Mar 13

Sabine de Gunzburg: Artist Rugs Collection: The Parisian designer transforms her ideas, artist drawings and even a Gehry watercolor into handwoven, 100% silk rugs

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Sabine de Gunzburg: Artist Rugs Collection


Four years ago, arts patron Sabine de Gunzburg was working as an interior designer for friends. “We couldn’t find a good rug at a good size, good colors, whatever—so I decided to go to India to see if it was possible to make…

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Mar 04

Mungo Retail: Blankets and towels made in South Africa and crafted on antique 19th century Hattersley looms

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Mungo Retail


In what Mungo Retail refers to as their Working Weaving Museum—housed in the seaside town of Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, the historical homestead of Old Nick Village—the brand has been designing, weaving and crafting a wide…

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Jan 14

Voices of Industry: The Oakland-based label is one of the rare few to use fiber farmed and spun in the US, then handwoven into true cotton shirts

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Voices of Industry


According to the American Apparel & Footwear Association report released last week, 97.5% of apparel sold in the United States is made internationally. For the past two years, this number has been in decline (albeit in…

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