Striations

Lately I've been responding to striations.

And I guess pastels...

Interested in seeing:

Culture Shock

Current Events

 Grove Park Inn... see you soon.

Recently purchased a couple harmony bowls

 detail

This is a White knit machine.  I have the same model, it just isn't as clean.  I am in the process of cleaning and oiling it now.  Hopefully I can begin using it soon.  It is a double bed knit machine with jacquard. 

Home Lust

Chinese Home Decor Expo 2011

Typically in the world of contemporary textiles, the United States designs it and China manufactures it. Recently China has taken the initiative to design and manufacture for its own people. My professors got a chance to go to China to the Home Decor Expo, and were kind enough to let me look through the catalogs upon their return. The following images are from those magazines, most are Chinese designed and manufactures, but a few are designed by foreigners. It's neat to see what's trending in another culture's home design. Here are some highlights.

Detail shot of pixelated wallpaper. Something I'm crushing on now.

This deer motif is larger than one would expect to find in American design. Notice most motifs are larger, bolder and brighter than seen in American Home Design.





See the fluorescent bulb in the room above? I've heard fluorescent lighting in the home is more accepted in Asia than it is in America, and it really alters the decor's color palette. The catalog was filled with acid greens and blood oranges and I wondered it if had to do with how it looked under fluorescent light.