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2012 A year of colour, creativity & special fabrics

Just a quick look at some of varied carpets, fabrics, scarves, blankets, lampshades and work we undertook in 2012.

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This week in the studio…a striped week

We have been weaving all manner of stripes in carpets, blankets, scarves and runners.  Bold and strong and subtle and mild.  I especially love the mohair blanket which were inspired by a strong choice...

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Build up to Design Indaba 2013

I have not attended a trade show for some time as an exhibitor.  I prefer being on the other side: in the audience rather than being on display.  Nevertheless, I decided to climb out of my comfort...

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Design Indaba 2013 with Evolution & Coral Stephens

I am back after four days at DI Cape Town.  It was a special experience and thanks to my energetic and enthusiastic partner on the stand, Amanda Du Plessis from Evolution Product we made plenty of...

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This week in the studio – varied and colourful

We have plenty of colour in the studio this week, I decided to do a run of tartan pattern blankets, I hear it is a trend and I recall when we first did them a few years ago, they evoke some sort of...

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Mohair Cushion Covers

Every now and then we weave a run of striped cushion covers that consist of a myriad of colours in a blending stew of hues…that really are one offs.  I love the unexpectedness of the colour...

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Perfect Plaids

We have had such fun revisiting plaid patterns in cotton and mohair.  We designed a collection some time ago that flew off the shelves and decided to weave another run.  They are complex in the visual...

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Carpets, cushions, fabrics

We have been enjoying a creative period as we experiment with some weaving patterns and combine textures and colours.  We have carpet orders in production, which will take us some time to weave and...

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This week in the studio…

Carpets woven in diamond patterns, tufted mohair carpets, raffia curtaining and our loose weave pieces – and some colourful shoes.  All in a week’s work.

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This week in the studio

  The last few months we have been involved in different products – from fluffy tufted mohair carpets to a collection of mohair blankets for a US store.  We are currently working on intricately...

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