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Dusen Dusen Playhouse, $159 Designed by Brooklyn-based designer Ellen Van Dusen of Dusen Dusen, this pitched tent playhouse features her signature for abstracted, colorful patterns.
Dusen Dusen Playhouse, $159 Designed by Brooklyn-based designer Ellen Van Dusen of Dusen Dusen, this pitched tent playhouse features her signature for abstracted, colorful patterns.
Mikei's office space is a smorgasbord of stripes and colors, featuring splashy accessories from brands like Dusen Dusen, Areaware, and HK Living.
Mikei's office space is a smorgasbord of stripes and colors, featuring splashy accessories from brands like Dusen Dusen, Areaware, and HK Living.
A towel from Dusen Dusen hangs from wall hooks from Thing Industries.
A towel from Dusen Dusen hangs from wall hooks from Thing Industries.
Ennismore Design Studio supplied the rooms with brass fixtures and details, mohair-upholstered headboards, and bedding by Dusen Dusen, a Brooklyn company.
Ennismore Design Studio supplied the rooms with brass fixtures and details, mohair-upholstered headboards, and bedding by Dusen Dusen, a Brooklyn company.
This alcove beside the entryway is where Shabu Shabu sleeps. The dog bed is from Dusen Dusen, the mirror is from HAY, and the wall hanging is an IKEA rug that the couple uses to cover an electrical outlet.
This alcove beside the entryway is where Shabu Shabu sleeps. The dog bed is from Dusen Dusen, the mirror is from HAY, and the wall hanging is an IKEA rug that the couple uses to cover an electrical outlet.
Ellen Van Dusen, founder of Dusen Dusen, and her dog, Snips.
Ellen Van Dusen, founder of Dusen Dusen, and her dog, Snips.
Ellen Van Dusen of Dusen Dusen
Ellen Van Dusen of Dusen Dusen
Everywhere you turn in Van Dusen's studio, there's a dizzying array of repetitious shapes, lines, arches and squiggles, made even more eye-catching thanks to her affinity for pairing primary colors with unexpected hues.
Everywhere you turn in Van Dusen's studio, there's a dizzying array of repetitious shapes, lines, arches and squiggles, made even more eye-catching thanks to her affinity for pairing primary colors with unexpected hues.
Van Dusen began making her own clothing as a teenager after convincing her mom to buy a sewing machine she'd use to reconstruct her closet full of thrift store garments. Color was her primary muse, often favoring bright hues in unexpected combinations and graphic patterns. What she couldn't find, she created, albeit inefficiently — the only way she knew how — by assembling her own printed textiles, one element at a time.
Van Dusen began making her own clothing as a teenager after convincing her mom to buy a sewing machine she'd use to reconstruct her closet full of thrift store garments. Color was her primary muse, often favoring bright hues in unexpected combinations and graphic patterns. What she couldn't find, she created, albeit inefficiently — the only way she knew how — by assembling her own printed textiles, one element at a time.
Stripes Throw Blankets designed by Dusen Dusen
Stripes Throw Blankets designed by Dusen Dusen
Van Dusen has no formal fashion or design training; instead, as a student at Tufts University in Boston, she created her own major called "Psychology of Design," studying various disciplines throughout art history through the lens of neuroscience.
Van Dusen has no formal fashion or design training; instead, as a student at Tufts University in Boston, she created her own major called "Psychology of Design," studying various disciplines throughout art history through the lens of neuroscience.
Ellen Van Dusen draws inspiration from the outside world and packs her fashion and homeware line, Dusen Dusen, with color and pattern as a result.
Ellen Van Dusen draws inspiration from the outside world and packs her fashion and homeware line, Dusen Dusen, with color and pattern as a result.
"Everything in my world is densely packed with pattern and color," Ellen Van Dusen says, gesturing at the various corners of the 600-square-foot studio where she designs her fashion and homeware line, Dusen Dusen.
"Everything in my world is densely packed with pattern and color," Ellen Van Dusen says, gesturing at the various corners of the 600-square-foot studio where she designs her fashion and homeware line, Dusen Dusen.
There's a sense of organization amidst the madness. A collection of scissors hang from nails hammered into a shelf packed with books seemingly arranged in no particular order — that is, until Van Dusen hardly glances when she pulls one, The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Geometry, within seconds of referencing it.
There's a sense of organization amidst the madness. A collection of scissors hang from nails hammered into a shelf packed with books seemingly arranged in no particular order — that is, until Van Dusen hardly glances when she pulls one, The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Geometry, within seconds of referencing it.
Dusen Dusen's bright color combinations and graphic prints are born from the designer's fascination with the psychology of visual stimuli and mathematical repetitions.
Dusen Dusen's bright color combinations and graphic prints are born from the designer's fascination with the psychology of visual stimuli and mathematical repetitions.
A collaboration between two LA-based metal-worker Eric Trine and Brooklyn-based textile designer Ellen Van Dusen— this outdoor collection was created for West Elm. Trine's powder-coated steel frame sofa paired with Dusen Dusen's bold, graphic cushions will be a standout in any backyard.
A collaboration between two LA-based metal-worker Eric Trine and Brooklyn-based textile designer Ellen Van Dusen— this outdoor collection was created for West Elm. Trine's powder-coated steel frame sofa paired with Dusen Dusen's bold, graphic cushions will be a standout in any backyard.
A collaboration between two LA-based metal-worker Eric Trine and Brooklyn-based textile designer Ellen Van Dusen— this outdoor collection was created for West Elm. Trine's powder-coated steel frame sofa paired with Dusen Dusen's bold, graphic cushions will be a standout in any backyard.
A collaboration between two LA-based metal-worker Eric Trine and Brooklyn-based textile designer Ellen Van Dusen— this outdoor collection was created for West Elm. Trine's powder-coated steel frame sofa paired with Dusen Dusen's bold, graphic cushions will be a standout in any backyard.
Much of Ellen Van Dusen’s work is inspired by art, contrast, color, and movement, which is particularly evident in the playful color combinations she develops; this green and orange combination, for example, is suggestive of a watermelon.
Much of Ellen Van Dusen’s work is inspired by art, contrast, color, and movement, which is particularly evident in the playful color combinations she develops; this green and orange combination, for example, is suggestive of a watermelon.
As part of New York's inaugural Textile Month, WantedDesign and Visual Magnetics will present a pop-up showroom at Seaport Studios Design Market from September 28-30. Among its installations will be a new wallpaper collection by Brooklyn studio Dusen Dusen.
As part of New York's inaugural Textile Month, WantedDesign and Visual Magnetics will present a pop-up showroom at Seaport Studios Design Market from September 28-30. Among its installations will be a new wallpaper collection by Brooklyn studio Dusen Dusen.
"What I love about my parents is that they are interested in so many different things and are very active about pursuing those interests," Van Dusen says. "They instilled that in me and my brothers when we were young, so all of us have had diverse sets of interests we pursued. I think that defined my aesthetic, which is just pulling from a lot of different worlds."
"What I love about my parents is that they are interested in so many different things and are very active about pursuing those interests," Van Dusen says. "They instilled that in me and my brothers when we were young, so all of us have had diverse sets of interests we pursued. I think that defined my aesthetic, which is just pulling from a lot of different worlds."
<span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;">The founder of Dusen Dusen clues us in on everything that’s caught her eye this holiday season.</span>
The founder of Dusen Dusen clues us in on everything that’s caught her eye this holiday season.
Land of Nod created an installation of kid's room—but with everything being comicly oversized. Though it's a little hard to tell by a photo, all of the furniture pieces and accessories were blown up, in a way that makes the visitor feel like a kid again. The tent was designed by Dusen Dusen. #DwellNow #sightunseenoffsite #landofnod #dusendusen #playspaces
Land of Nod created an installation of kid's room—but with everything being comicly oversized. Though it's a little hard to tell by a photo, all of the furniture pieces and accessories were blown up, in a way that makes the visitor feel like a kid again. The tent was designed by Dusen Dusen. #DwellNow #sightunseenoffsite #landofnod #dusendusen #playspaces
A 3-D color field above the couch is the backdrop for a curtained projector box that faces a blank wall for movie nights. To the right is Kiki’s Neo-Vanity Modular Mirror. The couple are obsessive collectors. “We love going hunting for weird objects and fun things when we’re on road trips in places like Connecticut and Pennsylvania,” says Vincent. The couch is from BoConcept, and the pillows are from Dusen Dusen.
A 3-D color field above the couch is the backdrop for a curtained projector box that faces a blank wall for movie nights. To the right is Kiki’s Neo-Vanity Modular Mirror. The couple are obsessive collectors. “We love going hunting for weird objects and fun things when we’re on road trips in places like Connecticut and Pennsylvania,” says Vincent. The couch is from BoConcept, and the pillows are from Dusen Dusen.
Making pieces for dogs is particularly delightful for Van Dusen—she loves the photos that people send her afterwards of the dogs using or wearing the items!
Making pieces for dogs is particularly delightful for Van Dusen—she loves the photos that people send her afterwards of the dogs using or wearing the items!
As indicated by a Lamar Van Dusen overview, half of the entrepreneurs that were reviewed said they didn't figure they could proceed with business tasks for over a quarter of a year.
As indicated by a Lamar Van Dusen overview, half of the entrepreneurs that were reviewed said they didn't figure they could proceed with business tasks for over a quarter of a year.
In 2015, Van Dusen decided to expand her line to include home decor, specifically pillows, blankets, bed linens, towels and pet beds, utilizing many of the same prints as her clothing, albeit scaled differently.
In 2015, Van Dusen decided to expand her line to include home decor, specifically pillows, blankets, bed linens, towels and pet beds, utilizing many of the same prints as her clothing, albeit scaled differently.
"I've personally always been so drawn to color," Van Dusen says. "And I'm, like, why? Why am I just like obsessed with this thing? Why do we see color, like what is the point of it? Why is it so visually appealing to most people? Why do certain color combinations draw the eye? Why do certain artworks that are just about color become successful?"
"I've personally always been so drawn to color," Van Dusen says. "And I'm, like, why? Why am I just like obsessed with this thing? Why do we see color, like what is the point of it? Why is it so visually appealing to most people? Why do certain color combinations draw the eye? Why do certain artworks that are just about color become successful?"