Fanions by Swiss design trio Linn Kandel, Dimitri Bahler, and Ismael Studer is a collection of three wool felt rugs that offer yet another optical illusion, tricking the eye into glimpses of a three-dimensional object.

AVVA S&P SHAKERSStack ‘em, turn ‘em, don’t worry about spilling ‘em. Salt and pepper shakers have never been so fun. These geometric beech wood shakers are cleverly embedded with neodymium magnets to enhance their attraction—to each other.

For those seeking to add texture to their timepiece, there's always the Felt Wall Clock desgined by Sebastian Herkner for Leff. Its 60 percent recycled PET felt even has sound-absorbing properties.

Tanya Aguiñiga Tanya Aguiñiga created the Chiapas stool after working with Mayan weavers in Mexico. "The women create beautiful animals out of hand woven fabrics," Aguiñiga says. "These stools are inspired by the animals and are hand-woven fabric with a wool felt bottom."

FELT SPHERE CARPET Like high style confetti or graphic color pixels, this ultra-soft felt carpet is made of spherical felt pieces woven together artfully in a vibrant spectrum of shades. These whimsical, one-of-a-kind floor coverings add instant pop to any room.

As an introvert and an artist, Leen has a strong aesthetic sensibility. "I always go for the most simple design," she says.

A trio of Aguiñiga's Felt Chairs.

After initially selling her wares—pouffes, pillows, lampshades, rugs, throws—at the craft shop at Royal Tichelaar Makkum, the oldest ceramics company in the Netherlands, Leen now offers her pieces exclusively through her website and out of her studio, under the label Poetryworld.

Downstairs, in what was formerly a tractor garage, Leen created a felt-making studio and hangout space that she calls, in her creative English-as-a-third-language way, “the chill room of me.”

Crafted from felt, the 11+ Felt Case is designed for small laptops and tablets, and includes storage compartments for headphones, cables, and other small items. This multi-tasking case is an ideal companion for a commuter or work traveler, and its soft touch is a welcome departure from typical tech fabrics.

This tactile case ($33.99) made of felt features a sleeve for an iPad Mini, as well as compartments for key accessories like headphones and chargers.

The Felt Droplet system by Garman Furniture consists of strips of natural wool felt that are capable of supporting a two-inch-deep shelf or planter.

Seemingly spun from some kind of massive loom, these chairs by Raw-Edges Design Studio are experiments in felt and resin.

We end with Kuminuno from f-pzl , which we consider to be the soft Japanese cousin to David Weeks Studio’s CubeBot. Kuminuno is a set of 60 recycled felt pieces that can be folded together to create any number of creations: scarf, tissue box, robot.

11+ felt iPad case by cloudandco for Leibal, $46-56 at store.dwell.com This felt case opens to reveal a sleeve for laptops or tablets, as well as storage compartments for headphones, cables, and other small pieces. It's available in two sizes—a smaller version that holds an iPad Mini, and a larger one that holds an iPad, iPad Air, 11-inch Macbook Air, or a Galaxy Tablet.

Here, with the help of an antique sofa and a woodburning stove, she “drinks coffee, gets inspired, and gets warm.”

A longtime crafter, Leen worked primarily with clay and did bookbinding. But a decade ago she saw the work of the Dutch felt artist Claudy Jongstra and was drawn to the felt-making process. She experimented by dragging loose sheep’s wool, wrapped around a concrete roller, behind a tractor along the harborfront; after an hour, the fibers would interweave and create a fabric. More recently, following three years of trial and error, she built a large steel machine in her workshop that streamlines the way she creates the material.

Chris Grimley and Kelly Smith transformed a cramped apartment into a family-friendly home. The room shared by Mae, three, and her little brother Roen, one, features a custom prototype mural by FilzFelt, their mother’s textile design company. The carpet is by Flor, and the child-size chair and Amoeba table are both by Jens Risom for Knoll.

Felicia F. Dean (University of North Carolina, Greensboro), Cocoon Chair, 2011. From an aesthetic standpoint, the Cocoon chair carries on the torch of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: something basic—in this case, folds of fabric—manipulated in a highly technical way.

What do you wish was easier to make and source in the USA? Extremes exist in the production of home goods. There are either very small-scale artisans or established mass producers; our challenge is finding and supporting those who wish to operate somewhere in the middle. Mountain Bowl by Felt and Fat, $70.

A detail of the Maya Romonoff-designed felt wallcovering, a custom modification of an existing pattern that sports a vertical red line motif.

Frederik Farg’s RE:Cover series gives fresh life to found furniture.

Mohair Felted Blanket. "This was handwoven in Germany, and felted afterward. These blankets are offered in fine color combinations and are very warm and robust."

Piles of felt, civilization's oldest textile, await Jongstra's team (six felters, two dyers, three designers, Jongstra, and a business manager).

Jennifer Morla's cutwork wall hangings are made from industrial wool felt.

A bunny mobile by Flensted hangs over the crib, while the felt mural provides a soft and colorful backdrop. The Excel floor lamp in the living room is by Rich Brilliant Willing.

The round felt pouf and tatami cushions enable close fireside gathering.

The 510 Cabin is one of Leggitt's designs, executed with the help of student apprentices.

The Resnick is on the left of this corridor and the Broad on the right. It felt like a forest of red steel.

H.K. STEPS, 2010, designed by Martin Szekely. Carbon fiber, felt.

Felt Dining Table and Chairs by Delphine and Reed Krakoff for Established & Sons An unconventional application of soft fabric adds both warmth and tension to the function of these furnishings, as spilling becomes a dangerous proposition.

The cover of Murakami Versailles.

A dark cloak of Jongstra’s felt covers the ceiling and walls of a private residence in Amersfoort.