I just came across these really lovely textiles from Swedish based Josef Frank. They’d make a great colorful accent in a spare white room.
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I'm starting to let my mind wander to our trip to Scandinavia this summer. I can’t wait to pop in some design shops in Stockholm like Svenskt Tenn and maybe even order a yard or two of gröna fåglar.

I went to Lena Corwin's hand stamping workshop in Fort Greene this evening and I loved it.

I was even able to make a lovely present for my sister and her Watson--four placemats for her new house in Providence featuring a silhouette of her favorite french bulldog.



I believe that Lena will be giving classes again after the new year so check her blog for updates. It's so worth it!

i've been searching for a gorgeous piece of fabric for the duvet in the bedroom. and in my quest, I've come across the kalamkari, which is a type of cotton textile that is hand-blocked by families in Andhra Pradesh, India.

the fabric is dipped in a bath of milk and resin, hand-drawn with bamboo sticks, soaked with vegetable dye, and then washed. the process is repeated for every color. elaborate fabrics with many colors can be dipped, dyed, and washed up to twenty times.

les indiennes, a line by mary mulcahy, is the perfect solution for the aesthetic that I'm after. it walks the line between modern simplicity and the well-crafted heirloom.

Layla

Print and pattern.

The textiles at Layla in Cobble Hill.