Textile and Surface Designers Guild of Seattle

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Olle Eksell

Olle Eksell (1918- 2007) , Swedish graphic desinger

posted by rebekah

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The Beauty of Life

Artist Hilary Pfeifer is working on an installation project inspired by William Morris wallpaper. The various components will be created from salvaged materials and they double as jewelery!

posted by Jessica

Monday, August 16, 2010

Oh i'd love to have a cuppa with Cath. I bet she'd KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON!

Animalistic!

Placements of animals are everywhere. Love the cat but don't tell molly!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

images via WebEcoist

When I first discovered these images they struck me as beautiful, but I wasn't quite sure what I was looking at. It took me a moment before I realized I was looking at airplane graveyards.

posted by jessica

Friday, August 6, 2010

ReForm School

Am I out of the loop for just having discovered ReForm School? I don't know, but I have just found it and love it!

posted by rebekah

Artist Feature: Alexander Girard

Alexander Girard (May 24, 1907 – 1993) was born in New York City, USA, to an American mother from Boston and a French-Italian father. He was raised in Florence, Italy. A graduate of the Royal School of Architecture in Rome, Girard refined his skills in both Florence and New York. Girard is widely known for his contributions in the field of American textile design, particularly through his work for Herman Miller (1952 to 1975), where he created fabrics for the designs of George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames. His work also includes designing the La Fonda del Sol Restaurant in New York (1960), the Herman Miller Showplace: T&O (Textiles and Objects) (1961), Braniff Airlines (1965). and the Girard Foundation (1962), which houses his extensive folk art collection. He and his wife, Susan Girard, amassed a remarkable collection of artifacts comprising of folk art, popular art, toys, and textiles from around the world, which is displayed through the Girard Foundation, founded 1962.
*Taken from Wikipedia*

posted by rebekah

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Tour at Clothworks Textiles!

We have been granted a tour at Clothworks Textiles!

Monday August 9th 10 a.m. until 11:30 or 12:00

6250 Stanley Ave.South
Seattle, WA 98108

Click for location directions via google maps

They have a awesome blog here :http://www.clothworkstextiles.com/blog/

Please arrive a little early so we can start on time. I was told that;
“Parking is a bit sparse, so you may want to recommend car pooling. You can definitely park in the little park across the street from our building, if there are spaces available. Also some street parking.”

This is an amazing opportunity and I hope you are able to attend.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Vintage from London trip

Enjoy !

Saturday, June 12, 2010

South African Style

No. 1 Football Fan

No Money, No Ladies!

Heidi Chisholm, originally from South Africa and now based out of New York City, is a designer whose work "celebrates Africa and it's super quirky crazy color culture clash style."

posted by Jessica

Friday, June 11, 2010

Elisa Strozyk

wooden textiles!

3D wallpaper

"hypercolor" wallpaper

I just discovered the work of designer Elisa Strozyk via IDtextile. I just can't get over the wooden textiles...almost too gorgeous for words.

posted by Jessica

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Tally Up

Hey Designers!

I was talking with Olivia a few weeks ago about our Guild going as a group to Printsource or Surtex...what do you guys think? It would substantially cut down our costs and for us first time exhibitors it would be good to go as a group learning together about the process and offer support & encouragement as we go. We could spend this year getting our lines ready to show...what do you think? Is anyone else interested? Which one would you be more interested in attending? Take a vote! See you all on Saturday!

http://www.printsourcenewyork.com/

http://www.surtex.com/

PS-This baby deer is hanging out in my front yard at my new home on Vashon. Woot!