Marimekko

Posted on June 8, 2006 Under Design

Marimekko is a Finnish company that produces clothing, bags and interior textile products with notably striking, large scale, graphic prints. Founded by Armi Ratia and her husband Viljo back in 1951, they fulfilled their dream with a simple strategy: Hire…

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Lotta Jansdotter

Posted on March 1, 2005 Under Design

Stockholm raised and now San Francisco dwelling Lotta Jansdotter has some great work. She has done custom design work for Herman Miller in Chicago, Barney's in Tokyo, and more. She has a lot of very simple and clean screen printing…

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Dutch Textile Design

Posted on February 16, 2005 Under Design

Brilliant textile design work by Dutch Textile Design. Coating, relief printing, embossing, needle punching, laster cutting, ultrasonic welding (that sounds damn cool), pleating, and host of other fascinating procedures lead to some very impressive textile works like the ones shown.…

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Crypton Fabric

Posted on December 30, 2004 Under Design

Got Crypton?Crypton Fabric call their products Super Fabric , claiming their fabric is the only fabric that is stain, moisture, odor and bacteria resistant. Sounds scary, is it soft, or did they give up on comfort in exchange for a…

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