bookhou

designers: john booth and arounna khounnoraj
photos via: bookhou
comments: john is an architect and arounna is an artist. together they are the multidisciplinary design firm, bookhou. their focus is natural materials, hand made designs and small production runs. these are just a few samples of their work. please check out their website and if you are in toronto, stop by their store.

rachel castle

items: silk screen prints
materials: acrylic paint on 300gsm montvaal paper
designer: rachel castle
images via: castle
comments: rachel started castle with a line of bed linens she had been hand printing for friends and family. she also sells prints like the ones shown above. she focuses on hand printed items on quality materials. check out her website to see more artwork and textiles. bright and beautiful.

accidental carpet, remy/veenhuizen

item: accidental carpet
designers: tejo remy and rene veenhuizen, netherlands
material: recycled blankets
photos via: apartment therapy and clear magazine
comments: this colorful rug made from recycled blankets was originally designed for epileptic children to brighten up their environment. it's colorful, beautiful, playful, environmental and compassionate. that's quite a list for a rug design. available from droog.

mia cullin

items: four leaf clover carpet and flower curtain/room divider
designer: mia cullin, sweden
materials: four leaf clover: leather and flower: tyvek
courtesy of: mia cullin
comments: mia is a designer and interior architect in sweden. the textile work shown above shows her interests in geometry, hand crafts and origami. the pieces are modular and when joined together, create slightly raised surfaces with geometric patterns. her work is inspiring and beautiful.

folding a part, mika barr

item: folding a part
material: hand dyed fabric silk screened with geometric patterns
designer: mika barr, israel
photos via: mika barr and designboom
comments: mika created these fabrics because of her interest in geometric patterns in nature. she dyed and silk screen printed the fabrics with these patterns to inform the way the fabric drapes and folds. areas that are silk screened are inflexible which allows the non printed areas to fold, thus creating shape. the three dimensional quality of these fabrics is stunning. the origami geek in me is quite intrigued.

tikoli tea towels

item: tea towels
materials: 100% cotton
designed by: tikoli
photos via: tikoli
comments: the images say it all, these tea towels are lovely.