Tammy Kanat is a textile artist from Australia who weaves wool wall hangings using concentric circles as a starting point. She uses a steel frame to create a structure for her abstract tapestries before filling it in with wool and other natural materials like linen and silk. Rows of colorful materials make up glorious textures and each design is...
Now more than ever is time to appreciate our loved ones, and though this appreciation doesn't have to be materialistic in nature, a small keepsake doesn't hurt. Yvonne Leung knows best. A designer and maker, she runs Hereafter, a brand meant to provide lasting reminders of special people and treasured connections through custom-made keepsakes.
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“Before we create an item,...
"Softer and Wild" is the textile brand you didn't know you needed in your life. Run by designer Tatiana Nedialkova, it's the soft colorful touch your home needs right now. Their home goods include anything from oven mitts and aprons to kitchen towels and everything in between.
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Working alongside textile designer Paula Downes, Nedialkova draws and designs each pattern printed...
Here at MobiSpirit, we love supporting small creative brands, especially if they come as neatly packaged as House Of Wonderland, a brand specializing in cute, colorful gifts that include jewelry, enamel pins, phone cases, and greeting cards.
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Run by illustrator Tess Shearer, it was launched in 2012, after Shearer worked some years as a freelance fashion and jewelry designer....
With a background in history and nutrition, Meghan Shimek's creative journey was a surprising one. Born and raised in Michigan, and currently based in Oakland, California, Shimek took to weaving in 2013 while visiting her family back at home.
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"I took a scarf weaving class and was completely hooked," she recalled in an interview with The Project for Women....
Maria Fiter designs standalone lamps that are practical, sustainable, and artsy, adding not only light to the room, but also a statement. Design is equally important to Fiter as the materials themselves, with a clear preference for eco-friendly and natural materials, that add make for a grounded, earthy effect.
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“I think about people who like natural materials, like paper...
Lorena Marañon's quilts are much more than simple blankets, they're works of improvisational art. Based in Los Angeles, her work continuously challenges the dividing lines between art and craft, with her pieces intentionally raw, emphasizing details like uneven seams, raw edges and exposed thread ends.
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According to Marañon, her creative process relies on intuition and spontaneity, using geometric shapes...
With almost 200k followers on Instagram, embroidery artist Irem Yazici is a force to be reckoned with. Her work, showcased on her social media pages, can be divided into two categories: embroidered accessories and embroidered artworks; but when it comes to her style, Yazici admits she has a hard time categorizing it.
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“Even if I don’t know where to...
Ori Niv of Artori Design is a designer and the creator of a humorous cell phone stand featuring human figures holding their phones.
The artist shared a post on Bored Panda where he explained that he has been noticing people being more and more attached to their phones. In fact, that was the real inspiration for his remarkable project.
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Michele Quan's ceramic objects are much more than a simple bowl or mug. Their forms, geometric, leaning towards minimalism, have a grounding quality to them. They're pretty, but also, strangely, spiritual.
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"I want my pieces to create moments where people look back at their intentions and how they want to operate in the world, what they wish to see...
