Scrap Stripe Quilt
Design: Kate Busby
Client: Kate B. Textile Design
Date: 2009
Add comment November 20th, 2011
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Bookhou Pillows
Design: John Booth and Arounna Khounnoraj
Client: Bookhou
Date: 2011
Add comment October 24th, 2011
CANOE
Design: Contexture Design
Client: IDSWest and Refab
Date: 2011
“CANOE repurposes the sail material as a tribute to the original icon of Canadian culture. The form of this uniquely Canadian vessel varies from region to region, but is celebrated nation wide. Our interpretation of the canoe takes the durable, waterproof material of Canada Place’s retired sail and stretches it over a light Douglas Fir frame. It celebrates Canada’s history of trade and reflects the nautical reference of the original architectural feature of Canada Place.”
2 comments October 5th, 2011
In The Woods
Design: Lucia Kinghorn
Client: Bespoke Textile Design
Date: 2010
Add comment July 3rd, 2011
Chain-link Quilt
Design: Carey Ann Schaefer
Client: Cumulus Project
Date: 2010
Like a chain-link fence providing security for property owners, this quilt with a hand-stitched repeating chain-link pattern provides symbolic security for the sleeper. “While vaguely reminiscent of the traditional wedding-ring quilt pattern, this contemporary motif conjures a new heritage–one perhaps that weighs warmth and security against utility and protection”.
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Add comment April 22nd, 2011
Thing to Thing Project
Design: Natalie Purschwitz
Client: Vancouver Art Gallery
Date: 2011
The Thing to Thing project was a weekend long performance at the VAG where people where invited to bring any object to the gallery and Purshwitz would transform them into a bag. The project was a refreshing commentary on the life of objects, and how human invention can keep them revolving through our lives, discovering new uses and creating less waste.
1 comment April 15th, 2011
Knit Bombs
Design: Shannon Williamson
Client:
Date: 2011
Calgary artist Shannon Wiliamson has been dropping a series of calculated “Knit Bombs” around the city of Calgary. The “branch sock” and “Don’t smoke” have a soft and humorous message for us all.
-Greg Ball
1 comment April 7th, 2011
Moitieikealight Embroidery
Design: Takashi Iwasaki
Client:
Date: 2009
Lovely contemporary embroidery (I did not think that I would ever say that, thanks CDR) that reminds me of Wassily Kandinsky. This is my favourite, but check out his whole series.
1 comment April 7th, 2011
AUM_Recycled Canvas Pillow
Design: Stuart Sproule and Barnaby Killam
Client: Red Flag Design
Date: 2010
The pillow’s design details mask the utilitarian background of their material, a tough upcycled surplus military canvas.
1 comment March 28th, 2011
KNIT CamBRIDGE project
Design: Sue Sturdy
Client: Cambridge
Date: 2010
Conceived by Cambridge’s artist in residence Sue Sturdy, the project covered the heritage bridge with colourful stiches. The concept was to remind the residents of the local connection to the textile industry. When the work is dismantled the knitted pieces will be tweaked into scarves and blankets and auctioned off for the Cambridge Center for the Arts, and others donated to charity.
1 comment March 24th, 2011
