especially true for Material ConneXion. The pioneering international material-database and consulting agency has an ever-expanding library of over 4,500…

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  Materialism: Silver Linings

  The experts at Material ConneXion's sample library, who keep everyone from the designers at Adidas to Zaha Hadid on the cutting edge of innovation, culled these metallic materials for your next…

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  Trend Watch: Tint Meets Timber

  Craftspeople will never deny the simple beauty of milled wood, but we've noticed a spate of vivid hues popping up against these natural grains.

Tip

• A Palette of Material

  I love incorporating old metals, new woods, and innovative fabrics when putting together the palette for a masculine space. I think a great, unexpected idea is to use men's suiting fabrics to…

Events

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  Knoll Textiles, 1945 – 2010

  This soon-to-close exhibition looks at the individuals and ideas that helped shape KnollTextiles.

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  Textiles Recycled/Reimagined

  This intimate exhibition presents a dozen unique objects made either wholly or in part from reused and/or repurposed materials. Examples include a Japanese Buddhist priest’s robe composed…

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  Fiber Futures: Japan’s Textile Pioneers

  Fiber Futures: Japan's Textile Pioneers showcases the dynamic field of Japanese fiber art. Organized as a juried show jointly presented by Japan Society and International Textile Network Japan in…