We are developing one time use placemats for our Spring line. More sneak pics coming soon!
Katya found a lovely soundtrack by Molly Nilsson for this series.
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Hammers in Love Cotton Tea Towel
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Toalla Bonita, Chaco Canyon in White
Revised graphic of Pueblo bonito in white ink
Natural or grey 100% linen tea towel featuring Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon
The high desert connects with its inhabitants in unique ways. The haunting feeling of this landscape comes from its ability to preserve a sense of vast time and memory in the silence and distance of its open spaces and in the water carved sandstone canyons. In the area of the Chaco Canyon a civilization etched into the landscape a memory of their culture, preserved by the climate, and still speaking to us in a language of form that is abstract but also visceral.
This tea towel combines the ancient form of the site with its inherently graphic qualities. Removing the pueblo from its context allows the language of the form to speak to everyone differently. To some the graphic resembles a meteorite. Others recognize Pueblo Bonito and it surfaces their own connections to place. This study is straining to decipher what lies in an echo of another time and place, another world.
Designed by Karole Mazeika.
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Toalla Bonita, Chaco Canyon Linen Tea Towel
White 100% Linen Tea Towel featuring Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon in Black Ink
The high desert connects with its inhabitants in unique ways. The haunting feeling of this landscape comes from its ability to preserve a sense of vast time and memory in the silence and distance of its open spaces and in the water carved sandstone canyons. In the area of the Chaco Canyon a civilization etched into the landscape a memory of their culture, preserved by the climate, and still speaking to us in a language of form that is abstract but also visceral.
This tea towel combines the ancient form of the site with its inherently graphic qualities. Removing the pueblo from its context allows the language of the form to speak to everyone differently. To some the graphic resembles a meteorite. Others recognize Pueblo Bonito and it surfaces their own connections to place. This study is straining to decipher what lies in an echo of another time and place, another world.
Designed by Karole Mazeika.
To purchase this item click here.
Horses Linen Tea Towel
White 100% linen tea towel featuring ‘Horses’ in black ink.
This image is witness to the vulnerable time a foal takes her first draw of milk. It is vital that her instinctual desire to live resonates with the precarious timing and positioning of her body and the disposition of the mare. Too much human contact can disrupt willingness to live and nurture at times; one truly feels like bowing to mother nature seeing it all unfold. I wanted to represent a different view of a horse, one that embraces the primal and innate quality that is so immense in their beings. This mare has a warning patience in her stare, yet there is an uncomforting sensation I have capturing this moment through a lens. Some things that are documented feel like they shouldn’t be – perhaps that is why I am drawn to this view.
Designed by Veree Parker Simons.
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Hammers Spooning Throw Pillow
White 100% cotton flour sack tea towel featuring ‘Hammers in Love’ in black ink.
Hand tools have been an integral part of knowing and building my world. My family built the house I grew up in out of adobe bricks, and like a family member, the house grew with time and went through numerous forms of growing pains. We also built furniture, chicken coups, tree houses and forts. We fixed our own cars and hand-plowed and tended our modest organic farm. Now an urban dweller, my roots provide a creative force for my work as a designer.
This piece honors the spirit/matter relationship through an illustrative love story between inanimate objects. It is about finding the extraordinary in the ordinary every day act of doing and making. Use as a dish rag or hang it on your wall as art. Either way, the hammers are ready to work or play!
Designed by Katya Crawford.
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Golden Cow
Just got these from James, our master silk screenist. Yes, golden mother****** cows.
Grey or natural 100% linen tea towel with cow skull graphic silk screened in gold ink.
How do you reimagine an icon? Take the cow skull, shorthand for the merciless and barren desert. Deconstruct it and rebuild it as a constellation of individual circles. Print it on a tea towel and put it to use in the kitchen. Reimagine it once more by superimposing your own story. Use it to clean up spilled wine and stain it with memories of unforgettable meals.
Designed by Karole Mazeika.
To purchase this item click here.
Hammers in Love Tea Towel
White 100% cotton flour sack tea towel featuring ‘Hammers in Love’ in black ink.
Hand tools have been an integral part of knowing and building my world. My family built the house I grew up in out of adobe bricks, and like a family member, the house grew with time and went through numerous forms of growing pains. We also built furniture, chicken coups, tree houses and forts. We fixed our own cars and hand-plowed and tended our modest organic farm. Now an urban dweller, my roots provide a creative force for my work as a designer.
This piece honors the spirit/matter relationship through an illustrative love story between inanimate objects. It is about finding the extraordinary in the ordinary every day act of doing and making. Use as a dish rag or hang it on your wall as art. Either way, the hammers are ready to work or play!
Designed by Katya Crawford.
To purchase this item click here.
