Dwell on Design 2013: Brook&Lyn Woven Textile Art

Among the kitchens, prefab units, demonstrations, and presentation stages at Dwell on Design 2013, first-time exhibitor Brook&Lyn shows off impressively detailed handwoven textile art.
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Founder Mimi Jung of Brook&Lyn hasn't lived in Los Angeles for long (see her studio name for a hint at her previous home base), but her range of earthy, woven textile art mixes California craft with East Coast rigor. Jung, who also makes geometric modern jewelry, started weaving a year-and-a-half ago after taking classes at Textile Arts Center in Park Slope, Brooklyn. She moved from a floor loom to the framed, hand loom style of weaving, and incorporates several textures and colors of yarn in each piece, hung from a thin copper rod. 

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Brook&Lyn is the Los Angeles-based design studio founded by Mimi Jung, who is making her first appearance at Dwell on Design.

Brook&Lyn's first furniture piece, the Rya bench, makes its debut at Dwell on Design. Incorporating patches of handwoven cotton yarn into a solid maple bench, Rya is a whimsical take on a classic Shaker silhouette. 

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Brook&Lyn's new Rya bench, combining solid maple with a clear coat finish and handwoven cotton yarns.

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Check out Brook&Lyn's wares in person at booth M14, online at brookandlyn.com, and in Dwell's June 2013 issue.

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Mimi Jung, designer of Brook&Lyn, at Dwell on Design booth M14.

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Blue and Gray Square woven textile hanging by Brook&Lyn, $850

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Blue Rya and Triangle Window weaving by Brook&Lyn, $850

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Detail view of the yarn Mimi Jung uses in textile wall hangings for Brook&Lyn.

Kelsey Keith
Dwell Contributor
Kelsey Keith has written about design, art, and architecture for a variety of print and online publications.

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