Design Editor, Danny Sinipoli, of GlobeandMail.com (Canada’s leading source for online news) wrote a great article on patchwork, “‘All patched up.’ From rugs to table runners, patchwork patterns are everywhere. Danny Sinopoli explains why designers are going to pieces.”

I recommend taking a visit, not just to read what he too has to say, but his slideshow examples are fabu! It doesn’t hurt that he’s quoted me in the article too….thank you Danny, but he’s also got a great pulse on patchwork, showing its more modern side for today’s more contemporary would-be purchaser.

top image from Casasugar: Tal R, designer, used materials from as far away as Istanbul and Denmark.

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These Central Asian textiles made this blog last year courtesy of MyMarrakesh when Trendbites featured the suzani that are part of Maryam Montague’s private stash, along with the ones she herself will be selling on the Peacock Nest, her online shop of all things Marrakesh and other assorted and exotic middle eastern goods. And suzani made a good round on cyberspace about the same time. It was exciting to see what all was available and how. Style Files had a wonderful layout showing how suzani were being used in all different types of applications. If you search suzani now on Google you’ll come up with a whole host of options, not so 4 or 5 months ago.

For April’s issue, Lucky Magazine featured a “trend in the making…” page on suzani, which were really mostly products inspired by the ethnic ancient suzani. The blog, Poppytalk, has actually featured the whole page, but it was a handbag that held her heart…other commenters liked other things. The one that caught my eye was the dining room chair from ABC Carpet which has a 60’s kind of frame to it, but because of the fabric it takes on a whole other modern dimension, or vice versa, the 60’s look took on an ethnic pulse because of the fabric, albeit a fresh pulse.

Which prompted me to check out ABC’s website to see if there were more and voila! there’s a whole round-up of ottomans and chaise lounge chairs and other chairs; a visual delight, sure to satisfy any of those cravings you may have been having for rich sumptuous and exotic textiles. ABC Carpet says the items are one of a kind and made with reclaimed textiles and that vintage material from the villages of Central Asia and the Middle East inspired their creations. Of course, these things don’t come cheap. The dining room chair Lucky featured from ABC is $3,000.00 for a set of two–but I would guess you wouldn’t be trading these in anytime soon, and if you did, well imagine the resale value; they’re keepers, folks, keepers.

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