A collaboration of artisans and friends A journey through studios and continents A show of hands working together
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A RE A L MOST ALWAYS S I MP LY MADE ” soetsu yanagi
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W O R K I NG TO G E T H E R Founde d by L iz Ga lbr a ith a nd Ephr a im Pau l i n 1 9 8 6 , Ga lbrai t h & Pa ul specia lizes in the d es i g n an d han d b l ock pri nt ing of fa br ics in their Phila de l p hi a s tu d i o. Bl o ck p ri nt ing is the old est a nd simples t o f p r i n ti n g m et hods , ye t i s ca pa ble of prod ucing fa b r i c s o f g re at s u bt ly and e le ga nce. The ha nd of the ar ti s an i s vi s i b l e i n e ve r y y ard, as they str ive for bea uty r athe r than p er f e ct i on. For Holland & Sher r y, w orking with Gal b r ai th & Pau l on a r ug colle ction presented a n oppor tu n i ty to c ollaborat e with a crea tive tea m for who m d e s i g n i n g an d m ak i ng t h ings a re inter twined a nd i n s e p ar ab l e . Wit h our de e p knowled ge of r ug ma kin g m ate r i al s an d t e ch ni q ue s , along with our rela tionships w i th s m al l m i lls and craf tsmen a ll over the w or ld , we at Ho l l an d & She rr y worked d iligently to tr a nsla te the d e s i g n s f rom f abric t o r ug for m. T h e f r uit of ou r la bor is this exquisite c o l l e c ti o n o f h andm ade r ugs tha t celebr a tes crea tivit y an d c r af tsm a ns hip. A nd with this ne w pa lette of p atte r n s , c o l o r s , an d qualit ie s - a s w ith ever ything we do - we w i l l s tr i ve t o p e r f e ct e ach r ug tha t is ma d e for you an d yo u r c l i e nt’s h om e .
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“color transports me. It is a br i dge to th e eth erea l , th e em ot i o n a l , and th e m u s i c a l . Workin g wi th Ho l l and & Sh er r y, I bec a m e amazed a t th e r i c h n e ss and de pth of ya r n dye s and im pre ss ed wi th th e un iqu e wa y th a t s il k and wo o l c an be woven in to som eth i n g s o ma gica l and co m pl ete.� liz galbraith
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wi thout a v iewpoint, see in g is n o d ifferent th an not se ein g .� soetsu yanagi
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p u re f o r m s wi l l n e ve r b o re u s . neither do we ever tire of nature.� anni albers
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good pa ttern is of communa l p aren ta g e.� soetsu yanagi
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Fo r t h e c r a f t s m a n , i f h e i s a g o o d l i s t e n e r, i s t o l d w h a t t o d o by th e m a ter i a l and th e m a t e r i a l d o e s n o t e r r. � soetsu yanagi
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QUAL ITY KEY Per s ia n Kn o t Ou s ha k Dh ur r ie Soum a k Re ver s ib l e Fl a twe a ve
R EF E RE N C E S Anni Albers, On Design, Wesleyan University Press, 1971 Soetsu Yanagi, The Unknown Craftsman, Kodansha International Limited, 1972
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