Issue 10

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Also includ­ed in this issue:

Space/​Pattern/​Texture: Pro­fil­ing design­er-artists doing provoca­tive work

• @devinwilde A Style For All Ages
• @rugsbykailuaa Paint­ing with Yarns
• @utropiia AI Utopia 

Col­lec­tion Spotlight:

• Rana: Rana’s dense­ly packed foliage and curi­ous wildlife are ren­dered in a semi-real­is­tic hand-drawn style evoca­tive of old trea­sure maps or nature jour­nals. The design appeals to adven­tur­ous spir­its look­ing to bring a bit of the rain­for­est to their inte­ri­or project.
• Sam­pler: Inspired by lay­ered stitch­work seen on a prac­tice sam­pler sewn by design­er Dorothy Cosonas’ moth­er when she was a young woman, Sam­pler over­lays thou­sands of stitch­es across the uphol­stery textile’s sur­face. This first-of-its-kind fab­ric mim­ics this stitch­work and explores the notion of ​“orga­nized chaos.” The two lav­ish lay­ers are a mix­ture of mat­te and high-lus­ter yarns, cre­at­ing strik­ing depth and dimension.
• Mahogany Rib­bon African, Qtd: Con­struct­ed from slices of nat­ur­al wood, Wolf-Gor­don’s veneer wall­cov­er­ings are avail­able in a wide range of species. Lum­ber is pro­cured from man­aged forests across the globe, while man­u­fac­tur­ing is done in the US.

Take a Look:

• Sub­ver­sive, Skilled, Sub­lime: Fiber Art by Women — Smith­son­ian Amer­i­can Art Muse­um Wash­ing­ton, DC
• Mate­r­i­al Acts: Exper­i­men­ta­tion in Archi­tec­ture and Design — Craft Con­tem­po­rary Los Ange­les, CA
• We Live in Paint­ing: The Nature of Col­or in Mesoamer­i­can Art — Los Ange­les Coun­ty Muse­um of Art Los Ange­les, CA
• Mak­ing Home: Coop­er Hewitt Tri­en­ni­al — Coop­er Hewitt, Smith­son­ian Design Muse­um New York, NY
• Future Obser­va­to­ry Jour­nal, Issue One: ​“Biore­gion­al­ism” — Design Muse­um Lon­don, UK

Next Issue: Spring 2025. See you then!