The New York Times – T Magazine:
Dozens of makers gathered at the restaurant Stissing House, in New York’s Hudson Valley, for a celebration of craft and local creativity.
Category: Textiles
-
In Transylvania, a Hotel That Offers Beekeeping and Hay Bathing
The New York Times – Travel:
Plus: sophisticated eye shadows, sculptural candles and more recommendations from T Magazine.
-
The Glory of Designs by Women (It’s About Time)
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute reimagines the record of fashion, celebrating designers known but also those long, and wrongly, forgotten.
-
Gift Wrapping That Doesn’t Create Waste
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
For centuries the Japanese have used furoshiki, beautifully printed pieces of fabric. Here, two experts tell how to do it.
-
A Traditional Japanese Technique Creates a Jeweled Bag
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Asprey presents the Hikihaku Matchbox, a clutch made of metallic threads woven by hand.
-
Setting Off Embroidery Fireworks
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Lesage, a French specialty house now owned by Chanel, has been using sequins, beads and metallic threads to create explosions of color for decades.
-
The High-Fashion Side of Knots
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A French artist is taking macramé, the traditional technique long associated with 1970s wall art and plant hangers, to a new level.
-
The Artist Ewa Juszkiewicz Paints Stylish Women With Hidden Faces
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Ewa Juszkiewicz’s paintings depict well-dressed women whose faces are hidden by mushrooms, textiles and wild hairdos.
-
She Burned It All Down, to Build the Perfect Dress
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Mara Hoffman ditched her successful swimsuit business in order to prioritize sustainability. Nearly a decade later, she’s reaping the rewards.